Advocacy
PEN American Center Condemns Attack on Denmark Free Speech Event
PEN American Center condemns the attack on a free speech event in Copenhagen today in which at least one person was killed and many injured. More
PEN Mourns Death of Friend and Vice-President of PEN Tibetan Writers Abroad, Lobsang Chokta
The PEN community is devastated today by the news of the murder of our friend and colleague, Lobsang Chokta in Delhi, India. More
Eritrea: Writers Released After Six Years of Arbitrary Detention
The news that six Eritrean writers and journalists have been unexpectedly released is a welcome step from a country with an atrocious record on freedom of expression. More
The Invisible Wall
Karl Ove Knausgård delivered this year's keynote address at the 14th Oxfam Novib/ PEN-International Awards for Freedom of Expression, in which he championed courageous writers from around the world… More
PEN Condemns UK Spying on Journalists’ Communications
Today’s revelations that the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) ‘harvested’ correspondence between journalists and editors at news organisations such as the BBC, the Guardian, the New York Times, and… More
PEN Staff and Members Visit Writers in China
After several days in Beijing, a delegation from PEN arrived safely in Hong Kong this last night. More
Attacks and Censorship in Hong Kong
Is Hong Kong still a bastion of free expression in a region gripped by censorship? More
PEN Condemns Murders of Charlie Hebdo Journalists
As writers, editors, and artists we stand together today in solidarity and outrage at the murder of our colleagues at Charlie Hebdo in Paris. More
Egypt: Like a Facebook Post, Go to Jail
As the world marks a year since the arrest of three Al Jazeera journalists, an unprecedented wave of persecution is sharply delimiting the bounds of free speech in Egypt.… More
January Hearing May End James Risen’s Ordeal—or Not
On January 5, New York Times reporter James Risen and his attorney may reach an agreement with the Justice Department that would see him testify in the case without… More
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