Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation
Image: People hold hands in a large circle as drummers perform on stage at event at LeBreton Flats on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day in Ottawa, Canada on …
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Seeking Justice for Dawit Isaak
Dawit Isaak and his colleagues are the longest detained journalists in the world today. September 23, 2022 will mark 21 years of detention. Their cases and causes are not only heartbreaking and egregiously unjust, but emblematic of the global assault on media freedom by authoritarian regimes, which continues to intensify under the cover of a global pandemic of impunity.
Q&A with Chris Tenove on Toxic Disinformation
A Q&A with researcher Chris Tenove about the Global Reporting Centre’s study of online disinformation.
The gratitude gap: What does Canada owe refugees, and what do they owe us?
The gratitude gap: What does Canada owe refugees, and what do they owe us?
Daniel Ortega and the Crushing of the Nicaraguan Dream
Nicaraguans now find ourselves with no recourse, no law, no police to protect us. Habeas corpus has been replaced by a law that allows the state to imprison people who are under investigation for up to 90 days. Who will they come for next?
Empowering Arab Voices: A Q&A with Abdulrahman Matar
Abdulrahman Matar is a Syrian-born writer, journalist, poet and novelist. He is a member of PEN Canada’s Writers in Exile group, the Syrian writers’ Association, and the Writers’ Union of …
Remembering Aaron Berhane
Aaron Berhane’s sudden passing from Covid-19 on May 1st was a devastating blow to PEN’s Writers-in-Exile group, which he chaired.
Q&A with Ava Homa – Inaugural PEN/Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar
Ava Homa is a journalist, activist, and critically-acclaimed author of “Daughters of Smoke and Fire” (HarperCollins, 2020). She holds an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor.
Bangladesh’s Embattled Bloggers:
As the trial for the killing of Avijit Roy reaches a verdict, a friend recalls the atmosphere at the Ekushey Book Fair a year after the iconic secularist was murdered.
Q&A with Maria Saba – 2020 PEN/Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar
Maria Saba is the 2020 PEN Canada-Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar. An Iran-born writer, storyteller and arts educator, Saba has published three books and over a hundred articles, interviews, and stories.