Writers Demand India Review Decision to Revoke Journalist’s Immigration Status
“Denying access to the country to writers of both foreign and Indian origin casts a chill on public discourse." More
Letter: Indian Government Must Review Decision to Revoke Writer’s Overseas Citizenship Status
As writers, journalists, and Members of PEN America and the Authors Guild, we write to express our concern about the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi. More
Indian-American Journalist and Writer Faces Revocation of Citizenship Document
“Harassing critical writers and journalists not just in India but globally is a disturbing new low for Modi’s government that’s already put Indian democracy on its heels." More
Police Raids and Arrests Raise Grave Concerns About Government Respect for Free Expression in India
Raids by Indian police and the arrest of five activists raise grave concerns about government respect for free expression in India. More
Free Speech Gets a Boost in India, but Hurdles Remain
In general, the March 24 ruling should be considered a victory. But this victory remains marred by the fact that limits on content are obscured due to an ongoing… More
Press Freedom Under Threat in India
Reports of pressure on media outlets to refrain from criticism of India's new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, threaten free expression and press freedom in the world's largest democracy. More
Protest Chilling Climate of Censorship in India
PEN is increasingly concerned about a chilling climate of censorship and self-censorship in India after Penguin Books withdrew Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternative History—the third publication to be… More
India: Writers Defend Best-Selling Book
PEN Members in India have expressed their concern at reports that Penguin has agreed to withdraw Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History from circulation. More
Jaipur Literature Festival: Proving Ground for Free Expression
The sobering fact is that Jaipur has become a sort of proving ground for free expression, where writers can both discuss human rights and experience, first hand, the extent… More
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250+ authors including Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk & Margaret Atwood urge India’s PM to reinstate overseas citizenship of British journalist Aatish Taseer, saying the move “flies in the face of India’s traditions of free and open debate”: https://bit.ly/2Koj4WJ via @guardian.
A Sakharov Prize award ceremony of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, recently released from Russian prison after 5 years, will happen on Nov 26: https://bit.ly/377v0Gc via @KyivPost. Read PEN America’s Polina Kovaleva reflect on her meeting with Oleg: https://bit.ly/2pPGH3r.
"It is a victory for all of us that he is finally free," says PEN America's senior director of Free Expression Programs @summerelopez in reponse to Kurdish-Iranian writer and refugee Behrouz Boochani's release after more than six years of detention: https://bit.ly/2NLKisy.