PEN American Center
As Iran heads towards elections in June, the government is once again engaging in a campaign of arrests, repression and harassment against the media. This evening explores the political, social, and personal implications of criminalizing the press...Read More »
Maziar Bahari, Jon Stewart, and Joel Simon discuss press freedom in Iran in the run-up to the crucial June presidential election Read More »
Focusing on the harrowing events at Guantánamo and on the courage of those in the military and intelligence services who created a written record of those events, this program explored the role that writing can play in witnessing—and confronting—hRead More »
After an Ethiopian court upheld Eskinder Nega's 18-year prison sentence, the journalist smuggled a letter out of prison. Read More »
With the release of PEN International's China Report, PEN American Center is calling on its supporters and followers to help spread the word via social media. Read More »
PEN launches the Twitter campaign #shesnotfree in support of Chinese artist and poet Liu Xia on the eve of our landmark report on China. Read More »
We spoke with PEN Turkey President Tarik Günersel on Freedom to Write Award winner Ayse Berktay and free expression in Turkey. Read More »
South Africa's premier writers convene in New York for a feisty debate on the future of literature and free expression in the Rainbow Nation. Read More »
PEN is saddened by the loss of Edward de Grazia, a lawyer, playwright, and longtime PEN member who devoted his life to fighting censorship and promoting free expression. Read More »