Freedom of Speech Under Fire in Ferguson

By: Katy Glenn Bass | August 19, 2015

Journalists Wesley Lowery and Ryan Reilly were working at a McDonald’s near the site of the Ferguson, Missouri, protests when police entered the restaurant and asked for their press… More

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That's a wrap! Thank you to all who made this year's #PENgala possible. Learn more about PEN America's work at http://pen.org.

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"My husband has been in prison for 15 months because, and only because, he is a journalist." Vladyslav Yesypenko’s wife Kateryna Yesypenko receives the PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite Award on his behalf at the #PENgala.

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Academy Award winning actor and UN Ambassador to Peace Michael Douglas join us at #PENgala to present this year's PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite Award to Vladyslav Yesypenko. Tune in now: https://youtu.be/yImyr9NUWf4

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