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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.
PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) today condemned the arrest of Iranian musician and poet Mona Borzouei, who was taken into custody on September 28 by Iran’s security forces for reading a poem in support of the Mahsa Amini protests.
With anti-government protests erupting across Iran and writers and dissident voices being detained, PEN America today called for the release of Iranian writer Reza Khandan Mahabadi on the second anniversary of his wrongful imprisonment. PEN America also urged the unconditional release of every writer and artist either imprisoned long-term or detained recently. Mahabadi, a member of the Iranian Writers’ Association and winner of the 2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write award, was sent to prison exactly two years ago, along with the poet and filmmaker Baktash Abtin, who died this past January from...
Jenny Holzer's text-based installation at Rockefeller Center features words from Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, and others.
Ahead of Mongolian writer and activist Munkhbayar Chuluundorj’s appeal set for September 14, PEN America urges Mongolian authorities to immediately set aside his 10-year sentence and release him unconditionally.