PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award
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The PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award is a PEN America honor recognizing individuals or groups who demonstrate exceptional bravery in defending and advancing free expression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award Context triple: [PEN America awards, hasPart, PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award]
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A.
PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
The PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award is an international literary honor presented by PEN America to writers who have shown exceptional courage in defending freedom of expression, often at great personal risk.
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B.
PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award
The PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award is a literary honor recognizing writers who demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment to free expression, often in the face of political or social adversity.
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Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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D.
PEN America awards
PEN America awards are a series of prestigious literary honors presented by the writers’ organization PEN America to recognize excellence and courage in writing across multiple genres and forms.
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E.
PEN Writing Award
The PEN Writing Award is a literary honor presented by PEN to recognize outstanding achievement and contributions in writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award Target entity description: The PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award is a PEN America honor recognizing individuals or groups who demonstrate exceptional bravery in defending and advancing free expression.
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A.
PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
The PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award is an international literary honor presented by PEN America to writers who have shown exceptional courage in defending freedom of expression, often at great personal risk.
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B.
PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award
The PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award is a literary honor recognizing writers who demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment to free expression, often in the face of political or social adversity.
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C.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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D.
PEN America awards
PEN America awards are a series of prestigious literary honors presented by the writers’ organization PEN America to recognize excellence and courage in writing across multiple genres and forms.
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E.
PEN Writing Award
The PEN Writing Award is a literary honor presented by PEN to recognize outstanding achievement and contributions in writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PEN America award
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literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
artistic freedom
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dissidents ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ human rights defenders ⓘ writers at risk ⓘ |
| awardFor |
advancing freedom of expression
ⓘ
exceptional bravery in defending free expression ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criterion |
demonstrated courage under threat or pressure
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significant impact on public awareness of free expression ⓘ |
| domain |
freedom of expression
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human rights ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| eligibility |
groups
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individuals ⓘ organizations ⓘ |
| field |
activism
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civil liberties ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasMotto | defending free expression worldwide ⓘ |
| hasOrganizer | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage in the face of censorship
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resistance to repression ⓘ |
| honours |
advocacy of free speech
ⓘ
courage in defending free expression ⓘ defence of freedom of expression ⓘ |
| inception | 2015 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Peter Benenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | founder of Amnesty International ⓘ |
| partOf | PEN America awards program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedAt | PEN America Literary Gala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to highlight threats to free expression
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to support writers and activists at risk ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PEN America Literary Awards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by PEN America ⓘ |
| sponsor | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://pen.org ⓘ |
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Subject: PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award Description of subject: The PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award is a PEN America honor recognizing individuals or groups who demonstrate exceptional bravery in defending and advancing free expression.
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