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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to additional six months in prison in Iran while urgent medical care is again denied
October 24, 2024
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Chinese authorities must release 2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Awardee Xu Zhiyong
October 23, 2024
Learn More: Chinese authorities must release 2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Awardee Xu Zhiyong
Conversation Sun. 10/27 Features Dr. Ibram X. Kendi on Book Bans and their Link to Racism
October 22, 2024
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Israel Film Censorship Threatens Vital Exchange of Ideas and Experiences
October 21, 2024
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PEN America Condemns Harassment of Vietnamese Activist and Online Commentator
October 21, 2024
Learn More: PEN America Condemns Harassment of Vietnamese Activist and Online Commentator
Saturday, October 19—Freedom to Read Day of Action—Draws Attention to Book Bans and How the Public Can Engage to Stop Them
October 17, 2024
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Decision in Texas Reclassifying Celebrated Native Book Diminishes Indigenous History in America
October 16, 2024
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Analysis: Project 2025 Wants to Censor Government Language with a Hit List of Forbidden Words
October 15, 2024
Learn More: Analysis: Project 2025 Wants to Censor Government Language with a Hit List of Forbidden Words
PEN America and Magna Charta Observatory Co-Sponsor First Major International Convening Focused on Government Restrictions on Academic Freedom in the United States
October 11, 2024
Malka Margolies
Learn More: PEN America and Magna Charta Observatory Co-Sponsor First Major International Convening Focused on Government Restrictions on Academic Freedom in the United States
