PEN America Condemns Formal Arrest of Writer and Civil Rights Advocate Xu Zhiyong
“By proceeding with these meritless charges of ‘subversion,’ the government is using the law as a tool to legitimize its suppression of dissidents.” More
PEN America Announces Detained Chinese Essayist Xu Zhiyong as 2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award Honoree
"His essays have served as calls to conscience at pivotal moments in China’s recent history." More
Egyptian Web Designer Mustafa Gamal Ordered Freed
PEN America was heartened to learn today that Egyptian designer Mustafa Gamal has been ordered released from pre-trial detention in Egypt. More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“This [question of surveillance] is something we, as a free expression organization, have concerns with.” More
PEN America-Led Coalition Demands Investigation Into Death of Egyptian Filmmaker
“The Egyptian government has again and again shown disregard for the fundamental right to freedom of expression.” More
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The PEN Pod: Keeping Hope Alive with Jewher Ilham
“Only standing up, speaking up, on my father’s behalf, on Uyghurs’ behalf, to work on something, then we can at least try to make a small change.” More
The PEN Pod: Defending the Freedom to Write with Karin Deutsch Karlekar
“[It’s] important to not just look at numbers and to give trends a human face, and to really look at the individual cases of writers and intellectuals behind bars.” More
Saudi Women’s Rights Activists to Appear in Court
“After almost two years in detention, and lengthy and unexplained delays in the sham trial that began in March 2019, Loujain and her fellow activists will again appear in… More
On Anniversary of Saudi Journalist’s Murder, PEN America Presses for Accountability, Relief for Political Prisoners
(New York, NY) – In advance of the first anniversary of the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, PEN America will take part in a series of events… More
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