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
PEN Calls on Egypt to Respect Freedom of Expression and Media Access
PEN International calls on Egyptian authorities to respect press freedom and free expression during the unfolding events in Egypt. More
Dispatch from Turkey: After the Age of Dystopias
The spontaneity, courage, and creativity of the Gezi Park protests, now well into their third week, have been absolutely remarkable, and will surely teach important lessons to the AKP,… More
PEN International Joins Petition Calling for Investigation into Surveillance and Human Rights
PEN International joined a coalition of rights groups to call for a Human Rights Council investigation into surveillance abuses in the U.S. and abroad. More