PEN South Africa strongly supports the call for the release of Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia. In view of the growing close trade and business relationships between South Africa and China, we draw the attention of South Africans to this...
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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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Mexican-American writer Jennifer Clement was elected as PEN International President during the 81st PEN International Congress which was held in Quebec City, Canada from October 13 – 16 2015. This follows Canadian writer John Ralston Saul stepping down from the...
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Dear PEN Members, Dear Friends, You have often heard me talk about PEN as a grassroots organisation – a virtual nation of the word – driven by 30,000 writers around the world. This last month has been, for me, a...
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London, 24 September 2015 Yesterday’s announcement of a presidential decree granting pardon to 100 people including Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, and poet Omar Hazek, is a small step towards rectifying violations against freedom of expression in...
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