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Participants at CSW62 in 2018

Statement by PEN to the 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women

AdvocacyOctober 22, 2020

PEN is concerned about women facing harsh consequences for their expression to advance women’s rights, equality, and full participation in civic life. More

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DARE: Free Media Essential for Democracy: UN Chief on World Press Freedom Day

News DigestApril 26, 2019

Free media are essential for democracy, says UN chief, urging for transparent and reliable information ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3... More

Jamal Khashoggi

PEN America Calls for Independent Investigation into Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance and Apparent Murder

Open LetterNovember 2, 2018

As writers, journalists, and Members of PEN America and the Authors Guild, we write to express our concern about the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi. More

Angry Trump

DARE: Fact-Checking President Trump’s Speech to the U.N. General Assembly

News DigestSeptember 26, 2018

Factcheckers find several falsehoods in Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sides with a school board that expelled a student for refusing… More

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DARE: CNN fires back at Trump: ‘CNN does not lie’

News DigestAugust 30, 2018

The Atlantic looks at how the president’s denigration of the press is changing the way teenagers view the news. More

DARE: Trump Ramps up Rhetoric: Democrats Want ‘Illegal Immigrants’ to ‘Infest our Country’

News DigestJune 20, 2018

Dehumanization rhetoric ramps up as President Trump and his allies use words like “infest” to describe people who seek to immigrate. Homeland Security Secretary who defended Trump policy separating… More

US Withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council Cedes Leadership on Human Rights to “Cynics and Subverters”

Press ReleaseJune 19, 2018

"For the U.S. to quit now is to abdicate American leadership on free expression and human rights worldwide, ceding the playing field to the cynics and the subverters." More

DARE: Trump Again Falsely Blames Democrats for His Separation Tactic

News DigestJune 18, 2018

Presidential falsehoods about the administration's separation of children from their immigrant parents raises the pressure on news organizations. More

DARE: ‘Bigger than Watergate’: Trump Joins Push by Allies to Expose Role of an FBI Source

News DigestMay 18, 2018

White House allies wage campaign to discredit Russia investigation on first anniversary of Robert Mueller III’s appointment as special counsel. Trump uses "animals" in discussion of immigrants, and debate… More

DARE: The Supreme Court Is about to Weigh in on Trump’s Muslim Ban

News DigestApril 24, 2018

Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on constitutionality of the Trump Muslim Ban. Pending European data privacy rules may end up playing into the hands of Google and Facebook.… More

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