PEN America Issues Urgent Call to Release Nasrin Sotoudeh Amid Pandemic
"Nasrin's condition is critical and her life hangs in the balance, but her spirit remains unbroken and her calls for justice are reverberating around the world." More
SIGN NOW: Iran Must Release Nasrin Sotoudeh
We write to call for the immediate and unconditional release of writer, human rights lawyer, and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh. More
Health of Iranian Activist Hunger Striker Deteriorating
"We are heartbroken to see Nasrin’s health deteriorate day by day while imprisoned on unjust charges in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison." More
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Great event tonight with @_joseolivarez @IsaacFitzgerald and @PENamerica for PROMISES OF GOLD. Dynamite young poets kicked off the night. We had an audience full of the kindest people. So good! Poetry! Hooray!
Spoke to @jeremycyoung of @PENamerica about Florida’s higher ed restrictions & why they are “straight out of the global authoritarian playbook”
https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/floridas-university-restrictions/
Join us and actor, author, and former Obama White House aide Kal Penn at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony on March 2. https://pen.org/event/2023-pen-america-literary-awards/