PEN America Announces Dramatic Expansion of Writers Emergency Fund
Today the literary and free expression organization PEN America welcomed important new resources that will allow the sustained expansion of its initiatives to support writers in dire need globally.… More
Nasrin Sotoudeh | Status: Imprisoned | Iran
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights lawyer, writer, activist, and former political prisoner, was abruptly re-arrested and beaten on October 29, 2023 as she was attending the funeral of… More
Yury Dmitriev | Status: Imprisoned | Russia
Yury Dmitriev, Russian historian and head of the Karelian branch of the human rights center Memorial, was detained in Petrozavodsk on December 13, 2016, on suspicion of production of… More
Amazon Withholding E-Books From Public Libraries Slights Nation’s Readers
Amazon’s decision to withhold thousands of e-books and audiobooks from the country’s public libraries indicates that the company is not serious about its obligations to the nation’s readers. More
PEN America Welcomes Resolution Authorizing Senate Human Rights Commission
This week Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a resolution calling for the establishment of a Senate commission on human… More
PEN America Joins Coalition Urging Biden Administration to Support the Arts
“The first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration provide an excellent opportunity for leaders to emphasize the value of the arts in our society, not only for enhancing the… More
FAQs on Free Speech and the Capitol Hill Insurrection
The insurrection on Capitol Hill has raised serious questions about free speech and free expression. Here, we answer your most pressing First Amendment concerns. More
Government Media Chief Must Stop Undermining Taxpayer-Funded News Organizations
"Pack's shortsighted and self-interested actions put access to objective information at risk for millions of people and undermine the very reasons these institutions were established to begin with." More
British Court Rejects U.S. Request to Extradite Assange
"In order to play its proper role in a democracy, the media must be free to report on and publish even classified information." More
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