Free Expression Digest: Mon., April 4
Canadian journalist ordered to reveal ISIS text messages, Russian journalist found dead in St. Petersburg, China news blackout as 'Ten Years' takes Hong Kong Best Film Award. More
Russia: Attack on Journalists Must be Investigated
Yesterday’s vicious attack on a minibus of six journalists and two local activists traveling to Chechnya to investigate reports of torture and murder is a disturbing sign of the… More
Russia: Writers and Academics Speak Out Against Law on Foreign Agents
Around 90 members of the Russian PEN Center, together with historians belonging to the Free Historical Society and Russian academics, have called on the Ministry of Justice of the… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri. January 29
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subscribe here. *This mailing list is currently in… More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., January 19
Ukraine grants Russian blogger asylum, Khadija Ismayilova lawyer makes appeal, Release called for Chinese lawyers. More
The Closing of the Russian Mind?
From January 25–29, PEN America will host a delegation of prominent Russian writers and publishers who are braving the currents of authoritarianism under President Vladimir Putin to stand up… More
Ulitskaya Leads PEN America Delegation to Explore Narrowing of Russia’s Cultural Freedoms as 25th Anniversary of USSR Dissolution Looms
On January 25–29, PEN America will host a delegation of prominent Russian writers who are braving the currents of authoritarianism under President Vladimir Putin to stand up for free… More
January Featured Cases: The Price of Free Expression in Russia
This month, we're highlighting the cases of three individuals, both Russian and non-Russian, who have suffered at the hands of the Russian authorities for simply exercising their right to… More
In Conversation: Vladimir Sorokin and Keith Gessen
In today's PEN Podcast, we feature a conversation between n+1 co-editor Keith Gessen and Russian novelist Vladimir Sorokin. Sorokin's novel The Blizzard was recently longlisted for PEN's 2016 Literary… More
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