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
Cuba: Immediately Release Poet and Journalist Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces
PEN calls for the immediate and unconditional release of poet, lawyer and independent journalist Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces. In April 2019, he was detained while he was covering… More
Art Under Pressure: Decree 349 Restricts Creative Freedom in Cuba
Available in English and Spanish, Art Under Pressure examines the government’s efforts to institutionalize and expand limits on creative expression in Cuba. More
Remembering La Primavera Negra
Translator and former PEN Freedom to Write Program Coordinator Anna Kushner looks back on the moments, and years, following Cuba's Black Spring. More
Past and Present: Living, Not Forgetting
Writer, journalist, and former political prisoner Normando Hernández González reflects on the 10-year anniversary of Cuba's notorious Black Spring. More
PEN Honors Cuban Dissident
An independent journalist, Normando Hernández González, was awarded the 2007 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award on Monday night. He could not travel to receive the award at the… More
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