Unjustified Takedown of Facebook Accounts Critical of Russia Threatens Free Expression
Amid an ever-growing trend of Russian internet censorship, PEN American Center is gravely concerned by reports of Facebook’s unwarranted content removal and account deactivation or suspension of Ukrainian and… More
Russian Censorship Sweeps Maus Off Shelves, Chills Expression
Moscow bookstores' decision to pull Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus from shelves over concern about 'fascist symbols' is a clear example of the chilling effect of sweeping government censorship,… More
The Russian Woodpecker
Winner of a Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, this conspiracy thriller documentary follows eccentric Ukrainian artist Fedor Alexandrovich as he unmasks a Chernobyl disaster cover-up… More
Two Poems by Kirill Medvedev
On the day of my thirty-seventh birthday I ended up involved / in murdering the president. I was in charge of watching the windows of his palace / and… More
This Week in Free Expression: August 22, 2014
Americans mourned the death of James Foley amid concerns for other captive journalists, including Jason Rezaian in Iran. More
This Week in Free Expression: July 25, 2014
It wouldn’t be a weekly round-up without more shenanigans—this week from Russia, Thailand, Turkey, and of course, the NSA. More
PEN International Conference on the Russian/Ukrainian Situation
Russian and Ukrainian PEN affirm their unity against the waves of propaganda destroying the language of public discussion. More
PEN blasts anti-gay censorship at Moscow book festival
It seems the Moscow International Open Book Festival is too open for the Russian government. More
PEN Condemns Anti-Gay Censorship at Moscow International Open Book Festival
Russia’s growing portfolio of discriminatory censorship laws threatens to erode Russia’s historically rich literary culture. More