Articles by PEN America
Detained writer Liu Xiaobo formally indicted
PEN American Center denounced the move and pledged solidarity with the literary critic.
Book groups support Patriot Act reform bill in House
People are urged to contact members of the House of Representatives in support of a bill banning the government from using the Patriot Act to identify the books that people borrow or purchase.
PEN calls on President Obama to stand up for free expression in China
On the eve of Barack Obama’s first state visit to China, PEN American Center has sent a letter urging the president to intervene on behalf of the more than 40 writers imprisoned in that country because of their work.
Natalya Estemirova case must be solved, say CPJ, PEN American Center
CPJ and Pen American Center call on the Russian president to ensure that both Estemirova’s assassins and those who sent them to her doorstep are brought to justice.
Book groups praise reader privacy protections in House Patriot Act bill
The Campaign for Reader Privacy welcomed a new House bill that will restore reader privacy protections eliminated eight years ago by the USA Patriot Act.
Book groups seek meaningful reader privacy protection in Patriot Act reauthorisation
The Senate Judiciary Committee recently provided additional protections for library records but this does not apply to the records of bookstore customers.
PEN applauds passage of US congressional resolution for writer Liu Xiaobo
PEN American Center urged the Obama administration to press for the dissident’s release in advance of the president’s visit to Beijing.
PEN protests exclusion from U.S. of German publisher and PEN member
Karl-Dietrich Wolff was reportedly questioned for six hours by U.S. officials, photographed and fingerprinted.