Letter to Congress Opposing Federal Law to Impose a Ban on TikTok
If passed by Congress and enacted into law, a nationwide ban on TikTok would have serious ramifications for free expression in the digital sphere, infringing on Americans’ First Amendment… More
Florida Scientist Fired For Refusing to Alter COVID Data
(New York, NY) – A scientist in Florida said she was fired for refusing to alter COVID-19 data to support the state’s reopening plan. PEN America’s Nora Benavidez, director… More
Media Blackout in Jammu and Kashmir Threatens Free Expression
"PEN Delhi condemns the Indian government’s communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir which is preventing journalists from doing their duty." More
PEN America and PEN Myanmar Jointly Call for End to Government Internet Shutdown in Myanmar
"The internet shutdown implemented by the government is a direct violation of basic freedom of expression and access to information rights for affected citizens in the west of Myanmar,”… More
New Ukrainian Sanctions Against Russian Book Publishers and Internet Bookstores is a Brazen Attack on Intellectual Freedom
"These new sanctions violate Ukrainians' right to intellectual freedom, and seek to sever Ukraine from the global literary and academic community." More
China: New Regulations Increase Control over Both Internet and Media
Recently-released Chinese internet regulations represent the Chinese Communist Party’s newest attempt to assert control over both the media and the internet. More
Visas Denied to Artists
As an organization devoted to a free exchange of literature and ideas around the world, PEN was pleased to receive assurances from the State Department last year that the… More
PEN Presses for Visa for Palestinian Poet
Yesterday, we got word through our Translation Committee that Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan, whose collection Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me is being released by Yale University Press… More
PEN Presses for Visa for Palestinian Poet
Yesterday, we got word through our Translation Committee that Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan, whose collection Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me is being released by Yale University Press… More
Breaking Through Cybercensorship
A passionate panel of cyberactivists convened at the Cooper Union as part of the ThinkSwiss festival to discuss new tools and approaches to combating online censorship. Sponsored by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and… More
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