‘A name mentioned in an investigation in the public interest is not a trademark. The use of industrial property rules to prevent Karla de la Cuesta, a survivor of abuse, from documenting what she and ...

‘Güllistan Yarkın’s academic writings challenge official narratives and have made her a target of the authorities of Türkiye, who continue to muzzle independent voices. The case against her sends a ch...

Some words cross borders and open a window, others cross them and open the door to a prison cell.

Held as part of PEN International’s 92nd Annual Congress, “Writers at Risk in the Age of AI and Global Disorder.”

‘The threats against these journalists and writers are intended to silence them, limit their employment opportunities and, above all, intimidate other women who dare to speak out against violence. We ...

Luis Galeano is the latest in a long line of journalists who came to the United States to report on issues of the day and instead face deportation.

The undersigned freedom of expression and press freedom organisations urge Peru’s judiciary to dismiss the complaint filed on 17 August by the Asociación Civil San Juan Bautista (ACSJB) against in...

Held as part of PEN International’s 92nd Annual Congress, “Writers at Risk in the Age of AI and Global Disorder.”

18 September 2026: Acclaimed writers from around the world have signed an open letter to President Isaias Afwerki, in support of PEN’s global Proof of Life campaign. Signatories include Nobel laureat...

Hundreds remain in prison, including journalists, trade unionists and others who supported the 2020 protests against Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s re-election. #EuropeNews

16 September 2026: Yesterday at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Tatyana Eatwell, a member of Jimmy Lai’s international legal team, delivered a statement on behalf of PEN International calling...

Svenska PEN:s styrelse tilldelar den fransk-turkiska författaren, sociologen och PEN-medlemmen Pınar Selek 2026 års Tucholskypris för ”hennes djupa engagemang för kvinnors och minoriteters rättigheter...

‘When threats, smear campaigns, harassment and killings become part of the everyday environment in which journalists work, it is not only those who report the news who are silenced: society as a whole...

The Women Writers Committee presents poets bringing poetry that dares to speak within the difficult conversations we're all having — and helps us imagine the next and best things that might happen. J...

Shedding light on these untold stories while creating a space for informed discussion on freedom of expression, censorship, exile, and the human cost of silencing independent voices in Eritrea.

Join PEN International, PEN Eritrea in Exile and PEN Centres worldwide in demanding proof of life for Eritrea's disappeared journalists and writers.

Used booksellers in Canada are navigating how to handle mysterious bulk orders, as suspicions grow that companies are buying up their old books so they can be scanned for AI training — and then trashe...

Der Hermann Kesten-Preis des PEN Deutschland, gestiftet vom Hessischen Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur, geht in diesem Jahr an den guatemaltekischen Journalisten und Verle...

‘ The Russian Federation’s deliberate targeting of Ukrainian libraries and publishing facilities amounts to an assault on Ukraine’s very identity and must stop immediately. Once again, we urge the i...

‘ The PEN Community expresses full solidarity with Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family in their never-ending fight for justice. Those who killed Daphne sought to silence her, yet her powerful legacy lives...

Yorgen Fenech cleared on both charges he faced over 2017 killing of journalist that prompted global outrage

La FIL de Guadalajara le otorga el prestigioso galardón a la escritora en el exilio por revitalizar ”la expresión poética del cuerpo, el deseo y el goce femenino”, que combina la intimidad con la conc...