Alaa Abd El Fattah | Status: Imprisoned | Egypt
Alaa Abd El Fattah is an Egyptian activist, software developer, and blogger. After being sentenced to a month of jail in absentia, he received a five years sentence in… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump delivers threatening 'fire and fury' words about North Korea to reporters, the British Parliament is reconsidering Rupert Murdoch's anticipated purchase of Sky News following Seth Rich scandal,… More
February Featured Cases: Egyptians Determined In Spite of Immense Oppression
PEN America highlights three Egyptian writers who represent the fight for freedom of expression, even in the face of immense oppression. More
The Facebook Revolution
The revolution exposed the deep suffering of Egypt’s people. In a sense, the revolution didn’t bring chaos to the country, but an explosion of the people’s rage towards the… More
Mohammed al-Ajami | Status: Released | Qatar
Born on December 24, 1975, Mohammed al-Ajami, a Qatari citizen, is a poet and a third-year literature student at Cairo University. He is married with two daughters and two… More
Tunisia, One Year Later: A Conversation with Sihem Bensedrine
Just for telling the policeman who arrested you that it was your right to protest, you would pay for it. You would be sent to prison. You would lose… More