Investigative Journalism in a Dangerous Country
Adela Navarro is the director of, Zeta, one of the only news outlets in Mexico to regularly report on drug trafficking, corruption and organized crime.
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In Memoriam: Avie Bennett
Avie Bennett, publisher and supporter of PEN Canada, passed away on June 2, 2017. Douglas Gibson reflects on Bennett’s life and work.
Call for Photos: PEN Canada’s 1992 Benefit with Salman Rushdie
Do you have photos of the 1992 PEN Canada Benefit featuring Salman Rushdie?
Culture (and resistance) in Egypt: The Gudran Association for Art and Development
PEN Canada member Kim Echlin profiles the Gudran Association for Art and Development in Egypt.
Inspiritus Press: Bringing the Noise for PEN Canada
Report on Inspiritus Press’ pop up street reading tour for National Poetry Month and PEN Canada.
Report: The 2017 Cairo Literature Festival
PEN Canada member Kim Echlin reports back from the 2017 Cairo Literature Festival, held February 11-16.
Night of a Thousand Birds
Notes from Toronto poet Lillian Necakov on a poetry reading marathon and fundraiser held January 18, 2017.
Message from Released Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji
On December 25, 2016, three days after his release from prison, Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji published the following message on his Facebook page.
PEN Turkey Centre: After the Bloody Coup Attempt
Albert Camus said: “Free press may be good or bad; but unfree press is definitely bad.”
El Tumbador – A Green Prison Where Impunity Reigns
This essay is the winning entry from the 2016 Escribir sin Miedo competition for investigative/public interest journalism in Honduras. The competition was established in 2015 as a joint initiative by PEN Canada and PEN Honduras.