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PEN America: Calls for Genocide Have No Place in Reasoned Campus DIscourse

Press ReleaseDecember 7, 2023

“Calls for genocide have no place in reasoned discourse. But, abhorrent as such a hypothetical may be, the First Amendment’s protections for speech extend even to deeply hateful speech,… More

PEN America Endorses “Fight Book Bans Act” Introduced in Congress To Help School Districts with Financial Burden of Book Bans

Press ReleaseDecember 5, 2023

Laura Schroeder, Congressional affairs lead for PEN America, said: “Banning books in schools is not only unpopular; it’s expensive. As school districts around the country divert resources to address… More

Support for Congressional Resolutions Condemning Book Bans and Educational Censorship

Press ReleaseSeptember 28, 2023

(Washington) – As the movement to ban books and censor classrooms continues to undermine free speech and academic freedom across our nation’s public schools, Representative Jamie Raskin on Wednesday… More

On Anniversary of Mahsa Amini Protests, U.S. Congress Affirms Support for Women’s Rights in Iran

Press ReleaseSeptember 18, 2023

“In the year since Mahsa (Jina) Amini’s death, Iranian women in particular have continued to bravely use their voices to speak out against the abuses of the Iranian government.… More

PEN America: ‘This escalating battle for control over free expression in education should worry us all’

newsMarch 29, 2023

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel testified that the rise in educational gag orders and "escalating battle for control over free expression in education should worry us all."  More

PEN America, With Other Free Speech Organizations, Sends Letter to Congress Opposing Proposed National TikTok Ban

Press ReleaseMarch 23, 2023

The letter reads in part: “We recognize the grave concerns that TikTok and other social media platforms pose for the privacy of individual users. We are also aware and… More

Letter to Congress Opposing Federal Law to Impose a Ban on TikTok

LetterMarch 23, 2023

If passed by Congress and enacted into law, a nationwide ban on TikTok would have serious ramifications for free expression in the digital sphere, infringing on Americans’ First Amendment… More

Executions of Pro-Demcracy Activists in Myanmar Raise Fears of Escalation of Military Campaign of Terror Against Civilians

analysisAugust 10, 2022

The U.S. Government Must Apply Pressure to Stop the Junta from Further Abuses By Liesl Gerntholtz and Nadine Farid Johnson The shattering news that four democracy activists were secretly executed at… More

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