Africans must speak up for journalist jailed in Ethiopia
Ethiopia today is reminiscent of apartheid South Africa, where anyone who questions the state is a terrorist More
Ethiopia’s lone opposition MP warns of backlash against authoritarianism
Girma Seifu Maru says government could face violent struggle if it fails to open up to critical voices More
Letter from Ethiopia’s Gulag
I am jailed, with around 200 other inmates, in a wide hall that looks like a warehouse. For all of us, there are only three toilets. More
I Shall Persevere! A Letter from Kality Prison
After an Ethiopian court upheld Eskinder Nega's 18-year prison sentence, the journalist smuggled a letter out of prison. More
Thought Is Free
PEN American Center and The Public Theater are proud to present a program in support of writers and artists who have been imprisoned or imperiled for speaking truth to… More
Hailemariam Desalegn: Free Ethiopia’s Besieged Press
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, whose assault on press freedom led to the jailing of a number of journalists—and the exodus of many more—died last week in Brussels. Now… More
Take Action: Eskinder Nega Verdict Due Next Week
Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy issued a strong statement in support of 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award recipient Eskinder Nega. The Ethiopian journalist and blogger was accused of… More
PEN Decries Harsh Sentencing of Eskinder Nega
New York City, July 13, 2012—PEN American Center reacted angrily to the sentencing of journalist Eskinder Nega to 18 years in prison on bogus terrorism charges in Ethiopia, calling… More
New York Review of Books: Free Eskinder Nega!
The New York Review of Books has published a PEN-initiated letter calling on President Obama and all world leaders to condemn the conviction of journalist and 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith… More
New York Review of Books: Free Eskinder Nega!
[caption id="attachment_11203" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Eskinder Nega, photo by Lennart Kjörling"][/caption] The New York Review of Books has published a PEN-initiated letter calling on President Obama and all world leaders to… More
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