Congratulations to PEN SA member Zakes Mda, who has won the 2014/2015 University of Johannesburg Main Prize for his novel Rachel’s Blue. Zakes was one of four PEN SA members shortlisted for the 2014/2015 University of Johannesburg Prizes. Read the...
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London, 26 June 2015 News that a law which will restrict positive discourse around sexual orientation has been passed in a second reading by the Kyrgyzstan parliament is deeply disappointing, PEN International and Central Asian PEN said today. PEN called...
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A timely collection of essays, Contested Intimacies offers five unique analyses of the ways that sexuality, gender, and the law interact in eastern and southern African countries, primarily Uganda and South Africa. The University of Cape Town holds an annual...
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Image: Journalists protest on World Press Freedom Day, Bujumbura, Burundi, May 3, 2015. International press freedom organisations call on Burundi authorities to allow for re-opening of media 22 June 2015 The undersigned press freedom, media development and human rights organizations...
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23 June 2015 Police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of journalist Sandeep Kothari, who was kidnapped and burned to death in the state of Madya Pradesh according to news reports. PEN International, PEN Canada and PEN...
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