Press Releases
PEN America Welcomes NY Corrections Department Decision to Rescind “Unjustifiable” Proposal to Limit Free Expression for Incarcerated Writers
June 7, 2023
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Decision Not to Renew Lone US History Professor’s Contract at New College of Florida— in Effect, Firing Him— Is “An Affront to Academic Freedom,” Says PEN America
June 6, 2023
Learn More: Decision Not to Renew Lone US History Professor’s Contract at New College of Florida— in Effect, Firing Him— Is “An Affront to Academic Freedom,” Says PEN America
PEN America Opposes New York State Proposal Limiting Incarcerated Writers Ability to Publish
June 6, 2023
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“Unjustified” Mass Arrests at Hong Kong Gathering for Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary
June 6, 2023
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Readings by Noted Authors Headline 6/6 Florida Event Celebrating Books Challenged in Miami-Dade County Schools, including The Hill We Climb by Poet Amanda Gorman
June 5, 2023
Learn More: Readings by Noted Authors Headline 6/6 Florida Event Celebrating Books Challenged in Miami-Dade County Schools, including The Hill We Climb by Poet Amanda Gorman
PEN America Responds to Florida School District’s Offer to Remove LGBTQ Pages from Yearbook
June 2, 2023
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PEN America Decries Continued Imprisonment of Poet Galal El-Behairy, Who is Prepared to Escalate his Hunger Strike by Refusing Water
May 31, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Decries Continued Imprisonment of Poet Galal El-Behairy, Who is Prepared to Escalate his Hunger Strike by Refusing Water
PEN America Defends as Protected Speech a City University of New York Law Student’s Commencement Criticism of Israel and New York Police
May 31, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Defends as Protected Speech a City University of New York Law Student’s Commencement Criticism of Israel and New York Police
PEN America: Sweeping Ban on Drag Performances in Montana In Effect Criminalizes a Wide Range of Artistic Choices
May 26, 2023
Learn More: PEN America: Sweeping Ban on Drag Performances in Montana In Effect Criminalizes a Wide Range of Artistic Choices
