2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award Winner Eskinder Nega Freed After Almost Seven Years in Prison in Ethiopia
We are overjoyed that Eskinder has been freed, and call on the governments of Ethiopia and the United States to ensure that he can be speedily reunited with his… More
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#AvantGardeLawyers request to order release of Galal El-Behairy. Read the AGL letter to Prosecutor General: https://www.ramyessam.com/post/avant-garde-lawyers-request-to-order-release-of-egyptian-poet-galal-el-behairy #FreeGalal #TillTheLastPrisoner
PEN America is appalled by Texas bill No. A4736 that seeks to ban public colleges and universities in Texas from admitting students from China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or any undocumented student. https://news.yahoo.com/texas-bill-proposes-barring-chinese-213459489.html (1/3)
For the launch of The Russian Independent Media Archive—a new project by PEN America and @BardCollege to preserve 23 years of Russian independent media—5 journalists will reflect on their coverage drawing from the archive.
Join us 4/11 @newmarkjschool: https://pen.org/event/i-wish-wed-known-that-leading-journalists-look-back-at-the-russian-story/