America’s Censored Classrooms
This year, proposed educational gag orders have increased 250 percent compared to 2021. More
Noticias duras: El periodismo y la amenaza de la desinformación
Los periodistas nunca antes han tenido que enfrentar una oleada tan extrema de falsedades y manipulaciones potenciadas por algoritmos y actores nefastos, y además en un momento en que… More
Hard News: Journalists and the Threat of Disinformation
Never before have journalists had to work in the face of such an extreme surge of falsehoods and manipulations supercharged by algorithms and nefarious actors, and at a time… More
Freedom to Write Index 2021
During 2021, at least 277 writers and public intellectuals in 36 countries were unjustly imprisoned or detained in connection with their writing, their work, or related activism. More
Stolen Freedoms: Creative Expression, Historic Resistance, and the Myanmar Coup
This report explores the creative response to the February 1, 2021 coup and the military’s retaliatory crackdown, framing it within Myanmar’s long history of creative expression and protest. More
Educational Gag Orders: Legislative Restrictions on the Freedom to Read, Learn, and Teach
This report chronicles the alarming spread of legislative efforts in 2021 to constrict education on topics related to race, gender, and American history. More
Cracking Down on Creative Voices: Turkey’s Silencing of Writers, Intellectuals, and Artists Five Years After the Failed Coup
PEN America outlines the legal mechanisms that the Turkish government has used to silence writers, activists, artists, academics, and creative professionals. More
Splintered Speech: Digital Sovereignty and the Future of the Internet
As authoritarians seize new powers over the internet, this report warns that the global internet is under threat, with serious risks to free speech and freedom of expression online. More
Freedom to Write Index 2020
During 2020, at least 273 writers, academics, and public intellectuals in 35 countries were in prison or unjustly held in detention in connection with their writing, their work, or… More
No Excuse for Abuse
Online abuse is a pervasive problem. In this report, PEN America recommends concrete, actionable changes that social media companies can make now to protect people facing online harassment. More
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