Five Questions with Patrice Nganang, Cameroonian Human Rights Advocate & Author
PEN interviews Cameroonian author, professor, and human rights advocate Patrice Nganang on the jailed writer Enoh Meyomesse and how people can help. More
PEN Names Enoh Meyomesse Honorary Member; Launches Interactive Timeline
Our new interactive timeline tells the story of the jailing of Cameroonian poet, writer, and politician Enoh Meyomesse, the newest Honorary Member of PEN American Center. More
PEN International Writes from the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women
PEN International's Sarah Clarke writes from the UN Commission on the Status of Women, where PEN was invited to comment on the status of violence against women writers. More
PEN Ups Pressure in Mexico as Another Journalist Is Murdered
The murder this week of Jaime Guadalupe González Dominguez, who edited and reported for the community news web site Ojinaga Noticias in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, is the first killing of… More
Normando Hernández González | Status: Released | Cuba
Normando Hernández González is a Cuban writer and independent journalist imprisoned during Cuba's Black Spring on March 18, 2003. He was released in a wave of amnesty on July… More
PEN Case Studies in Digital Freedom – Business and Human Rights
In this series of posts, we demonstrate how we use the PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom to defend writers, bloggers, and activists. PEN members approved the Declaration in Gyeongju,… More
PEN’s Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State John Kerry on Role in Disclosing Twitter Account in Chile
PEN asks Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State John Kerry to clarify the U.S.'s role in pressing Twitter to release user information about a blogger standing trial… More
PEN Case Studies in Digital Freedom – Surveillance
In this series of posts, we demonstrate how we use the PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom to defend writers, bloggers, and activists. More
PEN at UNESCO Freedom of Expression Conference – Day 2
The second day of the UNESCO conference on Freedom of Connection, Freedom of Expression in Marrakech featured more heated debate and discussion. I presented PEN's Declaration on Digital Freedom,… More
PEN’s Declaration on Digital Freedom goes to Marrakech
After a 24-hour journey, I've arrived in Marrakech, Morocco to participate in UNESCO's Freedom of Connection, Freedom of Expression conference (Liberté de connexion, liberté d'expression), which will examine the… More
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