PEN America is Appalled by the Tragic Death of Renowned Uyghur Writer Nurmuhammad Tohti
PEN America: Nurmuhammad Tohti’s death is an appalling and tragic loss to the Uyghur literary community, at a time when the Chinese government is attempting to abolish the cultural… More
PEN Protests Heavy Sentence Against Uighur Journalist Gheyret Niyaz
PEN American Center denounced the conviction of Uighur journalist Gheyret Niyaz on charges of “endangering state security” on July 24, 2010, for discussing the ethnic unrest in the Xinjiang… More
Writer Tohti Tunyaz Released From Prison in China a Week Before Clinton Visit
PEN American Center expressed relief today at the news that imprisoned writer, historian, and winner of the 2002 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, Tohti Tunyaz, was released from… More
Burmese poet, Uighur historian to receive PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Award
PEN American Center today named Aung Myint, a Burmese poet serving a 21-year prison term for distributing a press release to foreign diplomats and press, and Tohti Tunyaz, an… More
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This Thursday 8/6, PEN America & @nypl present Pulitzer Prize winner @ayadakhtar in conversation with PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel on her new book, DARE TO SPEAK, a guide to navigating and defending free speech today. https://bit.ly/3kddJli
NEW: PEN America joins @pen_belarus, @pen_int, and over 20 other PEN Centers in signing an open letter expressing deep concern over the systematic violations of free expression rights & human rights in the run-up to the Belarus elections. https://bit.ly/2Pm06Cc