In their filing PEN’s attorneys write that ‘One clear effect of the lack of access to literacy education is the inability to critically analyze “fake news.”‘
International Rights Organizations Issue Unified Demand to Mauritania for Mkhaitir’s Release
Mauritania has yet to release writer Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaïtir, convicted of blasphemy, a year after his official release date.
PEN America Sues Donald Trump: ‘Standing Up to These Encroachments’
Focusing on what it describes as Trump’s assaults on the news media and violations of the First Amendment, PEN America has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump.
PEN America Announces Refocused Short Story Debut Award, the Bingham Prize
The coming together of the United States’ two PEN chapters has given the organization a chance to refocus its Bingham Prize for debut short stories, and it will be awarded in February.
World Industry Organizations Condemn Murder of Bangladeshi Publisher Shahzahan Bachchu
‘Diverse publishing culture of Bangladesh is at risk,’ says the International Publishers Association, condemning the murder of publisher Shahzahan Bachchu.
As the World Cup Approaches, PEN Authors Press Moscow for Oleg Sentsov’s Release
Ahead of the World Cup in Russia, PEN America issues a letter demanding the release of imprisoned Ukrainian writer and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who began a hunger strike in May.
Industry Notes: PEN America Releases Online Harassment Manual
The free-speech advocacy organization PEN America takes on the problems writers face in online harassment with a new guide for protection.
Three Ways PEN’s New Report Says China Is Compromising Free Expression
An extensively researched new report from PEN America examines China’s policy of ‘Internet sovereignty’ and its dangers to freedoms of expression, and it provides guidance to companies doing business in China.
Takami Nieda on Translating Kazuki Kaneshiro: Love Before Trump
Just released by AmazonCrossing, Kazuki Kaneshiro’s 18-year-old ‘Go’ has found new voice in Takami Nieda’s deft translation. It’s a timely, articulate indictment, readers are saying, of today’s nationalism.
Author Jennifer Egan Named President of the Newly Combined PEN America
‘To my mind, freedom of expression is a basic human right,’ says the Pulitzer-winning Jennifer Egan as she takes over from Andrew Solomon as president of PEN America.