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Statement on IDF shutdown of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah
As a nonpartisan organization of writers committed to the defence of freedom of expression, PEN Canada is deeply concerned about Israel’s recent raid and closure of Al Jazeera’s offices in …
Literary Events
Online Event | Freedom of Expression, Protests and Encampments
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Time: 7 pm EDT Zoom link to event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 This is a free event and no registration is required. What can we learn from what happened …
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Türkiye: International Media Freedom and Human Rights Organisations Condemn Alarming Surge in Arrests of Kurdish Journalists
The International Press Institute (IPI), Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 26 press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations vehemently condemn the arrest of three Kurdish journalists last …
From the Archives
TIFA 2022 — The Freedom to Write and to Read: Standing with Salman Rushdie
“Free Speech is the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.” — Salman Rushdie PEN Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, Toronto International Festival of Authors and Writers’ Trust of Canada …
