Articles by PEN America
Citing UN ruling, PEN American Center urges China to release Liu Xiaobo immediately
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention determined that Liu has been arbitrarily detained on a number of counts and that his trial was a “breach of fairness.”
Writer Tran Khai Thanh Thuy released from prison, exiled to United States
“We are enormously relieved that Thanh Thuy is free, and extremely grateful to all who were part of the international campaign to win her release,” said PEN American Center.
Ai Weiwei released from detention in Beijing
PEN American Center urged the government to restore the artist’s full rights to speak and create.
Congress fails to protect reader privacy again
Congress has decided to re-authorise the expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act for four years without restoring safeguards protecting the privacy of bookstore and library records.
Book community urges Congress to restore safeguards for bookstore and library records
The Campaign for Reader Privacy is asking supporters to urge their members of Congress to reject an extension of a Patriot Act provision that gives the government intrusive powers to search library and bookstore records.
University trustees urged to grant honorary degree to playwright
After one university trustee objected to Tony Kushner’s nomination based on the playwright’s purported views about the state of Israel, the board removed his name from the slate of candidates who will receive the degrees.
PEN American Center mourns journalist’s suicide
Siamak Pourzand reportedly committed suicide following years of house arrest in his apartment in Tehran.
Government bars writer Liao Yiwu from attending PEN festival in New York
Festival Chairman Salman Rushdie denounced the travel ban as “a blatant violation of China’s obligations to guarantee freedom of movement and expression.”