PEN Canada against the targeting and killing of journalists in Gaza and Lebanon
It is over a year since Israel began its lethal bombing campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. As of November 8, the Committee …
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Statement on IDF shutdown of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah
As a nonpartisan organization of writers committed to the defence of freedom of expression, PEN Canada is deeply concerned about Israel’s recent raid and closure of Al Jazeera’s offices in …
AI Goes to War | Online CFE Event
Free online from the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 7 p.m. EST Tuesday, January 23, 4 p.m. EST Zoom link: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 About this event The potential …
A Climate of Sorrow
By Marcello Di Cintio For the past six months, since the most recent horrors in Gaza began, I’ve been using my Gazan friends’ Facebook activity as proof-of-life. I begin to …
PEN Canada condemns disinvitation of antiracism advocates from presentation to Supreme Court of Canada clerks
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 …
Canada Must Insist on Safety for Journalists Operating in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank
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, …
We must defend peaceful dissent and reporting in times of war
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, …
Imprisoned Palestinian Poet Ashraf Fayadh Wins PEN Canada One Humanity Award
Imprisoned Palestinian poet and visual artist Ashraf Fayadh will receive the PEN Canada One Humanity Award, October 20 at the International Festival of Authors.