Advocacy News

Maziar Bahari, Jon Stewart, and Joel Simon discuss press freedom in Iran in the run-up to the crucial June presidential election

A wave of deletions of popular online commentators hits writer Murong Xuecun; Murong hits back in a powerful Guardian essay.

PEN International protests in the strongest possible terms the Ethiopian Supreme Court’s May 2, 2013, decision to uphold Eskinder Nega’s conviction on highly dubious terrorism-related charges and his 18-year prison sentence. It also protests the... more »

After an Ethiopian court upheld Eskinder Nega's 18-year prison sentence, the journalist smuggled a letter out of prison.

PEN International condemns the detention of blogger Jabeur Mejri, whose seven-and-a-half year sentence for expressing allegedly blasphemous views online was confirmed by the Court of Cassation on April 25, 2013.