Articles by PEN America
More than 3,500 petition government to release journalists, writers
Petitioners’ names were collected through the “Our Society Will Be a Free Society” campaign, a coalition project dedicated to winning the freedom of all journalists jailed in Iran.
Writer prevented from travelling to German book festival, under house arrest
Liao Yiwu had been warned not to attend the festival, but insisted on exercising his right to travel freely.
Free press and free expression organisations to Iran: release jailed journalists, writers
A coalition of international journalists’, writers’, and publishers’ organisations has launched a campaign to press the government of Iran to release their imprisoned colleagues.
Detained PEN officer Zhao Shiying released; new cyber attack targets Independent Chinese PEN Center
Writer Zhao Shiying was allowed to return home after nearly two weeks in police custody.
State Department lifts ban on prominent Muslim scholar
PEN American Center welcomed the decision which allows Tariq Ramadan to re-apply for a US visa.
Writer and PEN officer Zhao Shiying detained
The well-known dissident and human rights defender has been regularly harassed by police since December 2008.
Writers ring in New Year with call to free Liu Xiaobo
Dozens of PEN American Center member’s staged a New Year’s Eve rally on the steps of the New York Public Library to protest the imprisonment of writer Liu Xiaobo.
PEN American Center president calls sentencing of Liu Xiaobo a “mockery” and a “scandal”
Xiaobo was sentenced by a Beijing court to 11 years in prison for his writings.