Russia | PEN South Africa

16 Sep 2015

in Literature, PEN SA Events

PEN Dialogue: Russia Under Putin with Masha Gessen and Andrey Kurkov

PEN South Africa held two PEN Dialogues at the 2015 Open Book Festival. Read board member Adré Marshall’s write-up of the first Dialogue: Lives of Writers here. Centre Co-ordinator Lindsay Callaghan attended the second event, Russia Under Putin, on Saturday...

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29 Aug 2013

in PEN SA Statements, Policy & Advocacy, SA News

SA PEN Calls on President Jacob Zuma to Tackle Russia on Freedom of Expression Issues at the G20 Summit

Free expression in Russia is under considerable threat. During the last 18 months, Russian lawmakers have passed three pieces of legislation that severely curtail writers’ and activists’ right to express themselves freely: In July 2012, criminal libel law was re-introduced...

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