Press Releases
PEN America Endorses Appeal for New UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy
November 21, 2023
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PEN America Welcomes Release of Iranian Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi
November 20, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Welcomes Release of Iranian Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi
PEN America Files Amicus Brief in Case Against Texas Law Requiring Ratings for Sexual Content on Books Sold to Public Schools
November 20, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Files Amicus Brief in Case Against Texas Law Requiring Ratings for Sexual Content on Books Sold to Public Schools
Guatemalan Artists Among Those Targeted During Political Turmoil
November 17, 2023
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Cancelled Film on Israel Deprives a NY Campus of Important Conversation Amid Crisis
November 17, 2023
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Decision by University of Southern California to Bar Professor from Teaching This Semester for Anti-Hamas Remarks is a “Shocking Overreaction,” Says PEN America
November 17, 2023
Learn More: Decision by University of Southern California to Bar Professor from Teaching This Semester for Anti-Hamas Remarks is a “Shocking Overreaction,” Says PEN America
Marietta, GA School Board Upholds Ban on Flamer, Book by Mike Curato
November 17, 2023
Learn More: Marietta, GA School Board Upholds Ban on Flamer, Book by Mike Curato
Aleksandra Skochilenko Sentenced to 7 Years for Supermarket Art Project
November 16, 2023
Learn More: Aleksandra Skochilenko Sentenced to 7 Years for Supermarket Art Project
PEN America Calls on Israeli Government to Rescind Inflammatory Rhetoric, Threats Against Palestinian Journalists
November 15, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Calls on Israeli Government to Rescind Inflammatory Rhetoric, Threats Against Palestinian Journalists