Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers
Based on a survey of nearly 800 writers worldwide, concern about surveillance is now nearly as high among writers living in democracies (75 percent) as among those living in… More
New PEN Report Demonstrates Global Chilling Effect of Mass Surveillance
Self-Censorship in Democratic Countries Approaching Authoritarian Levels: Ripple effects of mass surveillance are reverberating worldwide, driving writers to self-censor, according to a new report by PEN American Center released… More
This Week in Free Expression: August 8, 2014
Facebook may meet a sorry fate in Vietnam, Austria, and Russia due to internet censorship, while freedom of the press comes under attack in Mexico, Turkey, and Myanmar. Also:… More
U.S. Senate: Restore Free Expression, Pass Senator Leahy’s Revision of USA FREEDOM Act Before August Recess
Senator Leahy’s bill fixes key weaknesses in the House version of USA FREEDOM, opening up surveillance practices to heightened public scrutiny. More
PEN Stands Against Spying
PEN is proud to be part of the Stand Against Spying coalition, a new initiative that presents every single member of Congress’ voting record on surveillance in an easy… More
Leading Authors Agree: Mass Surveillance is Censorship
Edward Albee, Don DeLillo, John Green, Rachel Kushner, and twenty-five other leading American writers joined PEN American Center today in an open letter to the Senate leadership demanding National… More
Mass Surveillance is Censorship
Edward Albee, Don DeLillo, John Green, Rachel Kushner, and twenty-five other leading American writers joined PEN American Center today in an open letter to the Senate leadership demanding National… More
Independence Day: Give Thanks, Speak Freely, and Fight Back
That this country not only protects but exalts free expression, that we hold the fundamental conviction that the best way to combat evil is through dialogue, makes me as… More
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