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PEN American Center Decries “Thuggery” in Attacks on Foreign Press in China
PEN American Center today denounced a series of brazen attacks on foreign journalists seeking to visit a dissident living under house arrest, calling the attacks “thuggery” and a blatant… More
House to Vote on Reader Privacy Amendment
Just a day after the House of Representatives approved a 10-month extension of the Patriot Act, House members from both parties announced today that they will try to add… More
House Votes This Week on Patriot Act Extension
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill that will extend the Patriot Act through December 8 without providing additional protections for the privacy… More
Reader Privacy Advocates Urge Calls to Congress
As debate begins in Washington again over the reauthorization of sections of the USA Patriot Act that expire on February 28, the Campaign for Reader Privacy, representing librarians, booksellers,… More
Reader Privacy Fight Resumes in Congress
Just four weeks before controversial portions of the USA Patriot Act are set to expire, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) last week reintroduced a reauthorization bill that would restore protections… More
Redford and Barkin Head PEN/ACLU Sundance “Reckoning with Torture” Event
Robert Redford and Ellen Barkin joined director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Fair Game) and an all-star cast Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival to… More
At Sundance, Doug Liman Turns Attention to Bush Administration Torture Record
Acclaimed director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Fair Game) is teaming up with the American Civil Liberties Union, PEN American Center, and the Sundance Film… More
ACLU and PEN American Center to Present “Reckoning With Torture” at Sundance
The American Civil Liberties Union and PEN American Center, in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival, will present a special performance of “Reckoning With Torture: Memos and Testimonies From… More
State Dept to Take Steps to Facilitate Free Exchange of Ideas Across Borders
The Obama Administration will take new steps to address the “ideological exclusion” of scholars and others from the United States on the basis of their political views, according to… More
PEN Calls on Smithsonian Institution to Reinstate Controversial Video
PEN American Center has sent a letter to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and the Director of the National Portrait Gallery urging them to review the… More