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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In the wake of the #Pegasus revelations, we at PEN America joined dozens of partners and experts in calling for an immediate moratorium on the sale, transfer and use of surveillance technology. Read more here. https://bit.ly/3zEruAu
The first person to be tried under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law was found guilty of secessionism and terrorism. https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-laws-de500d4fce1ad5d160f7619e7a95e29e
We're glad to see that Cuba agreed to release a handful of artists this weekend who've taken part in peaceful demonstrations. A good first step. But their sentences must be vacated, and Cuba must release all unjustly detained prisoners. https://bit.ly/3BJer2I
