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
Arresting Dissent: Legislative Restrictions on the Right to Protest
Arresting Dissent: Legislative Restrictions on the Right to Protest shines a spotlight on the proliferation of state-level legislative proposals seeking to limit protest rights. More
Losing the News
Losing the News Executive Summary Recommendations Read the Full Report Read the Case Studies What You Can Do Local News on the Brink As local news outlets are gutted and shuttered, reporters laid off, publication schedules… More
Literature Locked Up: How Prison Book Restriction Policies Constitute the Nation’s Largest Book Ban
Literature Locked Up: How Prison Book Restriction Policies Constitute the Nation’s Largest Book Ban details book banning in American prisons. More
Chasm in the Classroom: Campus Free Speech in a Divided America
Chasm in the Classroom: Campus Free Speech in a Divided America details an array of infringements on speech, both official and informal. More
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