Inspired by the theme of PEN International’s 90th Congress in September 2024, ‘Writers in a World at War’, PEN South Africa will be hosting a series of conversations and readings titled ‘Writing in Troubled Times.’ The first instalment in the...
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PEN SA board member, Prof Pierre de Vos, spoke to PEN SA Research Associate, Rowan Morar, about the implications of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill for the right to freedom of expression. Prof de...
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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...
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On 20 November 2018 PEN SA attended 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 Development, Hon John Jeffery, was...
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PEN South Africa encourages its members to sign a PEN Afrikaans petition against the current iteration of the Copyright Amendment Bill “that is being railroaded through Parliament despite local and international opposition.” Says PEN Afrikaans: As authors’ associations, we are...
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