Journalist Jovo Martinovic’s Conviction on Drug Trafficking Charges a Worrying Sign for Press Freedom in Montenegro
"It seems clear that Martinovic's conviction and sentence is intended to intimidate and chill the Montenegrin press." More
Media and Free Expression Organizations Rally in Support of Journalist Manuel Duran Ortega
"The treatment of Duran Ortega sends a strong chilling message to those reporting on immigration issues and to reporters who are themselves immigrants: that merely doing their jobs may… More
FBI’s Arrest of US Citizen and Iranian State Television Newscaster Requires Immediate Explanation
"Without further information about why Hashemi was arrested, there are concerns about whether she is being targeted either for her documentary work about Black Lives Matter or as a… More
Attack on Olivera Lakić Sign Investigative Journalists are Unsafe in Montenegro
A brutal attack on Olivera Lakić is yet another sign that investigative journalists are not safe in Montenegro and that the government must take immediate action to ensure their… More
PEN America Joins the Call for Justice for Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
"We join the call for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia, urging the EU to uphold press freedom by ensuring the safety of journalists across Europe. Daphne's unstinting courage in confronting… More
Prosecution of Rafael Marques de Morais Part of Angolan Government’s Renewed Effort to Stifle Free Expression
“Rafael Marques has for years bravely documented government malfeasance and human rights abuses in Angola at a great cost to his own personal safety and well-being. It is essential… More
The United States Must be a Safe Haven for Journalists like Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto
PEN America is proud to join an amicus brief in support of award-winning journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto's case for asylum in the U.S. Deporting him and his son to Mexico… More
Detention of Canadian Journalist Raises Questions of Agency Infringement on Press Freedoms
NEW YORK - PEN America expressed grave concern over the recent detention and denial of entry to the United States of Canadian photojournalist Edward Ou. His subjection to multiple… 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
Joint Letter: Obama and Trudeau Must Call for Charges Against Turkish Journalists to be Dropped
PEN America has joined several media and human rights organizations in letters to United States President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of the NATO summit… More
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