7 January 2016 On the anniversary of the brutal attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo we, the undersigned, reaffirm our commitment to the defence of the right to freedom of expression, even when that right is being used to...
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PEN South Africa will be sharing an online reading in support of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh, who has been sentenced to death for apostasy in Saudi Arabia. The Worldwide Reading in support of Ashraf has been organised by the international...
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RAN 15/15 23 December 2015 PEN International is deeply concerned at the news that prominent Chinese author Wang Lixiong was barred from traveling to Japan on 16 December 2015 apparently due to concerns that his visit would “damage national security.”...
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Can Dündar, the editor-in-chief of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet, Erdem Gül, the paper’s Ankara representative, plus some other 30 journalists are still in prison. The writers have been held since November 26. They were charged with espionage and other national security...
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Holiday greetings to all our PEN South Africa members and friends By Margie Orford This has been as busy and tumultuous a year for PEN South Africa as it has been for so many people in South Africa and around...
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