Press Releases
Book Ban in Pennsylvania School District Sets Troubling Precedent for Access to Diverse Literature
September 17, 2021
Learn More: Book Ban in Pennsylvania School District Sets Troubling Precedent for Access to Diverse Literature
PEN America to Honor Imprisoned Iranian Writers and Free Expression Advocates Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi at 2021 Gala
September 16, 2021
Learn More: PEN America to Honor Imprisoned Iranian Writers and Free Expression Advocates Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi at 2021 Gala
Artists at Risk Connection Releases New Podcast, ‘Creating Artistic Resilience: Voices of Asia’
September 14, 2021
Learn More: Artists at Risk Connection Releases New Podcast, ‘Creating Artistic Resilience: Voices of Asia’
Wole Soyinka, Hillary Clinton, Sandra Cisneros, Louise Penny, and Pamela Paul to Headline PEN America’s Trademark Fall Literary Event Series PEN Out Loud
September 14, 2021
Learn More: Wole Soyinka, Hillary Clinton, Sandra Cisneros, Louise Penny, and Pamela Paul to Headline PEN America’s Trademark Fall Literary Event Series PEN Out Loud
Threats to Participants in Hindu Nationalism Conference Risk Silencing Academic Freedom
September 10, 2021
Learn More: Threats to Participants in Hindu Nationalism Conference Risk Silencing Academic Freedom
Oregon School District Bans BLM, LGBTQ+ Symbols
September 8, 2021
Learn More: Oregon School District Bans BLM, LGBTQ+ Symbols
PEN American Condemns Guilty Verdict in Sham Trial of Belarusian Activists
September 7, 2021
Learn More: PEN American Condemns Guilty Verdict in Sham Trial of Belarusian Activists
PEN America Condemns Nicaragua’s Ongoing Press Crackdown, Political Repression
September 7, 2021
Learn More: PEN America Condemns Nicaragua’s Ongoing Press Crackdown, Political Repression
PEN America Decries Russia’s Expulsion of Comedian
September 2, 2021
Learn More: PEN America Decries Russia’s Expulsion of Comedian
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