Eskinder Nega and Five Other Journalists Convicted on Terror Charges
PEN International condemns the conviction on terrorism-related charges of the Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega. More
Take Action: Eskinder Nega Verdict Due Next Week
[caption id="attachment_11203" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Eskinder Nega, photo by Lennart Kjörling"][/caption] Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy issued a strong statement in support of 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award recipient Eskinder… More
Imprisoned Ethiopian journalist honored with PEN Award
An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger who could face the death penalty for advocating peaceful protests in his Horn of Africa homeland was honored Tuesday with PEN America’s “Freedom… More
Jailed Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega honoured
An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger has been given a prestigious freedom of expression award. More
Imprisoned Ethiopian Journalist Is Honored With PEN Award
As many of his colleagues fled Ethiopia’s crackdown on the news media, Eskinder Nega stayed to write. More
PEN Honors Eskinder Nega; His Wife Serkalem Fasil Accepts Award
Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega was honored Tuesday evening with PEN America’s “Freedom to Write” award at the literary organization’s annual gala dinner held at the American Museum of Natural… More
Heroic Ethiopian Journalist Eskinder Nega, Turkish Publisher Ragip Zarakolu Honored
Edward Albee, Margaret Atwood, E.L Doctorow, Zadie Smith, and Kwame Anthony Appiah were among the more than 500 PEN luminaries and supporters who joined last night in honoring Eskinder… More
Jailed Ethiopian journalist garners press freedom award
A jailed Ethiopian journalist will be recognized on May 1 for his fight to advance press freedom in his country – an effort that was elevated by the National… More
That Bravest and Most Admirable of Writers: PEN Salutes Eskinder Nega
To call this year’s winner of the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award a hero would be an understatement. Eskinder Nega, one of Ethiopia’s leading advocates for freedom of… More
That Bravest and Most Admirable of Writers: PEN Salutes Eskinder Nega
To call this year’s winner of the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award a hero would be an understatement. Eskinder Nega, one of Ethiopia’s leading advocates for freedom of… More