PEN America: Record Number of Writers Jailed Worldwide in 2023
May 02, 2024
May 02, 2024
NEW YORK, May 2 -- PEN America issued the following news release on May 1, 2024:
PEN America today released its annual Freedom to Write Index, recording the highest number of jailed writers around the globe since the Index launched five years ago. There were 339 writers from 33 countries jailed in 2023, an increase of 62 writers compared to 2022 and 101 more than in 2019.
War and conflict significantly impacted writers in 2023, as the crackdown on free expression in Isr . . .
PEN America today released its annual Freedom to Write Index, recording the highest number of jailed writers around the globe since the Index launched five years ago. There were 339 writers from 33 countries jailed in 2023, an increase of 62 writers compared to 2022 and 101 more than in 2019.
War and conflict significantly impacted writers in 2023, as the crackdown on free expression in Isr . . .