Urgent Call for Content for PEN Amicus Curiae Brief on the Dangers of Surveillance
A Call to PEN members and supporters to submit literary quotes and passages reflecting on surveillance, free expression, and creative freedom More
From Prospero to PRISM: 5 Questions about Surveillance and Literature with David Rosen and Aaron Santesso
What can literature tell us about surveillance? We grilled David Rosen and Aaron Santesso, authors of the new book on literature and surveillance entitled The Watchman in Pieces, to… More
This Fourth of July, Sign the Petition
Independence Day is always a time to reflect on our personal freedoms, and what it took for us to get them. This year, it’s time for us to ask… More
Surveillance and International Law
The Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression of the UN and the OAS weigh in on the legal framework for surveillance programs 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
Obama’s Surveillance State
The trauma of the wrongly accused is not the only damage wrought by massive and intrusive surveillance; these programs may also harm those who are watched accidentally and mindlessly… More
James Risen & Philip Gourevitch in Conversation
From a 2006 PEN Event, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen speaks with former Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch about the importance of a free press, the demagoguery of 9/11,… More
PEN Protests Shocking NSA Phone Surveillance
PEN American Center President Peter Godwin called the surveillance “a shocking intrusion” that “underscores our worst fears that the U.S. government has veered off the rails in its understanding… More
PEN Letter to President Obama: Oppose CISPA
PEN called on President Barack Obama to oppose the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act in a letter sent to the White House. More
PEN Calls on Obama to Oppose Cyber Intelligence Bill
PEN sent a letter to President Obama today expressing its concerns over a Cyber Intelligence bill that would negatively impact writers, bloggers, and civil society. More