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The warning signs are clear. Free speech, a cornerstone of American democracy, is at risk: books banned, journalists attacked, and facts distorted. This election season, send a letter to demand that our voices be heard.
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Larger Questions as Twitter Enters the Fray in Battle Against Surveillance
Twitter filed suit today against government surveillance on free speech grounds. But Twitter has some questions to answer of its…
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In Memory of Cell Number One
PEN Haiti president Jean-Euphèle Milcé reflects on the death of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.
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PEN Member Arrested for Supporting Hong Kong Protests
As pro-democracy protests enter their third week in Hong Kong, Beijing’s efforts to suppress information on and support for the…
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Jordanian Poet Denied Entry to U.S.
On September 27, 2014, Jordanian-British Poet Amjad Nasser was denied permission to board a plane bound for New York, where…
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What Captain Underpants Can Tell Us About Net Neutrality
PEN knows how the story about ending the open net goes: they’re called banned books.
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Student Languishes in Detention for Facebook Post in Nigeria
PEN Nigeria responds to the detention of a Nigerian student for over 20 days for Facebook posts criticizing a state…
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National Coalition Against Censorship Announces Winners of Cameron Post Essay Contest
The contest, co-sponsored by PEN and other free expression groups, invited high school students in Delaware to write a 250-500…
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140 Characters Make You A Terrorist
Saudi Arabia remains one of few countries untouched by the wave of democratic uproar that swept through the Middle East….
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Ferguson and Press Freedom
Press freedom includes the right of journalists to do their jobs without intentional interference by the police. That right was…