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University Shutters Exhibition Featuring Klan Figures

by Rhea Nayyar January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

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

by Rhea Nayyar January 4, 2023January 9, 2023

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

by Rhea Nayyar November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie May 25, 2022May 26, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 7, 2022April 14, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

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

by Hakim Bishara July 25, 2021July 23, 2021

PEN Belarus is one of 50 of civil rights organizations facing closure.

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A Handbook for Artists Facing Persecution

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia January 29, 2021February 8, 2021

PEN America has released a critical guide for artists at risk, created with input from persecuted creators around the world.

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Can You Spot Election Disinformation? Take This Quiz to Find Out

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 9, 2020November 5, 2020

Before you vote, check your knowledge of disinformation with PEN America’s new online quiz, “What To Expect When You’re Electing.”

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NYPD Proposes Stricter Regulations on Press Credentials

by Hakim Bishara July 20, 2020November 5, 2020

The proposal would expand the authority of officers to remove credentials from journalists and bar them from crossing police lines to cover news stories.

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Tania Bruguera Among Artists Detained in Cuba Before Protest Against Police Brutality

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 30, 2020November 5, 2020

Bruguera was arrested in her home under pretenses of “pandemic contagion,” preventing her from attending a demonstration against the killing of Hansel Ernesto Hernández Galiano.

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Journalists Were Arrested In Minneapolis for “No Fathomable Reason,” Says PEN America

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia May 29, 2020

In a statement released today, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel condemned the unfounded arrest of a CNN crew covering protests in the city, calling the scene a “dystopian spectacle.”

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