Advocacy
In Remembrance of Anthony Fleischer, Tireless Champion of South African Literature
The President of South African PEN died last week. PEN American Center President Peter Godwin and South African writer Margie Orford share their warm memories. More
Snowden One Year On: Four Things We Know
On the first anniversary, PEN looks at what we've learned over the course of one year of ongoing revelations, the state of surveillance reform moving through Congress, and what… More
Honduras: PEN Urges Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Protect Journalist Julio Ernesto Alvarado
At least 40 journalists have been killed in the country since 2003—35 since the coup d’état in June 2009—while others are facing threats, law suits, and other attacks in… More
Tiananmen at 25: Enforced Amnesia
Memory should never be a crime. We join our colleagues in China and around the world in commemorating the blossoming of freedom of expression on Tiananmen Square in May… More
China: Tiananmen Square 25 Years on
"Not only is the tragedy itself a suppressed piece of history in China, but many of those who protested twenty-five years ago are still being imprisoned, harassed and silenced." More
Obama Administration: Drop Efforts to Force James Risen Testimony
If James Risen is forced to testify, whistleblowers with information about government wrongdoing may be more reluctant to talk to the press, knowing they will have no protection if… More
House Passes Weakened Version of USA FREEDOM Act
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a significantly weakened version of the USA FREEDOM Act, an NSA surveillance reform proposal. More
Anna Politkovskaya Murder Convictions a Small Step Towards Justice
The conviction of five men for the murder of the renowned Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is a welcome development, but PEN remains deeply concerned that those who ordered the… More
Freedom of Expression Under Threat in Thailand as Army Imposes Restrictions on Media
PEN International calls on the Thai army to allow journalists and other writers to continue their essential work documenting and commenting on the emerging situation as martial law is… More
Statement from Russian PEN Center
The Russian PEN Center notes that Russian state-controlled media channels are being used to conduct an intense campaign of misleading propaganda leading to a dangerous rise in nationalistic sentiment… More
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