Kenya: Cartoonist Dismissed from Paper must be Reinstated or Compensated
News that Kenyan cartoonist Godfrey Mwampembwa (known as Gado) has been dismissed from the Nation Media Group’s Daily Nation, allegedly due to political pressure, is deeply concerning, PEN centers… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., January 22
Activist in China sentenced to 19 years, Thai junta detains student activist, Chinese rights campaigner disappears in Thailand. More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., January 5
ISIS executes first female reporter, Hamas detains satirical journalist, South Korean labor activist charged. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., December 10
Radio host killed in Brazil, Fugitive South Korean activist surrenders, Kenya aims to expose rogue journalists. More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., December 8
Egypt extends jailing of critical journalist, Vietnamese rights campaigner badly beaten, VICE reporter's detention passes 100 days. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., November 23
U.S. journalist Jason Rezaian sentenced, Gunmen kill TV reporter in Pakistan, and a Saudi Arabian poet is sentenced to death. More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., November 11
Kenyan journalist detained, Details emerge over Serbian reporter's murder, and a court rules against NSA phone data collection. More
PEN Podcast: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on the world in 2050
To celebrate Mashujaa Day, a holiday to honor all those who contributed to the struggle for Kenya's independence, today's PEN podcast features Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's predictions for where the… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., October 1
Khadija Ismayilova still hopeful, a Turkish columnist is injured in an assault, and a Kenyan governor drives journalists from his county. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., September 28
Israel suspends officer over AFP journalists' assault, Mark Zuckerberg announces project to connect refugee camps, and Serbian journalists are harassed by police. More