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
Shiva Nazar Ahari | Status: Released | Iran
Shiva Nazar Ahari is an Iranian journalist, blogger, and human rights activist and former political prisoner. More
PEN America Joins Push to Impose Sanctions on Human Rights Violators
“With the Global Magnitsky Act, championed in Congress by Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), the US government has been provided a powerful tool to deter the… More
Ahmed Naji | Status: Released | Egypt
Ahmed Naji was temporarily released from prison in Egypt on December 22, 2016, after his two-year prison sentence for “violating public modesty” was suspended by an appeals court on… More
Joint Letter by Civil Society Groups on Burma and the National Defense Authorization Act
Senator Inhofe, Acting Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Chairman Senate Armed Services Committee House Armed Services Committee Senator Jack Reed, Ranking… More
Attacks Against Russian Group an Outrageous Assault on Human Rights and the Freedom to Report
Kadyrov’s threats and the attacks on Memorial’s offices underscore the context behind Oyub Titiev’s arrest. It is impossible to conclude anything other than that his arrest is an attempt… More
Liu Xiaobo Must be Allowed to Seek Treatment Abroad
NEW YORK--In response to the statement from Western medical experts that it is safe to transport Liu Xiaobo abroad for cancer treatment, PEN America Executive Director Suzanne Nossel released… More
Chinese Writer-Activist Liu Xiaobo Released on Medical Parole for Late-Stage Cancer
News that Chinese dissident writer and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo is suffering from late-stage liver cancer and has been released from prison on medical grounds is a painful reminder… More
Mexico: Another Journalist Murdered in Veracruz
PEN America condemns the killing of Mexican journalist Pedro Tamayo Rosas. Tamayo, a reporter and editor in the eastern state of Veracruz, was shot and killed on July 20th… More
Rezaul Karim Siddique | Status: Murdered | Bangladesh
On April 23, 2016, Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique was murdered in an attack similar to the attacks on and murders of targeting writers. Assailants with machetes attacked Siddique, a… More
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I had such a great conversation about free speech in higher ed with the terrific @TerriGivens that she made it into a podcast! 🙂
Learn more about our work @PENamerica and the great work being done by @center_higher by listening in.
https://soundcloud.com/highereducationleadership/higher-education-leadership-podcast-episode-7-with-jonathan-friedman
Indiana University condemned a professor's reprehensible tweets but did not fire him: http://bit.ly/37q1qM1. How should universities respond if asked to fire a professor over #freespeech? Learn more with our #CampusFreeSpeech Guide: http://bit.ly/2OBtmnT.
In addition to PEN America's new report on the #localnews crisis, @JulieSandorf's (w/ @Revson_Fdn) @SSIReview article explores the vitally important role #localjournalism plays in communities: http://bit.ly/ssirLocalNews.