Press Releases
PEN America Welcomes Release of Mahmoud Khalil But Condemns Ongoing Threat to Free Expression
June 20, 2025
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PEN America Urges Charges Be Dropped, Deportation Efforts Halted for Journalist Detained While Reporting
June 18, 2025
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New York City Mayor Urged to Drop Threatened Ban on Daily News Reporter
June 18, 2025
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Reinstate All Journalists at U.S. Global Media Outlets With Those Recalled from Voice of America Persian-Language Service
June 18, 2025
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Deportation of Australian Writer For Speech Fits “Disturbing Pattern” of U.S. Border Agents Screening Visitors For Their Viewpoints
June 17, 2025
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Continued Detention of Mahmoud Khalil is “Tortured Reasoning”
June 13, 2025
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U.S. House Vote Gutting NPR and PBS Betrays Millions of Americans Who Rely on Public Media
June 12, 2025
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Columbia U Student Mahmoud Khalil Must be Immediately Released In Wrongful Detention Case
June 12, 2025
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PEN America Applauds Vital Victory for Community Members and Educators in Lawsuits Over Book Bans in Minnesota, Calls it a Model for Engagement Against Censorship
June 10, 2025
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