Growing Barriers to Writers Visiting the United States Impair Essential Cross-Border Dialogues
The barriers for international writers and artists visiting the U.S. are growing, impairing the ability of PEN America and other organizations to foster cross border dialogues that are so… More
DARE: U.S. Officials Say Yassmin Abdel-Magied Deported for Not Having Correct Visa
PEN World Voices Festival participant Yassmin Abdel-Magied is turned back from the U.S. by Customs and Border Protection, preventing her from participating in the upcoming Festival (see PEN America… More
Yassmin Abdel-Magied, PEN World Voices Festival Participant, Turned Away by US Immigration Officials
"We are dismayed that an invited guest to our annual PEN World Voices Festival, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, the founder of an organization called Youth Without Borders, was turned away by… More
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