Yury Dmitriev | Status: On Trial | Russia
Yury Dmitriev, Russian historian and head of the Karelian branch of the human rights center Memorial, was detained in Petrozavodsk on December 13, 2016, on suspicion of production of… More
Oleg Sentsov | Status: Released | Russia
Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian film director, was sentenced to 20 years in a Russian prison on charges of terrorism on August 25, 2015. PEN believes that the charges stem… More
PEN America: Release of Journalist Ivan Golunov Shows Even an Intransigent Government Can Be Moved by an International Outcry
(NEW YORK)-- In response to the news that Russian authorities have dropped all charges against Russian journalist Ivan Golunov, PEN America issued the following statement: "The dropping of all charges against Ivan… More
PEN America: Detention of Russian Journalist Perpetuates Trend of Government Harassment of Press
PEN America calls on the Russian government to immediately release Ivan Golunov, an unjustly detained journalist, and to drop the false accusations against him. A country where most media… More
Stanislav Aseyev’s Detention Approaches Two-Year Mark Amid Global Pleas For His Release
“Stanislav Aseyev’s continued detention confirms that the grave dangers facing journalists covering the conflict in the Eastern Ukraine have not ebbed, but in fact intensified,” said Polina Kovaleva, PEN… More
Poisoning of Pussy Riot Member and Russian Dissident Pyotr Verzilov a Dastardly Act
The reported poisoning of Pussy Riot member Pyotr Verzilov is a horrifying attempt to intimidate those who refuse to be silenced in today's Russia. More
Russia: Oleg Sentsov on hunger strike
The Ukrainian writer and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, winner of 2017 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award has been on hunger strike since May 14, 2018 to urge the Russian authorities… More
In Light of Hunger Strike, PEN America Demands Oleg Sentsov’s Immediate Release
We, the undersigned artists, writers, filmmakers, and activists, join PEN America to call for the immediate and unconditional release of the wrongfully imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov. In light… More
Conflict Deepens Between the Russian Ministry of Culture and Leading Cultural Figures
Cultural figures like Raikin resist, and while we do not know who will win in this fight, it is likely that history will remember the names of Serebrennikov and… More
Attack on Prominent Journalist Follows Smear Campaign Against Independent Broadcaster in Russia
The attack on radio host Tatiana Felgenhauer is a frightening development for Russian journalism and those responsible must be held accountable. More
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POTUS uses powers of @WhiteHouse to try to intimidate & retaliate against reporters whose coverage/q's he dislikes: press revocations, journos thrown out of events etc. @Acosta @Milbank @BrianKarem & now @michelekelemen -- it's why we @PENamerica sued trump for violating 1st Am.
[email protected] on @feliciasonmez: "To suspend her while she is facing a deluge of online abuse [risks] sending exactly the wrong message to online trolls, who will conclude that systemic harassment of journalists is effective at getting...reporters silenced" https://pen.org/press-release/washington-post-must-clarify-suspension-of-journalist/
Acts of retaliation against the media in retaliation for unflattering coverage have become a stock in trade of this Administration. That's why @PENamerica is suing in protest of these flagrant 1st Amendment violations https://nyti.ms/3aOWCll