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PEN America and Amani: Africa Creative Defense Network Condemn “Unjust Sentences” and Flogging of Nigerian TikTok Comedians Over Satirical Video Skits

Press ReleaseNovember 15, 2022

These comedians have the right to express themselves and their views freely and without fear of harm, and satire is not and should never be treated as a crime,”… More

An Interview with PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner: Oyedotun Damilola Muees

InterviewOctober 17, 2022

The people in my story only had themselves to make their community better, just like the people where I served. More

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Arinze Ifeakandu

Interview
By: Viviane Eng | June 16, 2022

It was clear to me how deeply I loved Nigeria, which made my anger and heartbreak at the dysfunction even more incandescent. More

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Mirin Fader

Interview
By: Sandy Mui | August 26, 2021

“Though [the Antetokounmpo brothers] didn’t have much money, they had each other. They were, in a sense, each other’s refuge.” More

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Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is “Outrageous Assault on Citizens’ Rights”

Press ReleaseJune 8, 2021

The literary and free expression group PEN America today chastised the Nigerian government's decision to suspend Twitter. More

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PEN America Supports Green/Castro Resolution on #EndSARS Movement in Nigeria

Press ReleaseMarch 17, 2021

Reps. Al Green (D-TX) and Joaquin Castro (D-TX) introduced a resolution calling for the protection and promotion of freedom of expression and assembly in Nigeria. More

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PEN America Welcomes Congressional Resolution on Nigeria Protests

Press ReleaseNovember 12, 2020

"Rep. Green’s resolution shines a powerful light on the decline of free expression in Nigeria while recommitting the United States to upholding the right to assembly as a cornerstone… More

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The PEN Pod: On Increased Media Literacy, Targeted Disinformation, and Global Protests with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewOctober 23, 2020

“Just as we’re teaching kids to analyze a short story. . . I think we ought to be teaching them the tools to navigate the information landscape.” More

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PEN America Demands End to Violence Against Protesters in Nigeria

Press ReleaseOctober 22, 2020

“The use of indiscriminate and senseless violence to suppress peaceful protests against police violence in Nigeria is as heartbreaking as it is horrific." More

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PEN America Condemns Death Sentence for Nigerian Musician

Press ReleaseAugust 14, 2020

"His conviction and subsequent detention are blatant and alarming violations of Sharif’s fundamental right to freedom of expression." More

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Powerful thread on how educational censorship infringes on critical thinking about the past. https://twitter.com/JackieGardina/status/1619428644010733568

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🧵 Students retain their #FirstAmendment rights in schools. In Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District... the U.S. Supreme Court held that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”

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Author @haleshannon spoke about how books help teach children empathy at a #LetUtahRead event on January 25.

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