Press Releases
PEN America Stands with Chinese Human Rights Lawyers
July 10, 2023
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New Mississippi Bill to Curtail Materials that Deal with Sex Leads Some Libraries to Raise the Minimum Age for a Library Card to 18
July 7, 2023
Learn More: New Mississippi Bill to Curtail Materials that Deal with Sex Leads Some Libraries to Raise the Minimum Age for a Library Card to 18
PEN America Calls on Jordanian Officials to Lift Ban on Satirical News Site Al Hudood
July 7, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Calls on Jordanian Officials to Lift Ban on Satirical News Site Al Hudood
PEN America Calls for Release of Turkish Journalist Arrested Under Anti-Terrorism Laws for Airing an Opinion Critical of the Government
July 6, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Calls for Release of Turkish Journalist Arrested Under Anti-Terrorism Laws for Airing an Opinion Critical of the Government
PEN America on Drag Story Hour Shutting Down Miami Chapter: A “Sadly Predictable” Outcome Due to Anti-LGBTQ Laws in Florida
July 6, 2023
Learn More: PEN America on Drag Story Hour Shutting Down Miami Chapter: A “Sadly Predictable” Outcome Due to Anti-LGBTQ Laws in Florida
New Report: Communities Can Counter Disinformation by Taking Local and Cultural Context Into Account
July 6, 2023
Learn More: New Report: Communities Can Counter Disinformation by Taking Local and Cultural Context Into Account
PEN America Mourns the Death of Prize-Winning Ukrainian Author and PEN-Ukraine Member Victoria Amelina
July 2, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Mourns the Death of Prize-Winning Ukrainian Author and PEN-Ukraine Member Victoria Amelina
In Christian Evangelical Web Designer Case, PEN America Voices Concern that Supreme Court Ruling Overlooks Risk of Legitimizing Unlawful Discrimination in the Name of Religious Freedom
June 30, 2023
Learn More: In Christian Evangelical Web Designer Case, PEN America Voices Concern that Supreme Court Ruling Overlooks Risk of Legitimizing Unlawful Discrimination in the Name of Religious Freedom
More Than 50 Authors Join PEN America, We Need Diverse Books, and the Florida Freedom to Read Project, in Call to Pinellas County, FL School Officials to Drop Review of 87 Book Titles
June 30, 2023
Learn More: More Than 50 Authors Join PEN America, We Need Diverse Books, and the Florida Freedom to Read Project, in Call to Pinellas County, FL School Officials to Drop Review of 87 Book Titles