King, Obama, and Surveillance Today
As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it’s worth remembering not only King’s activism but also the actions by our own government to suppress his vision.FBI Director J.… More
Coetzee, Grunberg, Liao Speak Out Against Surveillance
PEN American Center joins Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee, award-winning Dutch novelist Arnon Grunberg, and exiled Chinese writer Liao Yiwu in expressing profound disappointment today at the limited reach of… More
PEN Applauds Google, Microsoft, Yahoo on Global Network Initiative Compliance
Today the Global Network Initiative (GNI), of which PEN American Center is a member, determined that Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo are in compliance with the GNI Principles on Freedom… More
E.L. Doctorow Wishes There Had Been More Outrage About the NSA
The award-winning author discusses his disappointment with the American government—and the public. More
Seven Mind Blowing Articles on Digital Freedom
2013 has been a busy year for human rights and digital technologies. Every day, it seems, new technological developments and scandals promise to dramatically change the human rights landscape.… More
Writers self-censor in response to NSA surveillance concerns
PEN's Freedom to Write Fellow Deji Olukotun talks about surveillance and self-censorship on KPCC, Los Angeles Public Radio. More
Surveillance: An Innocent Fiction?
Science fiction has long explored the possibility and implications of government omniscience resulting from ever-expanding state surveillance powers. But it's not just Orwell and Kafka—writers throughout history and across… More
PEN American Center Emphasizes Human Rights in Surveillance Reform
Within an hour of the publication of the President’s Review Panel report and recommendations on NSA surveillance, the UN General Assembly passed by consensus a new resolution on the… More
Open Letter to Members of Congress Opposing the FISA Improvements Act
On December 18, 2013, PEN American Center joined 53 civil liberties and public interest organizations in a letter to members of Congress urging them to oppose S. 1631, the… More
PEN Applauds Landmark Ruling Against NSA Surveillance
PEN American Center welcomes with cautious optimism today a U.S. District Court ruling that NSA telephone metadata collection is “likely to be unconstitutional." More
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