Drowned Migrant Cartoon Pisses People Off — Just as ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Likely Intended
The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is stirring up controversy once again with a series of cartoons about Europe's migrant and refugee crisis. More
Salman Rushdie on His New Novel, With a Character Who Floats Just Above Ground
"If we’re a free-speech organization, how can we not be on their side?" More
Creativity is Risky
“Being shocked is part of democratic debate,” said Charlie Hebdo’s new top editor, Gérard Biard, upon receiving the award. “Being shot is not.” More
Charlie Hebdo and Challenges to Freedom of Expression (audio)
Charlie Hebdo's Editor-in-Chief Gerard Biard and film critic Jean-Baptiste Thoret, in conversation with Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director of PEN American Center, and Ed Berenson, NYU's Director of the Institute… More
Je Suis José Carrasco
Seen from the vast perspective of a Latin America where the Honduran and Mexican and Guatemalan colleagues of Charlie Hebdo are dying right now, it is important to ask… More
Charlie Hebdo and Challenges to Freedom of Expression (video)
Charlie Hebdo’s recently appointed editor-in-chief, Gérard Biard, and its film critic, Jean-Baptiste Thoret, visited the United States for the first time since the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s office in… More
2015 PEN Literary Gala: Alain Mabanckou, Dominique Sopo, Gérard Biard, and Jean-Baptiste Thoret
Being shocked is a part of democratic debate. Being shot is not. More
After weeklong controversy, Charlie Hebdo receives PEN award at literary gala in NYC
Under armed security and a cloud of conflicted opinions and emotions, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was presented a freedom of expression award on Tuesday night from the… More
PEN Receives Letter from Members About Charlie Hebdo Award
On May 5, PEN received a letter from some of its Members regarding the Courage Award given to Charlie Hebdo. More
Alain Mabanckou to Present Award to Charlie Hebdo
Acclaimed French-Congolese writer Alain Mabanckou will present the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award to Charlie Hebdo at the annual PEN Literary Gala in New… More
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