Turkey: The Burden of Freedom
Önder Deligöz is a Turkish journalist and author who currently resides in Canada. He was the 2018 PEN Canada Scholar at The Humber School for Writers. Freedom is the biggest …
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United Kingdom: Arron Banks Urged to Drop SLAPP Lawsuit Against Carole Cadwalladr
We, the undersigned organisations, welcome today’s judgment on meaning in the case of Arron Banks vs Carole Cadwalladr. The judgment clarified the context of the comments that form the basis …
Önder Deligöz: Fiction, Feelings and Freedom
In the fall of 2019, PEN Canada collaborated with Ryerson’s Community Engaged Learning & Teaching (CELT) initiative and Literatures of Modernity graduate program in the Faculty of Arts to bring members of our Writers-in-Exile network into the classroom.
Oleg Sentsov in conversation with Natalia Kaliada and David Lan
‘They couldn’t take everything from me’ – an evening with Oleg Sentsov Ukrainian director and writer Oleg Sentsov is from Crimea. When Russia annexed the peninsula, he was arrested and …
Rights Groups Call on New European Commission President to Prioritize Press Freedom
Read the full text of the letter below: July 19, 2019 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen European Commission, Rue de la Loi 200, 1049 Brussels, Belgium Dear President …
Q&A with Onder Deligoz, Winner of the 2018 Humber-PEN Writers-In-Exile Scholarship
Onder Deligoz is a Turkish author and journalist currently residing in Canada. He was the recipient of the 2018 Humber School of Writers, PEN Writers in Exile Scholarship. The full …
Kazakhstan: Impunity Following Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
One month after police repression of peaceful protests in Kazakhstan, the Kazakh authorities must urgently take action to uphold the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, PEN international …
Noor Naga Wins 2019 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
Noor Naga has won the 2019 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for young, unpublished writers. The award is funded by the RBC Emerging Artists Project and includes a $3,000 cash …
Q&A with Filkow Prize Winner Tim Bousquet
PEN Canada’s Ken Filkow prize recognizes an individual or group that has advanced freedom of expression in Canada.
Nasrin Sotoudeh to Receive PEN Canada’s One Humanity Award
TORONTO (April 8, 2019) – Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian human rights lawyer renowned for her defense of women’s and children’s rights, will receive the One Humanity award at PEN Canada’s …