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Oct 20, 2023 | pen.org | Lisa Tolin |Justin Shilad |Kristen Shahverdian |Jonathan Friedman

HomePEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression The Week of October 16PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. PEN America mourned the devastating loss of civilian lives in Gaza and condemned threats to free expression and the free flow of vital information to the public arising out of the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Sep 29, 2023 | pen.org | Nadine Johnson |Suzanne Nossel |Justin Shilad |Julie Trébault

PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. PEN America leadership and Trustees met with White House and State Department officials and members of Congress to discuss advocacy of free expression worldwide.

Sep 22, 2023 | pen.org | Suzanne Nossel |Justin Shilad |Kristen Shahverdian |Samantha LaFrance

PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. PEN America launched a new report that found book bans across the U.S. increased by 33 percent in the 2022-2023 school year.

Sep 1, 2023 | pen.org | Justin Shilad |Lisa Tolin

HomeAnti-LGBTQ+ Campaigns Lead to Broad Crackdown on Free Expression“Promoting homosexuality is forbidden! We’re telling you, this is just the beginning! We’ve warned you a hundred times!”These chilling words are heard in a video circulating on social media, showing a mob of men surrounding a bar hosting a drag show in Lebanon’s capital Beirut.