PEN Condemns the Denial of Family Visits or Support in Prison for Ilham Tohti
PEN expresses serious concern over reports that prison authorities in Xinjiang have refused to allow the jailed Uyghur writer and scholar Ilham Tohti to receive visits or support from… More
PEN outraged by yet another deadly attack on a blogger in Bangladesh
PEN American Center is appalled by the murder of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das on the morning of May 12, 2015—the third in a disturbing string of fatal attacks targeting… More
PEN warmly welcomes the release of writer and activist Enoh Meyomesse
On 27 April 2015, the award-winning writer and activist Enoh Meyomesse was finally freed from Kondengui Prison in Yaoundé, Cameroon, after almost three and a half years in prison. More
French Surveillance Bill Threatens Free Expression, Privacy
New counter-terrorism legislation passed by the lower house of the French Parliament today would dramatically expand the government’s surveillance powers and directly conflicts with France’s international legal commitments to… More
Honduras: two more journalists killed ahead of UN human rights review
The murder of two more journalists in Honduras within 24 hours highlights the government’s failure to stem the ongoing wave of violence against the Honduran media, days before the… More
Reports of Press Mistreatment During Baltimore Protests and Riots
Reports of the mistreatment of members of the media by police during the ongoing protests and riots in Baltimore following the death in police custody of Freddie Gray are… More
Combating the Multiplying Challenges to the Right of Free Expression
Journalists—traditional targets of authoritarian governments who want to limit their watchdog role—are being killed in record numbers. At least 61 were murdered in 2014 alone. More
Russian Censorship Sweeps Maus Off Shelves, Chills Expression
Moscow bookstores' decision to pull Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus from shelves over concern about 'fascist symbols' is a clear example of the chilling effect of sweeping government censorship,… More
PEN outraged by targeted murder of Pakistani rights activist
The murder of Sabeen Mahmud, director of bookstore and community space The Second Floor (T2F), today in Karachi showcases the heinous fear tactics used to quash dissent in Pakistan,… More
Angola Must End its Persecution of Investigative Journalist
PEN calls on Angolan authorities to drop criminal defamation charges against leading journalist and anti-corruption activist Rafael Marques de Morais and cease its ongoing efforts to stifle freedom of… More