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The International Press Institute (IPI), Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 26 press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations vehemently condemn the arrest of three Kurdish journalists last …
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 …
19 January 2024: PEN International and the undersigned PEN Centres condemn the retaliatory 15-month sentence against writer, human rights defender, and Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, resulting in a combined …
PEN Canada is concerned by a growing chill on criticism and debate about the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. PEN calls on public agencies, institutions of higher …
PEN Canada calls on the Canadian government to insist that combatants in the Hamas-Israel war protect and respect the right of journalists reporting from Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, …
Over two weeks have passed since the massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas, and its kidnapping of over 200 men, women and children, actions that shocked the world. Since then, …
PEN Canada is deeply concerned by reports of journalists killed, injured and missing in the ongoing violence between Hamas and Israel and on the border with Lebanon Journalists who report …