PEN Canada envisions a world where
writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
Today PEN Canada condemned the government of Ontario’s invocation of Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, the Notwithstanding Clause, to sideline a Superior Court justice’s ruling that it had infringed on freedom-of-expression rights protected by the Charter.
Humber supports PEN Canada’s mission to champion freedom of expression and to value the indispensable role writers play in our civic and cultural life.
Being a refugee is not easy but in spite of all the challenges, I feel safe from the shadow of death, which had been following me in my country, threatening my dreams and my life.
PEN is deeply concerned by the deteriorating climate for freedom of expression in Nicaragua.
PEN Canada and the Writers for Peace Committee (WfPC) of PEN International are deeply troubled by the UN’s most recept report on Myanmar.
Ann Ireland: In Tribute The late Ann Ireland was president of PEN Canada from 1998 to 1999. She wrote five critically acclaimed novels and taught creative writing at The Chang School at Ryerson University from 1991 until her death on August 23, 2018. One colleague at The Chang School remembered her as “kind, capable and unflappable” […]
Open Letter to Google on Reported Plans to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China From PEN International To: Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer, Google Inc cc: Ben Gomes, Vice President of Search; Kent Walker, Senior Vice President of Global Affairs Dear Mr Pichai, Like many of Google’s own employees, we are extremely concerned by reports […]
Ukrainian filmmaker and writer Oleg Sentsov, who has been on hunger strike since 14 May 2018, is reportedly in a critical condition.
We are a genuinely global organization and our lack of partisan interests gives us a unique moral power to address freedom of expression crises in any part of the world.
PEN strongly condemns the five-month prison sentence handed down to Dareen Tatour on July 31st, 2018 by the Nazareth District Court.
Finding the Words: Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules