London, 28 May 2015 The reinstatement of criminal defamation charges against Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais just days after similar charges were dropped by a court is a deeply worrying development and calls into question the independence of the...
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Karin Byrnard is a journalist and author whose 2009 debut novel Plaasmoord won the UJ Debut Prize for Creative Writing (Afrikaans) as well as the M-Net Literature Award in the film category. Her second novel Onse Vaders (2012) also won...
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PEN centres around the world have been invited by PEN International to select and submit works by budding, unpublished authors, aged 18 to 30, for entry into their New Voices Award. The award aims to encourage new writing in the...
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London – 22 May 2015 The Brazilian authorities must ensure that a swift and thorough investigation is carried out into the killing of Brazilian blogger, Evany José Metzker, found decapitated on 18 May 2015, and all other unsolved murders of...
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RAN 04/15 Update #2 22 May 2015 PEN International is concerned by the ongoing trial for alleged defamation of writer, journalist and documentary filmmaker Can Dündar, who is also the editor-in-chief of the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet. Dündar could face up...
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