September Featured Cases: Turkey’s Ongoing Assault on Free Expression
This September, PEN America is featuring three cases that are illustrative of the breadth of individuals caught up in the expansive web of the purge in Turkey. More
Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji’s jail term upheld over sexually explicit book
Suzanne Nossel, executive director of PEN America, said that the author’s sentence “for a crime of the imagination flouts the rule of law and is yet another blow to… More
The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj to Launch New PEN America Series on Muslim Identity
Amid a presidential campaign cycle infused with anti-Muslim sentiment and high profile hate crimes, PEN America is launching a groundbreaking program to elevate, amplify, and celebrate the voices of… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wed., Aug. 24
Iran rounds up 450 social media users, new heavily-censored Tibetan search engine, and more. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thursday, August 18
Egypt suspends TV anchors for their weight, what the NSA Hack means for you, and more. More
Inside the New-Look PEN America
A longtime champion of free expression rebrands and expands More
China: Activist Convicted as Lawyer ‘Confesses’
Chinese human rights activist Zhai Yanmin was given a suspended three-year prison sentence today, the day after human rights lawyer Wang Yu “confessed” in a televised interview to… More
Brazil: authorities must investigate killing of second online political journalist
As international media attention intensifies on Brazil and its preparations to host the Olympic games from next week, the fatal shooting of political journalist João Miranda do Carmo highlights… More
August Featured Cases: Artists Under Attack
This August, PEN’S Featured Cases highlight three artists at risk, who have been harassed, arrested, fined, censored, or killed for expressing themselves and producing art for others to enjoy… More
Israel: Defense Minister Compares Revered Palestinian Poet to Hitler
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s bizarre comparison of the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish to Adolf Hitler, made in the context of his worrying attempt to influence the programming… More