Information as Power: Ferguson and Free Expression
The events in Ferguson that started a year ago demonstrated the power of public protest and the importance of access to information. More
Press Freedom Under Fire in Ferguson
On the basis of these findings, PEN America calls upon the U.S. Department of Justice to carry out investigations into violations of press freedom that took place in the context… More
Ferguson and Press Freedom
Press freedom includes the right of journalists to do their jobs without intentional interference by the police. That right was clearly under threat in Ferguson, as journalists encountered obstruction,… More
A Different Kind of Book Prize
This summer’s crowd came to the park on a sweltering hot day not only to commemorate the Civil Rights milestone that those 1963 protests achieved. Many came also to… More
Russian PEN: Protesting Anti-Protest Legislation
News this week that Russian authorities had arrested more protestors and that teams of investigators raided the homes of blogger Aleksei Navalny, television star Kseniya Sobchak, and other prominent… More
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