Eskinder Nega | Status: Released | Ethiopia

Eskinder Nega, a journalist and dissident blogger who is one of Ethiopia’s leading advocates for press freedom and freedom of expression, served almost 7 years of an 18-year sentence… More

J. S. Tissainayagam | Status: Released | Sri Lanka

J. S. Tissainayagam is a Tamil journalist for the Sunday Times whose articles have also been published in the magazine North-Eastern Monthly. He was also editor of the news… More

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Gift a PEN America Membership to the writer, reader or free speech champion in your life between now and December 25 and you'll be entered for the chance to win this Audre Lorde tote bag for you and your giftee! http://bit.ly/PENgift

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Thank you to @RonCharles and @washingtonpost for highlighting the work of @prisonlegalnews @PENamerica @AppalachianPBP and @PrisonPolicy to protect access to books in prisons. Read the full Book Club column here: https://bit.ly/34hHhoL

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Along with her family, friends, and loved ones, we mourn the loss of former PEN America trustee Elisabeth Sifton. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/books/elisabeth-sifton-dead.html

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