Free Expression Daily Digest: Fri., September 25
The cost of business with China, "Snowden Treaty," and a surveillance program named for 1990's Radiohead hit. More
Encryption and the Faustian Bargain
Charges in Ethiopia and the U.S. suggest that encryption may be the most effective way to thwart government surveillance in the short term, but may also single activists out… More
Privacy Policy: The Anthology of Surveillance Poetics
Little has changed since the turbulent summer of 2013, and the issue of surveillance remains an unsolved and chilling mystery. These four poems wrestle with the ethics of observation,… More
Live Debate: The Fate of Edward Snowden
Leading writers, Amy Davidson and Jonathan Capehar, debate the prospect of clemency for NSA leaker, Edward Snowden. Co-hosted by PEN American Center and the Center on National Security at… More
Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot and Gays in Putin’s Russia
Russia's recent anti-gay 'propaganda' law has been hitting the headlines around the world, but it's only one of a number of laws that have placed a choke-hold on free… More
PEN International Joins Petition Calling for Investigation into Surveillance and Human Rights
PEN International joined a coalition of rights groups to call for a Human Rights Council investigation into surveillance abuses in the U.S. and abroad. More