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RAPID ACTION NETWORK RAN No. 06/20 4 August 2020 PEN International calls for the immediate dropping of all charges against Zimbabwean author and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga. PEN has received reports …
PEN International and PEN Chile condemn legal actions taken against the activists and artists of LASTESIS, authors of the performance piece “A rapist in your way”, which has been performed in …
TORONTO (July 6) PEN Canada will today intervene in the Canadian Civil Liberties Association’s case against the provincial government. The CCLA’s lawsuit alleges that certain stickers mandated by law to …
Update #4 to RAN 08/2018 PEN International is alarmed by reports that writer, journalist and human rights defender Narges Mohammadi may have contracted COVID-19 in Zanjan prison where she is …
Between July 7 and 11, 2020, 28 journalists and media workers have been attacked by demonstrators and police officers during demonstrations across Serbia. PEN International joins the Media Freedom Rapid …
In times of crisis, we need more than ever to ensure that writers’ voices are heard. During the COVID-19 pandemic, PEN Canada has faced a steep decline in fundraising revenues. …
The government of Zimbabwe has developed a Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill that merges cybersecurity and data protection which suffers from a range of shortcomings. PEN International joins PEN America and …
PEN International is concerned by reports that legislation ostensibly intended to counter ‘fake news’ is being applied to remove legitimate commentary on the Singapore government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Today, PEN International with the Courage Foundation, English PEN, German PEN, PEN Melbourne, PEN Norway, PEN Perth, Sydney PEN and other civil society organizations sent an open letter calling for …
PEN International and 38 civil society organisations deplore the decision by a Turkish court to ban access to Germany-based online radio station Özgürüz (‘We Are Free’), which is headed by Can Dündar. …