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
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for Tortured Journalist Mehman Huseynov
Joint Statement by Sport for Rights Coalition Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for Tortured Journalist Mehman Huseynov The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the abduction and torture of Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Huseynov and… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Pundits and editors debate when to call a lie a lie. China responds to Trump tweet on North Korea, vowing not to pay attention to "features of a foreign… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Pundits and editors debate when to call a lie a lie. China responds to Trump tweet on North Korea, vowing not to pay attention to "features of a foreign… More
Thailand: Amended Computer Crime Act a Step Backward on Free Expression
NEW YORK - PEN America reacted with dismay today to the news that Thailand’s legislature has approved recently proposed amendments to the 2007 Computer Crime Act, saying that the… More
Defending Free Expression: A Toolkit For Writers and Readers
Defending Free Expression: A Toolkit for Writers and Readers starts by identifying the warning signs of a developing autocracy, then suggests specific actions writers and readers can take to… More