Kirill Serebrennikov | Status: On Trial | Russia
Kirill Serebrennikov, a prominent Russian theater director, was put under house arrest on August 23 on charges of fraud. More
PEN America Launches Six New Regional Chapters, Expanding Nationwide Reach
“At a time of exceptional threats to free expression and open discourse, our chapters will bring years of mobilization, activism and organizing among writing communities across the country to… More
PEN America Report Explores Pernicious Practice of Banning Books in Nation’s Prisons
"Literature offers a lifeline for incarcerated people in the midst of a dehumanizing system." More
Oleg Sentsov | Status: Released | Russia
Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian film director, was sentenced to 20 years in a Russian prison on charges of terrorism on August 25, 2015. PEN believes that the charges stem… More
Roman Sushchenko | Status: Released | Russia
Roman Sushchenko, a Ukrainian journalist, was detained in Moscow on September 30, 2016, on charges of espionage, and has since been detained in Lefortovo Prison. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB)… More
MEDIA ADVISORY: PEN America to Join Vigil Honoring Slain Journalist Christopher Allen
Allen was covering a rebel offensive in the town of Kaya, located near South Sudan’s border with Uganda, and was embedded with opposition forces for two weeks when fighting… More
PEN America: Israel Barring Entry to Omar and Tlaib is Obvious Retaliation
(New York, NY)—Israel today declared it would deny entry to Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just hours after President Trump urged the Israeli government to do so. PEN… More
PEN America Celebrates Reuters Journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo’s Amnesty
The decision of Myanmar’s president to grant an amnesty to Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo is a long overdue restoration of freedom for these two brave… More
Joint Letter Urges Access and Transparency in Ongoing Trial for Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder
In the interest of credible justice for Mr. Khashoggi and his family, we urge your government to do all that is necessary to help bring much-needed transparency to the… More
Zehra Doğan | Status: Released | Turkey
Zehra Doğan, a Turkish journalist and artist, was sentenced on March 24, 2017 to two years and ten months in prison for creating a painting of a Turkish city… More
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Along with her family, friends, and loved ones, we mourn the loss of former PEN America trustee Elisabeth Sifton. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/books/elisabeth-sifton-dead.html
Browse this curated list from @nbc including praise for poet Rocío Carlos (@ninabruja7) & a recommendation from memoirist Reyna Grande (@reynagrande,) both 2003 Emerging Voices Fellows: https://nbcnews.to/2E9xfLF.
PEN America's @jzfriedman says a professor's recent suspension over sharing student-made projects deemed offensive should have been "a teaching opportunity rather than grounds for an investigation." Read the full statement here: https://bit.ly/34jrXrV.