The PEN Campaign for Core Freedoms is an intensive education and advocacy campaign to address freedom of expression and human rights concerns connected with the USA Patriot Act and the full range of antiterrorism laws and orders enacted since 9/11.

The PEN Campaign for Core Freedoms is an intensive education and advocacy campaign to address freedom of expression and human rights concerns connected with the USA Patriot Act and the full range of antiterrorism laws and orders enacted since 9/11. Copyright 2011 PEN.orgPEN.org RSS Feed.http://www.pen.orgen-usNovember 15, 2011: PEN Calls for Press Freedom at Occupy Siteshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/6244/prmID/172Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:33:31 GMTTue, 15 Nov 2011 16:33:31 GMTJune 22, 2011: PEN, Partners Seek Recognition for Those Who Said No to Torturehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/6067/prmID/172Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:33:31 GMTWed, 22 Jun 2011 16:33:31 GMTMay 27, 2011: Congress Fails to Protect Reader Privacy Againhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/6036/prmID/172Wed, 1 Jun 2011 16:33:31 GMTWed, 1 Jun 2011 16:33:31 GMTMarch 31, 2011: Afghan Writer and Activist Malalai Joya Granted U.S. Visahttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5767/prmID/172Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:33:31 GMTThu, 31 Mar 2011 16:33:31 GMTFebruary 1, 2011: Reader Privacy Advocates Urge Calls to Congresshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5567/prmID/172Tue, 1 Feb 2011 16:33:31 GMTTue, 1 Feb 2011 16:33:31 GMTJanuary 31, 2011: Reader Privacy Fight Resumes in Congresshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5566/prmID/172Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:33:31 GMTMon, 31 Jan 2011 16:33:31 GMTJanuary 31, 2011: Redford and Barkin Head PEN/ACLU Sundance "Reckoning with Torture" Eventhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5564/prmID/172Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:33:31 GMTMon, 31 Jan 2011 16:33:31 GMTJanuary 13, 2011: ACLU and PEN American Center to Present �Reckoning With Torture� at Sundancehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5545/prmID/172Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:33:31 GMTThu, 13 Jan 2011 16:33:31 GMTAugust 25, 2010: Writers Support Park51 Project, Religious Freedomhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5252/prmID/172Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:33:30 GMTWed, 25 Aug 2010 16:33:30 GMTJuly 27, 2010: Colombian Journalist Hollman Morris Granted Visa to Join Harvard Programhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5202/prmID/172Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:33:30 GMTTue, 27 Jul 2010 16:33:30 GMTJune 18, 2010: Increased Patriot Act Oversight Is Welcome News for Reader Privacy Advocateshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5112/prmID/172Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:33:30 GMTFri, 18 Jun 2010 16:33:30 GMTJanuary 20, 2010: PEN Celebrates Victory in Tariq Ramadan Casehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4509/prmID/172Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:33:30 GMTWed, 20 Jan 2010 16:33:30 GMTVerdict Against Liu Xiaobohttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4454/prmID/172Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 30 Dec 2009 16:33:29 GMTMeena Alexander Reads from <i>Beijing Coma</i> by Ma Jianhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4409/prmID/172Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 9 Dec 2009 16:33:29 GMTIan Buruma Discusses Exile Literaturehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4407/prmID/172Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 9 Dec 2009 16:33:29 GMTReckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the �War on Terror�http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4295/prmID/172Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:33:29 GMTThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:33:29 GMTJameel Jaffer Concludes Reckoning With Torturehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4066/prmID/172Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTThu, 15 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTJameel Jaffer Introduces Reckoning With Torturehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4065/prmID/172Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTThu, 15 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTOctober 15, 2009:Book Groups Seek Meaningful Reader Privacy Protectionhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4067/prmID/172Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTThu, 15 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTA.M. Homes and Jack Rice Read from the Interrogation Log of Mohammad al Quhtanihttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4053/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTJonathan Ames Reads from FBI E-mails, Guant�namo Bayhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4052/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTGeorge Saunders Reads Statement by Khaled El-Masrihttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4051/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTReckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the �War on Terror�http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4062/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTVideo Testimony of Guant�namo Detainee Moazzam Begghttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4061/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTVideo Testimony of Guant�namo Detainee Omar Deghayeshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4060/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTVideo Testimony of Guant�namo Detainees Ruhal Ahmed and Shafiq Rasulhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4059/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTK. Anthony Appiah Concludes Reckoning With Torturehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4058/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTIshmael Beah Reads from a Sworn Statement of Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveldhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4057/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTAmrit Singh, Matthew Alexander, and Susanna Moore Read from a Combatant Status Review Tribunalhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4056/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTPaul Auster Reads from Autopsy Reports of Detainee Deathshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4055/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTAmrit Singh and Matthew Alexander Read from George Tenet Appearance on 60 Minuteshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4054/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTEve Ensler Reads from a Speech by George W. Bushhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4050/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTDon DeLillo Reads from a CIA Memohttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4047/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTNell Freudenberger Reads from an Interpreter's Sworn Statementhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4046/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTK. Anthony Appiah Introduces Reckoning With Torturehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4045/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTDavid Cole and Art Spiegelman Read from a Legal Counsel Memo and Detainee Accounthttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/4048/prmID/172Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:29 GMTSeptember 25, 2009: Reader Privacy Advocates Welcome Patriot Act Reform Measureshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3905/prmID/172Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:33:29 GMTFri, 25 Sep 2009 16:33:29 GMTJuly 17, 2009: Appeals Court Reverses Decision on Exclusion of Foreign Scholar Tariq Ramadanhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3680/prmID/172Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:33:29 GMTFri, 17 Jul 2009 16:33:29 GMTApril 7, 2009: Book Groups Launch New Effort to Amend Patriot Acthttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3382/prmID/172Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:33:29 GMTTue, 7 Apr 2009 16:33:29 GMTApril 1, 2009: PEN Applauds House Passage of Free Flow of Information Acthttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3345/prmID/172Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 1 Apr 2009 16:33:29 GMTMarch 18, 2009: PEN Presses for End to Ideological Exclusionhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3314/prmID/172Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:33:29 GMTWed, 18 Mar 2009 16:33:29 GMTJanuary 22, 2009: Writers Hail Executive Orders Ending Torture and Illegal Detentionhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3080/prmID/172Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:33:29 GMTThu, 22 Jan 2009 16:33:29 GMTJune 13, 2008:PEN's Letter to President Bush and Secretary Rice on Uighur Detaineeshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2854/prmID/172Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:33:28 GMTTue, 7 Oct 2008 16:33:28 GMTOctober 7, 2008:Writers Hail Ruling in Favor of Guantanamo Detaineeshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2855/prmID/172Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:33:28 GMTTue, 7 Oct 2008 16:33:28 GMTJuly 10, 2008:PEN Goes to Court to Challenge New Surveillance Lawhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2676/prmID/172Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:33:28 GMTThu, 10 Jul 2008 16:33:28 GMTApril 11, 2008:V.A. Nurse to Receive 2008 PEN/Katherine Anne Porter First Amendment Awardhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2265/prmID/172Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:33:28 GMTFri, 11 Apr 2008 16:33:28 GMTApril 7, 2008 | Spiegel | 'If the Games Fail, Human Rights Will Suffer'http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2196/prmID/172Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:33:28 GMTTue, 8 Apr 2008 16:33:28 GMTMarch 31, 2008:PEN Calls on U.S. to Review Exclusion, Admit Banned British Authorhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2139/prmID/172Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:33:28 GMTMon, 31 Mar 2008 16:33:28 GMTMarch 31, 2008: British Author Sebastian Horsley Refused Entry to U.S.http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2140/prmID/172Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:33:28 GMTMon, 31 Mar 2008 16:33:28 GMTFebruary 1, 2008: James Risen Subpoenaed over Source for Bookhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1888/prmID/172Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:33:28 GMTFri, 1 Feb 2008 16:33:28 GMTJuly 20 2007: Martin Espada and Bill Moyers in Conversationhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1594/prmID/172Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:33:27 GMTThu, 16 Aug 2007 16:33:27 GMTJuly 1, 2007 | Martha Southgate | Writers Like Mehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1544/prmID/172Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:33:27 GMTTue, 3 Jul 2007 16:33:27 GMTMay 2007 | Akbar Ganji | The View From Tehranhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1526/prmID/172Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:33:27 GMTFri, 8 Jun 2007 16:33:27 GMTJune 3, 2007 | Roxana Robinson | The Novelist and the Curious Cabbiehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1507/prmID/172Mon, 4 Jun 2007 16:33:27 GMTMon, 4 Jun 2007 16:33:27 GMTApril 1, 2007 | Sara Paretsky | Refusing to allow pressure to silence a critical voicehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1429/prmID/172Thu, 5 Apr 2007 16:33:27 GMTThu, 5 Apr 2007 16:33:27 GMTMarch 26, 2007 | George Packer | Betrayedhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1396/prmID/172Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:33:27 GMTFri, 30 Mar 2007 16:33:27 GMTJanuary 14, 2007 | Roxana Robinson | Drowning in Apathyhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1226/prmID/172Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:33:27 GMTFri, 16 Feb 2007 16:33:27 GMTNovember 27, 2006 | George Packer | Save Whomever We Canhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/973/prmID/172Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:33:26 GMTTue, 21 Nov 2006 16:33:26 GMTOctober 9, 2006 | George Packer | Keep Outhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/844/prmID/172Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 11 Oct 2006 16:33:26 GMTSeptember 28, 2006 | Ron Chernow | National Press Club Remarkshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/827/prmID/172Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:33:26 GMTMon, 2 Oct 2006 16:33:26 GMTSeptember 10, 2006 | Colum McCann | Burning From the Inside Outhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/825/prmID/172Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:33:26 GMTThu, 28 Sep 2006 16:33:26 GMTSeptember 24 2006: Edwidge Danticat: Does It Work http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/823/prmID/172Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:33:26 GMTTue, 26 Sep 2006 16:33:26 GMTSeptember 24 2006: Ariel Dorfman: Are We Really So Fearfulhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/821/prmID/172Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:33:26 GMTMon, 25 Sep 2006 16:33:26 GMTSeptember 10, 2006 | Francine Prose | Places of the Hearthttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/810/prmID/172Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:33:26 GMTThu, 14 Sep 2006 16:33:26 GMTAugust 18, 2006 | Marguerite Feitlowitz | The shadow world of a 'dirty war'http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/768/prmID/172Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTFri, 18 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTDecember 22, 2005 | Fatima Shaik | Christmas in New Orleanshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/760/prmID/172Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTThu, 10 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTFebruary 24, 2006 | Fatima Shaik | Masking New Orleanshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/759/prmID/172Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTThu, 10 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTApril 16, 2005 | Eliot Weinberger | What I Heard About Iraqhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/757/prmID/172Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTApril 17, 2005 | Salman Rushdie | The Pen and the Swordhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/737/prmID/172Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTApril 24, 2005 | Salman Rushdie | Books vs. Goonshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/740/prmID/172Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTOctober 12, 2005 | Salman Rushdie | Test for East and Westhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/758/prmID/172Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTMay 2006 | Jhumpa Lahiri interview | KGB Bar Lithttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/731/prmID/172Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTAugust 1, 2006 | Akbar Ganji | Money Can't Buy Us Democracyhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/743/prmID/172Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 9 Aug 2006 16:33:26 GMTMarch 30, 2006 | Lucy Kavaler | A Case Minder Enters a Bizarre Worldhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/634/prmID/172Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:33:26 GMTThu, 30 Mar 2006 16:33:26 GMTFebruary 5, 2005 | Bobbie Ann Mason | Home Economicshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/608/prmID/172Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 15 Feb 2006 16:33:26 GMTJanuary 1, 2006 | Roxana Robinson | Watching As the World Vanisheshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/481/prmID/172Wed, 4 Jan 2006 16:33:26 GMTWed, 4 Jan 2006 16:33:26 GMTSeptember 19, 2005 | Bell Gale Chevigny | A Shock to the Systemhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/274/prmID/172Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:33:25 GMTTue, 20 Sep 2005 16:33:25 GMTSeptember 11, 2005 | Alice Sebold | Living With the Deadhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/255/prmID/172Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:33:25 GMTMon, 12 Sep 2005 16:33:25 GMTSeptember 4 2005: Anne Rice: Do You Know What It Means to Lose New Orleanshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/253/prmID/172Fri, 9 Sep 2005 16:33:25 GMTFri, 9 Sep 2005 16:33:25 GMTAugust 2, 2005 | Gerald Posner | The Kingdom and the Powerhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/239/prmID/172Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:33:25 GMTFri, 5 Aug 2005 16:33:25 GMTFebruary 7, 2005 | Salman Rushdie | Democracy Is No Polite Tea Partyhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/164/prmID/172Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:33:25 GMTFri, 18 Feb 2005 16:33:25 GMTSeptember 19, 2004 | Edward Hirsch | Poet's Choicehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/127/prmID/172Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTFri, 21 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTJanuary 6, 2005 | Mark Danner | We Are All Torturers Nowhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/78/prmID/172Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTThu, 6 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTJanuary 6, 2005 | Marguerite Feitlowitz | The Torturer Generalhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/77/prmID/172Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTThu, 6 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMarch 8, 2004 | Tony Kushner | Homophobia's Reachhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/45/prmID/172Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMay 11, 2004 | Luc Sante | Torturers and Terroristshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/47/prmID/172Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTAugust 10, 2004 | Salman Rushdie | Terrorism, Intellectual Freedom, and the Patriot Acthttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/39/prmID/172Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTAugust 10, 2004 | Paul Auster | We're in the Process of Losing Our Countryhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/48/prmID/172Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTSeptember 13, 2004 | Francine Prose | Reading Is a Prime Defense Against Assault on Our Rightshttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/49/prmID/172Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTSeptember 29, 2004 | Salman Rushdie | Campaign for Reader Privacy press conferencehttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/50/prmID/172Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTNovember 24, 2004 | Edwidge Danticat | A Very Haitian Storyhttp://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/51/prmID/172Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMTMon, 3 Jan 2005 16:33:25 GMT