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June 9, 2025 Nicolás Maduro Moros Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Jorge Rodríguez Gómez Presidency of the National Assembly of Venezuela. We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are …
PEN Canada unequivocally condemns the Alberta government’s decision to pursue policies that are likely to lead to widespread book bans in the province’s schools. In May, the government announced plans …
March 5, 2025: PEN Canada joins a coalition of human rights leaders, writers, and public figures in urging the Egyptian authorities to grant clemency to Egyptian-British writer Alaa Abdel-Fattah. See …
The following letter (PDF version) sets out PEN Canada’s concerns with the charges brought against Yves Engler, a Canadian writer. Mr. Engler was detained in Montreal on Thursday February 20, …
PEN Canada today commended the Government of Canada for removing more controversial parts of Bill C-63, particularly the heavy-handed hate speech penalties. The government heeded concerns expressed by a wide …
This week, we signed an open letter, alongside 20 organizations and experts, urging the Canadian government to reject the UN draft Convention on Cybercrime. The draft is up for approval …
Free Narges Coalition and partners urge UN Human Rights Council to intervene for Narges Mohammadi’s urgent medical release November 18, 2024 To the United Nations Human Rights Council, We, the …
It is over a year since Israel began its lethal bombing campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. As of November 8, the Committee …
In free and democratic societies like Canada’s, politicians do not critique the arms-length funding decisions of arts agencies, nor the productions that result from them. Why? Because political interventions send …
As a nonpartisan organization of writers committed to the defence of freedom of expression, PEN Canada is deeply concerned about Israel’s recent raid and closure of Al Jazeera’s offices in …