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Most Museum Directors Have Faced Pressure to Censor Art, Survey Finds
Works critical of Christianity and works by Palestinian artists were among those that would “definitely” elicit complaints, survey respondents said.
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Brooklyn Museum and PEN America Accused of “Silence” on Gaza Ceasefire
Activists staged an action at the museum after filmmakers Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster and writers Nikki Giovanni and Doreen St. Félix withdrew from a planned event in protest.
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Incarcerated Artists and Authors Shed Light on Prison Censorship
The exhibition Return To Sender, co-organized by Mariame Kaba with PEN America, explores the prison industrial complex’s mechanisms of silencing.
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New Report Sheds Light on Plight of Persecuted Artists
Cultural workers too often fall outside the scope of advocacy groups, argues Artists at Risk Connection.
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University Shutters Exhibition Featuring Klan Figures
Several students of color at Arkansas Tech deemed Dominique Simmons’s artworks “racially insensitive.”
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Minnesota Professor Reportedly Fired for Showing Paintings of Prophet Muhammad
Academics and literary nonprofits condemned the Hamline University professor's dismissal as a violation of academic freedom.
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African Artists Face “Troubling” Restrictions on Creative Freedom
A new report by PEN America details how artistic freedom in Africa is being suppressed amidst flawed elections, military coups, and political crises.
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Margaret Atwood Protests Book Banning With Fireproof Copy of The Handmaid's Tale
The fire-resistant copy will be auctioned to raise funds for PEN America.
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Frankenthaler Foundation Provides $2.5M to Support Ukrainian Artists and Cultural Heritage
The funding will also support artists at risk in Belarus, Russia, and other countries.
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Writers’ Organization Issues Dire Warning After Members Reportedly Murdered by Taliban
Two of PEN International's members, Abdullah Atefi and Dawa Khan Menapal, were reportedly murdered by Taliban forces earlier this month.
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Belarus Targets Cultural Sector, Moving to Liquidate Country’s PEN Chapter
PEN Belarus is one of 50 of civil rights organizations facing closure.
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A Handbook for Artists Facing Persecution
PEN America has released a critical guide for artists at risk, created with input from persecuted creators around the world.