91st PEN International Congress Kraków

“At this 91st Congress we affirmed that freedom of expression cannot be atomized —whether in defending peace against authoritarianism, protecting our planet, standing with trans and gender-diverse people, or confronting censorship in the United States and beyond. With these resolutions, PEN International and its writers commit to continue using words as acts of conscience, to inspire and take action, and to safeguard the dignity of all living things.” Burhan Sonmez, PEN International President

11 September 2025: At its 91st Congress, held in partnership with Polish PEN from 2 to 5 September 2025 in Kraków, Poland, the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International adopted four urgent resolutions: calling on writers to defend human rights and free expression amid rampant authoritarianism and global conflict; writers and governments to address the climate crisis as the human rights issue of our time; the protection of trans and gender-diverse people’s right to free expression and inclusion; and the protection of free expression in the United States.