27 November, 2015 PEN International, English PEN and PEN South Africa are seriously concerned by the arrest and pre-trial detention of Can Dϋndar and Erdem Gul who were detained following the charges announced by a court in Istanbul of spying...
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24 November 2015 RAN 13/15 PEN International protests the General Court of Abha’s 17 November 2015 decision to sentence Palestinian poet, Ashraf Fayadh, to death for apostasy. Used as evidence against him were several poems within his book Instructions Within,...
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In September last year, 60 independent publishers from around the world met in Cape Town, South Africa, for the closing of the International Assembly of Independent Publishers held under the umbrella of UNESCO. The report from the assembly includes Jacana...
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Sindiwe Magona was one of three writers invited to speak at PEN South Africa’s event to commemorate the Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2015 at Kalk Bay Books. Master of ceremonies Finuala Dowling has written about the event here. Read...
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By Finuala Dowling Cape Town marked PEN’s 34th International Day of the Imprisoned Writer with a gathering of writers and songwriters at Kalk Bay Bookshop on Monday 16 November. With moving and thought-provoking readings and rousing speeches and songs, the...
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