PEN America, with 102 International Writers and Artists, Calls for India to Uphold the Freedom to Write Ahead of 75th Independence Day Celebration
Over 100 writers and artists joined PEN America and PEN International in urging Indian President Droupadi Murmu to defend free expression in India. More
DARE: Twitter Will Start Hiding Tweets that “Detract from the Conversation”
Twitter announces that it will hide certain tweets from conversation threads in a bid to counter trolling. Senate expected to vote today on a resolution to overturn the FCC's… More
Richard Price and Fran Lebowitz on Gentrification in NYC
Richard Price and Fran Lebowitz share perspectives on the changing dynamics of living in NYC in this video clip from the 2016 PEN World Voices Festival. More
“They Killed Him”: Denial of Medical Care in China and the Literary Conscience
As a matter of medicine, it was of course cancer that took Liu’s life. But the responsibility for his death must rest on the shoulders of the Chinese state. More
Read the Resistance, July 2017: The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is a great novel of resistance by a woman who opposes the patriarchy, hypocrisy, and misogyny of her world with stubborn, mute, but unbending insistence. More
American Publishers Take a Stand Against Censorship in China
This may be remembered as the year China’s publishing industry truly went global. In May, a large delegation of Chinese publishers attended BookExpo America, a major publishing trade event,… More
Neil Gaiman joins authors in urging Chinese president to release jailed writers
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
PEN Appeals to Xi Jinping for Release of Imprisoned Chinese
For them, pens and laptops are the tools of their trade and their megaphones to the world. More
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Somehow this is both stunning and totally run-of-the-mill for 2023. A university president - at a public university in Texas - has decided to unilaterally cancel a student-organized drag show charity fundraiser for @TrevorProject. Just b/c he felt like it. #FreeSpeech #EdScare https://twitter.com/1AMorey/status/1637993457653252102
Included in the 3rd issue of The Journal of Women and Criminal Justice is our director of Prison and Justice Writing @caits_meissner's letter underscoring the importance of uplifting the voices of incarcerated women. Read more here: https://www.njreentry.org/application/files/7316/7847/0620/The_Journal_of_Women_and_Criminal_Justice_Summer_Edition_2023.pdf
Want to dive deep into learning about press freedom around the world? Apply now to join the Global Press Freedom Advocacy Institute, a free series of panels, workshops, and group discussions for student journalists hosted by SPLC and @PENamerica. https://loom.ly/Gk1x-_M