Anabel Flores Salazar | Status: Murdered | Mexico
The body of Anabel Flores Salazar, a 32-year-old journalist from Veracruz state in Mexico, was found on February 9, 2016, along a highway in neighboring Puebla state. The coroner… More
Joint Statement on the Release of 15 Azeri Political Prisoners & those that Remain in Jail
Sport for Rights coalition's joint statement on the release of 15 Azerbaijani political prisoners and those, like 2015 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write winner Khadija Ismayilova, that remain in… More
Russia: Attack on Journalists Must be Investigated
Yesterday’s vicious attack on a minibus of six journalists and two local activists traveling to Chechnya to investigate reports of torture and murder is a disturbing sign of the… More
India: Journalist Must be Protected from Further Harassment
The recent harassment of Chhattisgarh-based journalist, Malini Subramaniam is a deeply worrying development for freedom of expression in India, PEN said today, as it called on the Indian authorities… More
Release of Washington Post Reporter Won’t Close the Book on Free Expression in Iran
As we celebrate Jason’s homecoming, we need to redouble pressure on Tehran to uphold the rights of Iranians who suffer for expressing their opinions. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., January 14
Egypt arrests Facebook page administrators, Azerbaijani activist detained, India captures two in RTI activist's murder. More
Honduras: Ban on Julio Ernesto Alvarado’s Reporting Lifted
The Honduran state has finally suspended the court-imposed work ban that has prevented Globo TV journalist and PEN Honduras member Julio Ernesto Alvarado from presenting his nightly news show… More
Iran: Jason Rezaian’s Health Deteriorates, PEN Demands His Immediate Release
Reports that Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian is in immediate danger as he marks 500 days in Iran’s Evin prison should result in his unconditional release from detention, PEN… More
Turkey: PEN calls for immediate release of Can Dϋndar and Erdem Gϋl
PEN International, English PEN and PEN South Africa are seriously concerned by the arrest and pre-trial detention of Can Dϋndar and Erdem Gul were detained following the charges announced… More
Iran arrests two journalists as crackdown gathers pace
Iranian authorities arrested two prominent journalists on Monday as the head of the judiciary dismissed international condemnation of what appears to be a crackdown on writers and artists. More