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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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All Eyes On Mexico’s Newly-Empowered Special Prosecutor
Will the federal government’s new power to prosecute crimes against journalists finally end the impunity?
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PEN Criticizes Turkey’s Ergenekon Convictions
On Monday, August 5, 2013, the Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 13 decided the fates of 275 individuals who were…
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Strengthening Ties with PEN Haiti
A PEN Member’s visit to PEN Haiti is one of many new exciting collaborations to come with the burgeoning center.
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President Obama: Discuss Human Rights in Vietnam
PEN urges President Obama to use his meeting with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to press for the release of…
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Urgent Call for Content for PEN Amicus Curiae Brief on the Dangers of Surveillance
A Call to PEN members and supporters to submit literary quotes and passages reflecting on surveillance, free expression, and creative…
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Journalist Killed in Russia
The violence continues in Russia as a journalist in Dagestan is murdered and the cases of many others remain unsolved.
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This Fourth of July, Sign the Petition
Independence Day is always a time to reflect on our personal freedoms, and what it took for us to get…
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New Media, Old Threats
With the tools to broadcast opinions and ideas now in the hands not just of writers and journalists but millions…
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Surveillance and International Law
The Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression of the UN and the OAS weigh in on the legal framework for…