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PEN America: Removal of Art Exhibit on Florida Campus Shows the State Again Exerting Control over Free Expression

Press ReleaseApril 24, 2023

In response to the removal, PEN America’s senior manager of free expression and education Kristen Shahverdian, said: “It’s disappointing to see yet another removal of art on a Florida… More

Removal of Art About Abortion at Idaho College is a “Slap in the Face” to Academic and Artistic Freedom, Says PEN America

Press ReleaseMarch 7, 2023

“Lewis-Clark State College’s decision to pull artworks from an exhibit on urgent challenges in healthcare today is a slap in the face to academic and artistic freedom; it undermines… More

Rising Restrictions on Artistic Freedom in Africa Linked to Political Crises, Flawed Elections and Covid

Press ReleaseNovember 22, 2022

“Over the last few years in Africa, we have witnessed disturbing attacks on artists from around the continent, accompanied by widespread and pernicious efforts to dampen the right to… More

Jenny Holzer Art Installation to Light Up Rockefeller Center Buildings with Prose in Celebration of PEN America’s 100th Birthday, Starting Wed., 9/14

Press ReleaseSeptember 13, 2022

The outdoor installation, titled SPEECH ITSELF, will include quotes from more than 60 authors in a visual tribute to the right to express ourselves freely. Among the authors whose… More

Artist Jenny Holzer to Light Up Rockefeller Center in Tribute to PEN America’s 100 Years of Defending Free Expression

Press ReleaseAugust 29, 2022

Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, said: “Because her work reifies and celebrates words, there could not be an artist more fitting to celebrate PEN America’s centenary than the… More

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The PEN Pod: Fighting for Artistic Freedom in Myanmar with Karin Deutsch Karlekar and Bart Was Not Here

InterviewDecember 17, 2021

“It’s really striking to see the degree to which writing is at the heart of what we are debating about. . . . we are seeing just… More

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A Story of Two Brains

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By: Jennifer Finney Boylan | December 13, 2021

“That’s what artists do: We imagine possibilities. . . . But the thing is, sometimes we get it wrong.” More

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Cuban Rapper El Radikal Released on Bail

Press ReleaseAugust 26, 2021

After 40 days of detention, Cuban rapper Richard Adrián Zamora Brito, known as El Radikal, was released last Friday on bail. More

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Cracking Down on Creative Voices: Turkey’s Silencing of Writers, Intellectuals, and Artists Five Years After the Failed Coup

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PEN America outlines the legal mechanisms that the Turkish government has used to silence writers, activists, artists, academics, and creative professionals. More

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[VIRTUAL] Cracking Down on Creative Voices: Turkey’s Silencing of Writers, Intellectuals, and Artists Five Years After the Failed Coup

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm ET
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