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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Dear Delegates, Dear Colleagues, I won’t keep you long, because what I have to say to you is short. I would simply like to offer you my infinite gratitude for what you did for me, while I was in prison...
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November 16, 2015 Dear PEN Members, Dear Friends, A last monthly letter to say thank you and to report on the 81st Congress in Quebec City. First, the obvious, we have a new President. Jennifer Clement, a wonderful novelist. She...
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Writers Karen Jennings, Achmat Dangor, Lauren Beukes, Gabeba Baderoon, Yewande Omotoso, Sisonke Msimang and Njabulo Ndebele have all shared their thoughts on why #TextbooksMatter. This is part of SECTION27’s campaign ahead of the upcoming court case regarding the government’s responsibility...
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The PEN African Network (PAN), the coalition of PEN International centres in Africa, calls on His Excellency, Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea, and the Hon. Minister of Justice Fawzia Hashim, to immediately clarify the fate of all journalists detained by...
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