PEN Canada envisions a world where
writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
The attempt to silence Justin Brake is an attempt to silence freedom of expression.
PEN International is deeply concerned about the detention of Wael Abbas, a prominent Egyptian blogger and political activist. He has been arbitrary detained since his arrest on 23 May 2018, when several armed agents from the Egyptian security service raided his home, blind-folded him and took him to an undisclosed location. During the raid, the […]
Justin Brake has won the 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize. The $1,000 prize is awarded annually to an individual or group whose work has advanced freedom of expression in Canada.
Oleg Sentsov has been on a hunger strike since May 14; PEN urges Russian authorities to release Sentsov immediately.
Liu Xiaobo Memorial project to erect a bronze sculpture of an empty chair to commemorate his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.
PEN expresses concern at restrictions placed upon artists wishing to discuss the issue of abortion in Ireland.
PEN International strongly condemns the use of excessive force against protestors and journalists by the Israeli forces earlier this week.
At last year’s Cairo Literature festival, Canadian writer, Kim Echlin met Syrian poet and activist, Rasha Omran who now lives in exile in Egypt. Omran has publically opposed the Assad regime since the 2011 revolution. Her poetry is her ongoing resistance to the silencing and erasure of Syria. The country’s pre-war population was 22 million […]
PEN Canada’s annual general meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Arts and Letters Club (14 Elm St, Toronto, ON).
PEN joins its Latin American colleagues in condemning the killing of three employees at the Ecuadorian daily newspaper El Comercio.
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