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  • PEN Calls for Protection for Threatened Azerbaijani Writer

    PEN American Center expresses serious concern for the safety of prominent Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli, who is the target of an increasingly hostile campaign in which a lawmaker has promised a...

  • Speak Up for Free Expression in Qatar

    BY Sarah Hoffman
    Poet Mohammad Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami, serving a life sentence for his poetry in Qatar, is awaiting a decision on his appeal. Speak up now and sign a petition calling for his release.

  • PEN Case Studies in Digital Freedom - Surveillance

    BY Deji Olukotun
    In this series of posts, we demonstrate how we use the PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom to defend writers, bloggers, and activists.

  • Inching Toward Accountability?

    BY Larry Siems
    Last week's confirmation hearing for John Brennan offered a small, and not especially satisfying, exercise in public accountability. But at least some of the big questions were asked.

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Liu Xia Pens Open Letter to Xi Jinping
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June 14,2013
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South African President Drops Defamation Suits Against Zapiro and Media Outlets
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Deji Olukotun
June 14,2013
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Turkey Releases One Writer, Two Remain in Prison as Trial Drags on
June 12,2013
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Liu Xia's Brother Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
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Sarah Hoffman
June 11,2013
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Suzanne Nossel
June 10,2013
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