PEN’s Declaration on Digital Freedom goes to Marrakech
After a 24-hour journey, I've arrived in Marrakech, Morocco to participate in UNESCO's Freedom of Connection, Freedom of Expression conference (Liberté de connexion, liberté d'expression), which will examine the… More
PEN Case Studies in Digital Freedom – Censorship
In this series of posts, we demonstrate how we use the PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom to defend writers, bloggers, and activists. We'll look at internet censorship in China… More
PEN Case Studies in Digital Freedom – Targeting Individuals
On December 24, 2012, writer Turki al-Hamad was arrested in Saudi Arabia for posting several tweets on Twitter in which he criticized Islamists. Al-Hamad is a political analyst and… More
Digital Freedom and Crime in the Twitterverse
As the global reach of social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook expands, important questions of Digital Freedom and free expression arise. More
PEN Launches New Declaration on Digital Freedom
PEN launched its new Declaration on Digital Freedom at the Istanbul Book Fair, signaling our embrace of free expression challenges in the 21st century. More
Tal Al-Mallouhi | Status: Disappeared | Syria
Tal Al-Mallouhi is a student, blogger, and poet from Homs, Syria, serving a five-year sentence for "divulging information to a foreign state." No evidence was disclosed to justify… More