Press Releases
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PEN America condemns the sentencing of Alsu Kurmasheva to 6.5 years in prison
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PEN America Signs Joint Letter to President Biden in Advance of Meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu
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PEN America: Wall Street Journal Termination of Journalist Selina Cheng “Risks Sending Troubling Signal”
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Russian Court Sentences Evan Gershkovich to 16 Years in Prison
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Masha Gessen Sentenced in Absentia to Eight Years in Russian Prison for Ukraine Comments
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PEN America Condemns Assault and Detention of Palestinian Author Hanan Awwad
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Judge’s Ruling on Rapper’s Lyrics Represents a “Slap in the Face” to Free Expression
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PEN America’s Emerging Voices Workshop Returns To Los Angeles
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Moscow Court Sentences Playwright and Director in Ongoing Crackdown on Free Expression
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