On Thursday, 7 February 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the 25th annual address by a South African head of state in the democratic dispensation. President Ramaphosa’s speech, which coincides with an election… PEN International strongly condemns the assassination of Alaa Mashthob Abboud, a well-known and award-winning Iraqi novelist who was shot dead on 2 February 2019 by an unknown armed group. According to police and eye-witness reports, Abboud was shot dead outside his house… On 20 November 2018, Centre Coordinator, Khanya Mncwabe, represented PEN SA at a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Prevention and Eradication of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill convened by the Southern Africa Liaison Office’s (SALO). Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional… It is with grave concern that PEN South Africa notes the deportation from Zimbabwe of two South African journalists earlier this week. The deportation of e.tv journalists, Aldrin Sampear and Linge Ndabambi, comes in the wake of the Zimbabwean government’s… 
Civil Society, SA News / 12 Feb 2019
The State of Freedom of Speech in the Nation
International News, Policy & Advocacy / 05 Feb 2019
PEN International Statement on the Murder of Prominent Iraqi Writer
Policy & Advocacy, SA News / 30 Jan 2019
PEN SA joins multi-stakeholder dialogue on the prevention of hate speech
Civil Society, PEN SA Statements / 23 Jan 2019
PEN SA Statement on Deportation of Journalists from Zimbabwe
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