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PEN America today condemned the transfer of Vietnamese writer and journalist Pham Doan Trang to a remote prison facility, calling the move retaliation for exercising her right to freedom of expression. PEN America called on Vietnamese authorities to uphold international legal standards in its treatment of wrongfully jailed prisoners. ....
Threats against free expression and artistic freedom in Asia are rising, with artists increasingly vulnerable to violent attacks, censorship, and persecution, stemming in some cases from laws restricting digital security rights and suppressing criticism of government and ruling parties, according to a new publication from PEN America’s Artist at Risk Connection (ARC), in partnership with the Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA). ....
PEN America issued a statement on the decision by the theater department at Texas Wesleyan University to halt an upcoming production of the play, Down in Mississippi, after some students voiced opposition, concerned about the use of the N-word. PEN America called the decision "an alarming affront to artistic freedom." ....
(NEW YORK) In response to the arrest of Clark County (NV) Public Administrator Robert Telles in the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, PEN America issued the following statement from Washington ....
In response to reports of death threats and intimidation experienced by Oregon Shakespeare Festival director Nataki Garrett and her staff, which have forced Garrett to maintain security protection when in public, Summer Lopez, PEN America’s chief program officer for free expression, said: “PEN America stands in solidarity with Nataki Garrett and the staff of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and unequivocally condemns threats of violence against artists and leaders in the creative community. ....