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writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
Well known Saudi Arabian writer Nadhir al-Majid had his sentence upheld by the Riyadh Court of Appeal on June 4, 2017.
PEN International remains gravely concerned by the deplorable state of freedom of expression in Syria.
Nominations sought for the PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize Nominations for the 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow prize are now open. The $1,000 annual prize is awarded to an individual or group who has advanced freedom of expression in Canada. About the Prize Named in memory of Kenneth A. Filkow, Q.C., a distinguished Winnipeg lawyer, former chair […]
PEN Canada’s 2017 Annual General Meeting was held on June 6 at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto.
Stursberg, who succeeds novelist and academic Randy Boyagoda, was voted in at PEN Canada’s 2017 Annual General Meeting at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, June 6.
The Russian authorities must ensure a prompt, independent and effective investigation into the killing of chief editor Dmitry Popkov.
PEN International welcomes the decision by the Egyptian Court of Cassation to vacate Ahmed Naji’s two-year prison sentence.
PEN calls the attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the continuous deterioration of freedom of expression and other human rights in Turkey.
Fears are growing for two Turkish academics whose health is deteriorating after more than 60 days on hunger strike.
For World Press Freedom Day, PEN Canada was joined by thirty NGOs in asking the government of Eritrea to confirm the status of Dawit Isaak, the 2017 UNESCO Cano prize-winner.
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