Press Releases
Release of Imprisoned Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan is a Long Overdue First Step towards Justice
March 4, 2019
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Institutionalizing Censorship: Cuba’s Decree 349 Poses Expansive Restrictions on Artistic Freedom, PEN America Artists at Risk Connection White Paper Warns
March 4, 2019
Learn More: Institutionalizing Censorship: Cuba’s Decree 349 Poses Expansive Restrictions on Artistic Freedom, PEN America Artists at Risk Connection White Paper Warns
PEN America Joins Belarusian PEN Center in Call to End Persecution of Writer and Activist Paviel Sieviaryniec
March 1, 2019
Learn More: PEN America Joins Belarusian PEN Center in Call to End Persecution of Writer and Activist Paviel Sieviaryniec
Banning Journalists from Covering U.S-North Korea Summit Events Latest Step in Trump’s Pattern of Retaliation
February 28, 2019
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Abduction, Detention of Telemundo’s Daniel Garrido An Unacceptable Attack on International Journalists by the Venezuelan Government
February 27, 2019
Learn More: Abduction, Detention of Telemundo’s Daniel Garrido An Unacceptable Attack on International Journalists by the Venezuelan Government
Debut Writers, Women Sweep Up 2019 PEN America Literary Awards
February 26, 2019
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PEN America Celebrates Release of Turkish Artist, Writer Zehra Doğan
February 25, 2019
Learn More: PEN America Celebrates Release of Turkish Artist, Writer Zehra Doğan
PEN America Launches PEN/Mike Nichols Award to Honor Year’s Best Writing for Performance
February 25, 2019
Learn More: PEN America Launches PEN/Mike Nichols Award to Honor Year’s Best Writing for Performance
Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s Continued Detention Part of Concerted Effort to Erode Press Freedom in Egypt
February 21, 2019
Learn More: Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s Continued Detention Part of Concerted Effort to Erode Press Freedom in Egypt