Mexico: Authorities must solve killing of second journalist in Veracruz
The Mexican authorities must investigate the fatal shooting of journalist Manuel Torres from Veracruz State on May 14, 2016, as a matter of utmost urgency, ensuring that any possible… More
France: Troubling criminal charges against photojournalist
The criminal charges brought in France against photojournalist Maya Vidon-White for pictures she took during the Bataclan terrorist attack in Paris are a troubling, overbroad application of a well-intentioned… More
May Featured Case: Ahmed Naji
This month, PEN features the case of 2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award winner Ahmed Naji, whose case is emblematic of the widening and escalating crackdown on free expression… More
Turkey: Overturn sentences imposed on journalists for news reports on arms transfers
Prison sentences imposed on Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül after their conviction yesterday of "revealing state secrets" are a further demonstration of the lack of independence of… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., May 9
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Please send your feedback and suggestions to [email protected] PEN… More
President Sisi: Release Ahmed Naji
More than 120 writers and artists join PEN America to protest the unjust imprisonment of our colleague, Egyptian novelist and journalist Ahmed Naji, and request his immediate release. More
PEN’s 2015 Case List documents decline in freedom of expression worldwide
The 2015 Case List, published today by PEN, spotlights freedom of expression violations around the world, detailing over 1000 cases of harassment, arrests, attacks, killings, and imprisonments of writers… More
Egypt: Arrests and Reported Raid at Press Syndicate
A reported police raid on an Egyptian journalists' union office and the arrests of two journalists illustrate an escalating and unacceptable series of attacks on press freedom, PEN America… More
UNHRC: Investigate Writer and Activist Murders in Bangladesh
PEN America led a group of sixteen human rights organizations in issuing a statement calling for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry by the United Nations Human Rights… More
Detention of Journalist Omar Nazzal Punctuates Crackdown on Speech in Israel
PEN America today called on the Israeli government to make public the basis for the arrest of Palestinian journalist Omar Nazzal. More