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Originally published by English PEN | Photo of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, courtesy of freealaa.net. Photo by Mosaab El-Shamy. April 17, 2024 Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group …
PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award encourages new writing and provides a space where unpublished writers (age 17 and …
Originally published by PEN International | Photo: Eirik Solheim (CC BY-SA 2.0) “PEN International stands with its Vice President William Nygaard, who over 30 years ago nearly paid the ultimate …
This preliminary response was originally published on March 29, 2024 in PEN Canada’s monthly newsletter, as part of the Grace Westcott’s President’s Message. Subscribe to get monthly updates sent to …
Ahead of Türkiye’s municipal elections on March 31 2024, ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch and 19 rights groups and journalists’ organizations jointly call on social media platforms to uphold the …
On February 20 and 21, 2024, Julian Assange’s legal team returned to the UK High Court in London, where a panel of two judges reviewed a 2023 High Court decision …
PEN Canada’s Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for its board of directors. What we are looking for: Candidates must show an interest in literature and freedom of expression and a commitment …
PEN Canada condemns the abrupt cancellation of invitations to three anti-Black racism advocates scheduled to appear at a January 15 presentation to the law clerks of the Supreme Court of …
6 February: PEN International joins the undersigned PEN Centres in condemning the handing down of a suspended death sentence to Australian writer Yang Hengjun, five years after he was detained and …
PEN Canada is deeply concerned at the Edmonton Police Service’s (EPS) arrest of Cree/Iroquois/French freelance journalist Brandi Morin and calls for the immediate dismissal of all charges against her ahead …