PEN South Africa and the Institute for Creative Arts are hosting an event in Cape Town to mark the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Find details here. On 15 November, PEN will mark the 36th Day of the Imprisoned Writer,...
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PEN South Africa and the Institute for Creative Arts, University of Cape Town invite you to join us in commemorating PEN’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer on 15 November 2017. It is a day that marks, globally, the persecution, and...
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Statement from PEN International 17 October 2017 Anti-corruption activists, press freedom advocates and investigative journalists from around the world condemn the barbaric murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist from Malta who courageously exposed organised crime and corruption in...
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This is one of the cases highlighted by PEN on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2016. Read about the other cases here. Renowned novelist and PEN member Aslı Erdoğan was arrested at her home in Istanbul on 17 August...
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We are appalled by the events unfolding in Turkey. The banning of newspapers, the closure of publishers and the persecution of writers and journalists is a body blow to Turkey’s democracy and to its future. From our own history as...
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