PEN America Condemns Sentencing of Myanmar Writer-Activist Wai Moe Naing and Calls for His Release
“The sentencing of Wai Moe Naing following months of arbitrary detention and an unfair trial blatantly flouts international judicial standards and reveals the Myanmar junta’s deliberate effort to silence… More
Vow to Execute Cultural Figures and Activists Shows Myanmar Junta’s Disdain for Human Rights and Rule of Law
“These excessive sentences and rapid execution schedule, following a farcical closed-door trial by a military tribunal, fly in the face of international legal norms and should be reversed immediately,”… More
PEN America and International Publishers Association Joint Statement: Myanmar’s Closing of Third Publishing House Appears to Represent a New Onslaught Against Literary and Creative Content
“Closing these publishing houses is a gross misuse of the judicial system and outdated, restrictive laws to prosecute individuals and businesses for producing or disseminating written content,” said Karin… More
PEN America Condemns Harsh Sentencing of Myanmar Filmmaker Ma Aeint, Sentenced to Three Years in Prison with Hard Labor on Baseless Charges
“The sentencing of Ma Aeint to three years imprisonment with hard labor should be understood as part of a broad and deliberate effort by Myanmar’s military officials to silence… More
The PEN Pod: Fighting for Artistic Freedom in Myanmar with Karin Deutsch Karlekar and Bart Was Not Here
“It’s really striking to see the degree to which writing is at the heart of what we are debating about. . . . we are seeing just… More
Stolen Freedoms: Creative Expression, Historic Resistance, and the Myanmar Coup
This report explores the creative response to the February 1, 2021 coup and the military’s retaliatory crackdown, framing it within Myanmar’s long history of creative expression and protest. More
The PEN Pod: On The University of Austin, Myanmar, and China
“We’re extremely happy for Danny Fenster. . . but I think the real question is, do we see any loosening vis-à-vis the free expression of Myanmar’s own reporters and… More
The PEN Pod: On the Fight to #BringDannyHome with Amy Kurzweil
“We have to talk about this because we feel that the thing that helps the most is just keeping Danny’s story alive.” More
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NEW: Statement by @summerelopez of PEN America in response to reports of death threats and intimidation experienced by @osfashland director @ngdragonfly71 and her staff, which have forced Nataki Garrett to maintain security protection when in public: https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-death-threats-and-intimidation-against-oregon-shakespeare-festival-director/