By PEN Canada | October 18, 2018 at 10:31 am
Released on the final day of PEN’s 84th annual congress, PEN’s report warns of “a rising tide of violence, impunity, extended pre-trial detentions, and surveillance” under the Modi government, of “punitive defamation laws [that] mute criticism”, nervous publishers who “have asked journalists to be less critical of authorities” and universities where a “climate of fear” has curbed student activism, rescinded invitations to controversial professors, andpurged textbooks that are deemed offensive.
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By PEN Canada | December 1, 2017 at 3:23 pm
Six women directors follow female journalists who courageously and tirelessly work in their field despite a myriad of threats and challenges.
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By PEN Canada | September 6, 2017 at 1:02 pm
The murder of journalist, Gauri Lankesh, is a devastating blow to freedom of expression.
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By PEN Canada | August 17, 2017 at 4:18 pm
A Delhi court’s injunction on the publisher Juggernaut Books and the author Priyanka Pathak-Narain is deeply concerning.
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By PEN Canada | August 4, 2017 at 1:55 pm
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar must be free to practice his craft of writing without fear of intimidation and harassment.
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By PEN Canada | September 19, 2016 at 8:32 am
An inefficient legal system and what amounts to unchecked abuse of vague and overbroad legislation have contributed to a chilling effect on free speech within India’s society and throughout its public sphere.
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By PEN Canada | March 3, 2016 at 4:08 pm
Hundreds of Indian writers, were sued, attacked, and murdered in 2015. Four writers talk about the future of literature and free speech in India.
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By PEN Canada | February 16, 2016 at 2:34 pm
PEN Canada joins PEN Delhi in condemning the attack on journalists reporting on Jawaharlal Nehru University’s student president.
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By PEN Canada | October 28, 2015 at 11:05 am
Sahitya Akademi condemns murders of Indian writers and urges authors who have returned awards or otherwise dissociated themselves to reconsider.
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By PEN Canada | October 17, 2015 at 9:00 am
PEN is standing in solidarity with Indian writers, who are protesting against the silencing of independent voices by the killing of writers and artists.
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