India: Detention of writer and human rights defender, Teesta Setalvad, is latest assault on civil society
PEN International is alarmed by reports that writer and human rights defender, Teesta Setalvad, has been detained by the Indian authorities.
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India: Scroll.in Journalists Under Scrutiny for COVID-19 Interview
PEN International joins PEN Delhi in concerns over reports of a First Information Report (FIR) being lodged on 18 June 2020 against senior journalist Supriya Sharma, executive editor at Scroll.in, and its …
India: PEN Delhi on the Importance of Press Freedom During Coronavirus
Update – 2 April 2020 It is outrageous that India, the world’s most populous democracy, is restricting the free flow of information at a time of a great health crisis. These attacks …
India: Murder of Journalist is a Devastating Blow to Freedom of Expression
The murder of journalist, Gauri Lankesh, is a devastating blow to freedom of expression.
India: Delhi Court Places Injunction on the Sale and Publication of a Book
A Delhi court’s injunction on the publisher Juggernaut Books and the author Priyanka Pathak-Narain is deeply concerning.
India: Harassment of Writer Must Cease
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar must be free to practice his craft of writing without fear of intimidation and harassment.
PEN Report on India Reveals Culture of Stifling Dissent
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.
Indian Writers Under Siege: A Roundtable
Hundreds of Indian writers, were sued, attacked, and murdered in 2015. Four writers talk about the future of literature and free speech in India.
India: PEN Delhi Condemns the Attack on Journalists
PEN Canada joins PEN Delhi in condemning the attack on journalists reporting on Jawaharlal Nehru University’s student president.
India’s Sahitya Akademi Breaks Silence on Murdered Writers
Sahitya Akademi condemns murders of Indian writers and urges authors who have returned awards or otherwise dissociated themselves to reconsider.