The Librarian Would Give You a Lock-down Extension: An Interview with Chen Qiufan
Chen Quifan - also known as Stanley Chan - discusses Shanghai, speculative fiction, AI, and threats to humanity.
censorship
censorship – PEN Transmissions
Translating Ulysses for Iran
Iranian-Canadian novelist and translator Akram Pedramnia writes on translating James Joyce into Persian, evading the censors, and imperial co-option of resistance.
Is there a crisis in storytelling?
In an era of increasing self-censorship and blurred lines between truth and fiction, the acclaimed author and translator considers the effects of a tumultuous year on literary creativity.
Freedom of the press in Ethiopia
As Ethiopia prepares for its general elections this month, journalist and writer Tullu Liban writes on corruption, media censorship and government intimidation
Self-censorship and silence
Sanjuana Martínez on state-sanctioned violence against journalists in Mexico – and why they stay and carry on regardless
Autocensura y silencio
Sanjuana Martínez on state-sanctioned violence against journalists in Mexico – and why they stay and carry on regardless
Worlds apart: Russia online and offline
In this week's PEN Atlas piece, Arkady Babchenko writes on freedom of speech, media and the internet in Russia
Performing in Chains
The PEN Atlas continues this week with a two-part blog sequence. The first despatch comes from one of China's most established writers, Yan Lianke, who reflects on mechanisms of censorship.
