PEN South Africa urges Police Commissioner to respond urgently to calls by editors for investigations into fatal shooting of photographer and alleged assault of another journalist both by police officers PEN South Africa condemns the fatal shooting of a 64-year-old...
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SA PEN is profoundly concerned at the summary dismissal last week of acclaimed Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois. Preliminary information is that Dr Iqbal Survé, chairman of the Sekunjalo group which recently bought the Independent Newspapers group, took personal exception...
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Free expression in Russia is under considerable threat. During the last 18 months, Russian lawmakers have passed three pieces of legislation that severely curtail writers’ and activists’ right to express themselves freely: In July 2012, criminal libel law was re-introduced...
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by Dr. Raymond Louw, Vice President of SA PEN, 30/04/2013 After five years of debate, South Africa’s Protection of State Information Bill, or secrecy bill as it was dubbed, the legislation passed through the final stage of the Parliamentary process...
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SA PEN (South African PEN Centre), an affiliate of International PEN, the international body representing poets, essayists, editors and novelists, expresses its deep concern over recent conduct by government leaders and the authorities against the Press. After lodging a string...
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