PEN SA President Margie Orford made the following speech on 30 January 2017 at the Free Speech Debate at St Antony’s College at Oxford University with PEN International President Jennifer Clement. The event was chaired by Timothy Garton Ash. A...
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PEN SA made comments on the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Bill, which you can read here, and invited PEN SA members to send us their own comments on the bill. Below is a submission by Harvey Tyson, the former...
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Journalists face rising threats in trouble spots, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists According to new research by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), journalists in conflict zones are facing unprecedented threats amid a rise in violent non-state actors,...
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Deadlines: 7 March – early bird entry deadline ($45 entry fee) | 10 April – regular entry deadline ($60 entry fee) | 1 May – late entry deadline ($85 late entry fee) Prizes: Up to five $35,000 fellowships are awarded...
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Today, the 21st of February 2017 marks International Mother Tongue Day, a day set aside to promote and celebrate mother tongue languages. The day has a painful history. In 1952, students from the University of Dhaka, Jagannath College and Dhaka...
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