The Writing on the (Berlin) Wall: Free Expression or Vandalism?
Taeyong Jeong (aka HIDEYES) stood trial for the destruction of public property for spray-painting symbols of peace on a section of the Berlin Wall in Seoul. More
Summer 2019 Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) Communications Internship
The Artists at Risk Connection is seeking a communications intern who is passionate about human rights, artistic expression, and serving artists at risk. More
Summer 2019 Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) Program Internship
The Artists at Risk Connection is seeking interns who are passionate about human rights, artistic expression, and serving artists at risk. More
Art Under Pressure: Decree 349 Restricts Creative Freedom in Cuba
Available in English and Spanish, Art Under Pressure examines the government’s efforts to institutionalize and expand limits on creative expression in Cuba. More
The Art of the Accused: A Conversation
Deborah Solomon, A. O. Scott, Tanya Selvaratnam, and Maggie Mustard discuss the issues surrounding power, spectatorship, violence, gender, labor, and media consumption at Art of the Accused. More
Turkey: Charges Against Filmmakers Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu an Affront to Free Expression
Turkey must uphold its domestic and international commitments to protect freedom of expression and ensure that artists are free to create without fear. More
May Featured Case: Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu
This case is one more sign of the growing crisis for Turkish arts and culture in recent years. The Turkish government’s sprawling crackdown on its real and suspected opponents,… More
From Nigeria to New York: A Writer at Risk Joins Fordham University’s Faculty
Ugbabe’s fiction delves deep into the fabric of Nigerian life, exploring the psyche and identities of women as they negotiate their way through changing situations and circumstances in life. More
Protecting Artists is More Important Now Than Ever
ARC operates under the belief that in order to have a truly free society, we must have freedom of artistic expression—uninhibited creativity devoid of all forms of censorship. More
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At the #PENGala on May 21, @Lupita_Nyongo will honor Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain Al-Hathloul and Eman Al-Nafjan with the PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite Award.
Please sign our petition to call on Saudi Arabia to drop all charges against these 3 writer-activists: https://t.co/8JoVz30eCa
Join @PENamerican and POMED May 23 at 2pm EST, for a discussion with Saudi activist/blogger @OmaimaAlNajjar and filmmaker/producer @ghariba33 during "Saudi Arabia's Crackdown on Freedom of Expression: Targeting Women's Rights Activists" — https://t.co/TlVJ8271jh