PEN America

Concerns include the use of Malaysia’s Sedition Act to suppress legitimate criticism of government and courts.

PEN American Center expressed outrage at the harassment and confinement in a mental institution of South African psychologist and novelist Zainub Priya Dala (ZP Dala) exacted in reprisal for her comments in appreciation of the writing of former PEN American Center President Salman Rushdie.

The ghastly murder of atheist blogger Avijit Roy on a road in Dhaka reveals just how dangerous it has become for writers to express themselves freely in Bangladesh.

Although Chinese publisher Tie Liu will not serve jail time unless he violates the terms of his probation, the unwarranted sentence effectively silences him and serves as a warning to others that no criticism of the Party, past or present, will be tolerated.

The deterioration of press freedom has accelerated over the past year in Hong Kong, coinciding with a period of rising political tension, according to a new report released by PEN American Center at a press conference in Hong Kong.

The international community’s response to the current charges leveled against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab has been monumental in denouncing the Criminal Investigations Department and the Bahraini government for their actions.

As the world marks a year since the arrest of three Al Jazeera journalists, an unprecedented wave of persecution is sharply delimiting the bounds of free speech in Egypt.

Concern about surveillance is now nearly as high among writers living in democracies (75%) as among those living in non-democracies (80%), according to a PEN survey of nearly 800 writers worldwide.