Syrian Activist and Writer Mazen Darwish Released Uncondtionally
PEN warmly congratulates Syrian activist, journalist and winner of the 2014 PEN Pinter Prize for international writer of courage Mazen Darwish and his colleagues from the Syrian Center for… More
Syrian authorities must drop charges against three human rights defenders and release all prisoners of conscience
Sixteen international organisations have joined the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) in welcoming the release of its president Mazen Darwish and in calling for all… More
Syrian Books and Journals Return to U.S.
Treasury Department Heeds Call by Publishers and Authors to Amend Syrian Sanctions Regulations NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, D.C.—A coalition of leading publisher and author associations today commended the Office of… More
Publishers Urge Reversal on Syrian Publishing Ban
A coalition of major publisher and author associations is demanding that the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revise recently enacted trade regulations that prohibit American publishers from… More
American Publishers and Authors to OFAC: Permit U.S. Publication of Books and Articles From Syria
The Syrian Sanctions Regulations violate federal law and the First Amendment, severely restricting the ability of American publishers to publish works by Syrian academics. More
Diary of The Silent
There is no time in this slow eternity / He makes a cup of black coffee, / and puts on a Fairouz song More
What Happens To Your Mother Is Not Your Concern!
The cruelties and abuses taking place today in Syria defy all comprehension. Perhaps not even literature, or the language itself, is sufficient to be able to depict what is… 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
Foley Murder Highlights Growing Threat
With the loneliness of what is often a solitary journalistic experience, the constant hustle for contacts, and the moments of real danger, the work of those like Foley, who… More
PEN Mourns James Foley
News of the politically motivated murder of journalist James Foley yesterday by ISIS militants has devastated the PEN community. The killing of Foley, cited by ISIS as retaliation for… More
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