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Jamal Khashoggi

Over 100 Writers, Artists, and Activists Call on United Nations to Investigate Jamal Khashoggi’s Death

Press ReleaseNovember 2, 2018

More than 100 writers, journalists, artists, and activists are calling on the United Nations to initiate an independent investigation into the disappearance and apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.… More

Open Letter: President Abdel Aziz, Protect the Safety of Blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

AdvocacyNovember 11, 2016

On November 11th, PEN America joined with other concerned groups focused on free expression in publishing and sending an open letter to President Abdel Aziz of the Islamic Republic… More

Open Letter: President Obama, Don’t Forget Free Speech in Turkey

AdvocacySeptember 2, 2016

PEN America joins with other concerned groups focused on free expression in publishing in sending an open letter to President Obama on the eve of Obama's meeting with Turkish… More

Jonathan Franzen, Neil Gaiman, other authors push Chinese president to free jailed writers

By: Allison Chopin | September 22, 2015

British author Neil Gaiman is among the 40 authors, journalists and other free expression advocates who added their signatures to a letter urging Chinese President Xi Jinping to release… More

Neil Gaiman joins authors in urging Chinese president to release jailed writers

By: Alison Flood | September 21, 2015

More than 40 authors, including Jonathan Franzen, Neil Gaiman and Ian McEwan, have written an open letter to Xi Jinping, ahead of his first US state visit, expressing ‘concern… More

Suzanne Nossel: Opening Letter to Members

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By: PEN America | February 8, 2013

I am writing to introduce myself and to say how honored I am to be joining PEN as its new Executive Director. PEN’s Board of Trustees, President Peter Godwin,… More

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Walking on Eggshells: Teachers' Responses to Classroom Limitations on Race- or Gender-Related Topics

@RANDCorporation report on educational gag orders shows #teachers are self-censoring and restrictions are falling disproportionately on Black teachers.

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@PENamerica predicted in November 2021: "These bills will have a chilling effect on the speech of educators." We wish we had been wrong. State legislators: did you want teachers more afraid and students learning less? Because that's what you've created. https://pen.org/report/educational-gag-orders/

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