Joint Statement Condemning the Cuban Government’s Systemic Harassment of Writers, Artists, and Journalists
The undersigned organizations urgently call on the government of Cuba to stop the systematic harassment of writers, artists, and journalists. More
Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Released after a Month in Hospital Detention
“We emphatically call for Cuba’s governmental campaign of harassment to end, and for Cuban authorities to halt all attempts to muzzle dissent and criminalize independent artists, writers, and activists.” More
PEN America Condemns Arbitrary Arrest and Sentencing of Cuban Rapper
“These newest charges simply demonstrate the extent to which the Cuban government will go to silence critical artists.” More
Roxane Gay to Give Arthur Miller Lecture at 2016 PEN World Voices Festival
In the lead-up to the PEN World Voices Festival, taking place in New York on April 25 - May 1, 2016, PEN America has announced that one of the… More
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The conviction of a pro-democracy activist "sets a precedent that the mere uttering of any phrase or singing of any song that irks the government can now be deemed as among the most grievous of crimes in Hong Kong." https://bit.ly/376pXXQ
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told BuzzFeed News that Belarusians’ fight for freedom is a microcosm of the “world’s current struggle between autocracy and democracy.” https://bit.ly/3jaGjnZ
Authorities in Belarus are moving to liquidate @PEN_belarus. Join us in showing our colleagues & friends at PEN Belarus that they're not alone—that we rally to support the freedom to write wherever & whenever it comes under threat: https://bit.ly/3BzY3l4. https://bit.ly/2USdHra
