Statement from PEN International London, 5 September 2016 Poet Dareen Tatour should be released from house arrest immediately and unconditionally, and all charges against her dropped, said PEN International today. The trial of the Palestinian citizen of Israel on charges...
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Join over 300 renowned writer, poets, translators, editors, artists, public intellectuals and cultural workers in calling for the release of Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour by adding your name to the Jewish Voice for Peace petition. Tatour was arrested by the...
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Photograph: Ruth First in Jack Gold’s film on her imprisonment. Courtesy of Wits Journalism and the Ruth First Papers Projects. The 2016 Ruth First Lecture was held on Wednesday 17 August at the University of the Witwatersrand. This year’s keynote...
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The Open Book Festival 2016 is being held next week from 7 – 11 September. See which PEN SA members are taking part this year – click on their photographs to see the events they’ll be taking part in. There...
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