Ta Phong Tan | Status: Released | Vietnam
Ta Phong Tan is a Vietnamese Blogger, jurist, and former police officer. She was arrested on September 5, 2011 and sentenced to 10 years in prison for “conducting propaganda… More
Kunchok Tsephel | Status: Conditional Release | China/Tibet Autonomous Region
Kunchok Tsephel is a prominent internet writer and editor of the Tibetan-language website Chomei (Butter Lamp), which promotes Tibetan culture and literature. He was arrested in February 2009 and… More
Where You Go to Jail for Calling Someone a Rat
Two journalists face jail time in Sierra Leone for a colorful description of their president. More
PEN at the UN Human Rights Council: End Impunity for the Killing of Mexican Journalists
PEN will press Mexico at the UN Human Rights Council to provide better protection for journalists and writers, with 46 killed since 2006. More
PEN Joins All-Star Coalition to Protect Digital Freedoms
PEN American Center today announced that it has joined Facebook, Google, Human Rights Watch, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University as… More
Welcome to the Indian World: Sherman Alexie on Surveillance
Sherman Alexie excoriated government and corporate surveillance during a wide-ranging discussion on our Google Hangout on the Air. More
Controversial South African Secrecy Bill Sent Back to Parliament
President Jacob Zuma's decision not to sign the Protection of State Information Bill is positive news for free expression in South Africa. More
PEN Urges Obama to Press Russia on Expression; Russian Writers Speak Out
New laws in Russia barring religious offense and 'homosexual propaganda' are troubling signs of an increasingly restrictive environment for freedom of expression. More
Three Lessons on Digital Circumvention from Canada
Our Freedom to Write Fellow shares three lessons on circumvention from a landmark digital freedom conference hosted by the research activist group Citizen Lab. More