Press Releases
Threat to Civil Society and News Organizations Under Proposed Law in Georgia that Would Hand Unfettered Monitoring and Investigatory Powers to the Country’s Government
February 28, 2023
Learn More: Threat to Civil Society and News Organizations Under Proposed Law in Georgia that Would Hand Unfettered Monitoring and Investigatory Powers to the Country’s Government
PEN America Welcomes ‘Safekeeping Status” for Texas Prisoner-Journalist Whose Reporting Put His Safety at Risk
February 28, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Welcomes ‘Safekeeping Status” for Texas Prisoner-Journalist Whose Reporting Put His Safety at Risk
“Alarming” Proposed Florida Law Heightens Oversight of Classroom Libraries, Expands Mechanism to Challenge a Book
February 27, 2023
Learn More: “Alarming” Proposed Florida Law Heightens Oversight of Classroom Libraries, Expands Mechanism to Challenge a Book
Vinod Kumar Shukla and Erika Dickerson-Despenza to Receive Career Achievement Honors at PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony Mar. 2
February 27, 2023
Learn More: Vinod Kumar Shukla and Erika Dickerson-Despenza to Receive Career Achievement Honors at PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony Mar. 2
PEN Network Welcomes Release of Iranian Writers Arash Ganji and Reza Khandan Mahabadi, Calls for Release of Other Members of the Iranian Writers’ Association
February 27, 2023
Learn More: PEN Network Welcomes Release of Iranian Writers Arash Ganji and Reza Khandan Mahabadi, Calls for Release of Other Members of the Iranian Writers’ Association
Proposed New Florida Law Would Place the “Most Draconian and Censorious” Restrictions on Higher Education in the Country, Says PEN America
February 24, 2023
Learn More: Proposed New Florida Law Would Place the “Most Draconian and Censorious” Restrictions on Higher Education in the Country, Says PEN America
PEN America Condemns Proposed Florida Bill that Would Enact Radical Changes to Defamation Law, Posing a “Grave Threat” to a Free Press and Free Speech
February 24, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Condemns Proposed Florida Bill that Would Enact Radical Changes to Defamation Law, Posing a “Grave Threat” to a Free Press and Free Speech
Arrest of Researcher in Algeria Amid a Crackdown on Civil Society Puts Free Expression in a “Perilous State,” Says PEN America
February 23, 2023
Learn More: Arrest of Researcher in Algeria Amid a Crackdown on Civil Society Puts Free Expression in a “Perilous State,” Says PEN America
Florida University’s Investigation of Professor’s Teaching on Race is “Textbook Example” of Mishandling of Spurious Complaint, Says PEN America
February 23, 2023
Learn More: Florida University’s Investigation of Professor’s Teaching on Race is “Textbook Example” of Mishandling of Spurious Complaint, Says PEN America
