For Banned Books Week, PEN America LA Hosts a Book Drive for Migrant Children
In addition to enriching emotional, social, and cognitive development, children’s books also provide relief from the harsh realities of difficult journeys and uncertainties ahead. More
Points of Entry: Writers on the Border
Writers reflect on the current crisis surrounding the treatment of immigrants, asylum seekers, and those living in the United States without documentation. More
Denial of Asylum to Dr. Radwan Ziadeh on Dubious Grounds Would Harm Free Expression, Peacebuilding Around the World
WASHINGTON—A coalition of human rights groups called on members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the United States Customs and Immigration Service’s announcement that it intends to deny… More
US: Release Singaporean Blogger Amos Yee
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials should immediately release persecuted Singaporean activist and blogger Amos Yee, who was granted asylum by a U.S. immigration judge on March 24,… More
A gay Iranian poet is seeking asylum in Israel
According to the PEN American Center, a writers' group advocating freedom of expression, Feili was forced into exile after mounting threats against himself and his family. In an article… More
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