PEN SA Africa Pulse is a weekly round-up of news concerning cases of freedom of expression and the freedom of the press in Africa. South African photojournalist kidnapped in Syria Shiraaz Mohamed, a Johannesburg-based photojournalist, has been kidnapped in Syria....
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The South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published the draft Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill for comments before 31 January 2016 (the deadline was extended from 1 December 2016). Details on how...
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January 2016 PEN SA took part in a Worldwide Reading in support of Ashraf Fayadh by sharing readings of his work online. PEN SA signed a letter calling for dissenting voices to be protected on the anniversary of the Charlie...
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PEN SA is in full support of PEN Afrikaans’ statement on the ongoing intimidation at the SABC,
PEN South Africa is delighted to announce that the inaugural PEN South Africa Freedom of Expression Champion Award will be awarded to Raymond Louw. The annual PEN South Africa Freedom of Expression Champion Award has been established to recognise the...
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