China: Order to Restrict Children’s Books a Troubling Step Toward Ideological Conformity
NEW YORK - The Chinese government’s reported introduction of new measures to restrict children’s access to books written by foreign authors is the next step in China’s growing restrictions… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
59% of Americans don't agree with Trump that the media is "the enemy of the American people", head organizers arrested at New York women's march, and more. More
The Role of the Writer: Bárbara Jacobs
“If a writer is a good writer, he uncovers and records the loose ends, and if the state wants him to keep his trap shut, he does not conform… More
PEN America Condemns Violent Attack on Speaker at Middlebury College
NEW YORK—PEN America condemned a violent attack on author Charles Murray and Middlebury College Professor Allison Stanger that took place on the evening of Thursday, March 2, 2017, when… More
Russian Authorities Raid Home of Human Rights Activist Zoya Svetova
Today’s raid on the home of Russian activist and journalist Zoya Svetova is another attempt by Russian authorities to intimidate and silence independent human right defenders. More
February Featured Case: Violence and Censorship at Bangladesh Book Fair
Recent years have seen a serious decline in respect for freedom of expression and the associated rights of freedom of association, assembly, and of religion or belief in Bangladesh. Legislative… More
Cutting Off Culture: Immigration Ban Thwarts Artistic Exchange
President Trump’s hasty and malign January 27 Executive Order barring immigration from seven countries, blocking the entry of all refugees, and cutting off all migration from Syria to the… More
World Writers Join PEN In Solidarity With Turkey’s Imprisoned Writers
This post originally appeared on the website of PEN International. As a high-level PEN International mission ends in Istanbul, Turkey, leading world writers join PEN in a message of solidarity to… More
Kyrgyzstan: Court upholds life-sentence of journalist & human rights activist Azimjon Askarov
Kyrgyz authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalist and human rights activist Azimjon Askarov and drop all charges against him. More
United States: Free Expression Groups Condemn Removal of Police Protest Painting from Capitol Hill
As organizations devoted to promoting the arts and freedom of expression, we condemn the recent removal of a student painting from a public passageway on Capitol Hill. The removal… More