By PEN Canada | November 12, 2020 at 11:34 am
Sedigeh Vasmaghi is a theologian, poet, writer, and women’s rights activist who has written on a broad sweep of theological, political and social issues. She is highly regarded in Iran and abroad for her commentary on Islamic jurisprudence in Iran. In August 2020, Vasmaghi was sentenced to one year in prison for signing a petition […]
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By PEN Canada | November 12, 2020 at 11:32 am
Paola Ugaz is a Peruvian investigative journalist, editor and writer. She is facing a campaign of legal harassment, threats, and defamation lawsuits due to her investigations into acts of corruption, as well as physical, psychological and sexual abuse within the Peruvian religious organization Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana, which she has been investigating since 2010.
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By PEN Canada | November 12, 2020 at 11:30 am
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is a Ugandan novelist and journalist. He is the author of The Greedy Barbarians, a novel which explores themes of high-level corruption in a fictional country.
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By PEN Canada | November 12, 2020 at 11:26 am
Osman Kavala is a publisher, civil and cultural rights activist and philanthropist working toward peace, human rights, and democracy in Turkey.
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By PEN Canada | November 14, 2016 at 2:40 pm
Each year, on November 15, PEN members commemorate the Day of the Imprisoned Writer.
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By PEN Canada | December 4, 2015 at 12:55 pm
John Ralston Saul, Katherine Govier, Andrew Pyper, Yann Martel, Linwood Barclay and John Valliant put pen to paper for three imprisoned writers: Raif Badawi, Khadija Ismayilova and Eskinder Nega.
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By PEN Canada | November 11, 2015 at 3:33 pm
Linwood Barclay, author of Broken Promise and No Safe House, wrote this note to Ethiopian journalist and editor, Eskinder Nega.
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By PEN Canada | November 11, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi, wrote this note to Ethiopian journalist, Eskinder Nega.
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By PEN Canada | November 11, 2015 at 3:17 pm
John Ralston Saul, author of Dark Diversions and The Comeback, wrote this note to Saudi Arabian blogger and author, Raif Badawi, who is serving a 10 year prison sentence and facing 1000 lashes.
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By PEN Canada | November 11, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Andrew Pyper, author of The Damned and The Demonologist, wrote this note to Saudi Arabian blogger and author, Raif Badawi, who is serving a 10 year prison sentence and facing 1000 lashes.
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