Archives for Freedom To Write Awards
2004 Freedom to Write Award Winner Given U.S. Asylum!
November 15, 2004
PEN USA is delighted to announce that our 2004 Freedom to Write award winner - Uzbek journalist and human rights activist Ruslan Sharipov -has obtained political asylum in the United States and is now with members of his family in California.
2005 FREEDOM TO WRITE AWARD
October 03, 2004
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005
Each year, PEN USA presents Freedom to Write Awards to men and women who have fought against censorship and defended freedom of expression. In many cases, these individuals have written in the face of extreme adversity and have been threatened, arrested or punished for daring to express their ideas.