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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This is part of the PEN SA literary essay series. If you are interested in submitting a piece, contact us on communications@pensouthafrica.co.za. Half-lives, Half-truths: Svetlana Alexievich and the Nuclear Imagination By Hedley Twidle In my twenties I worked for a...
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This is one in a series of articles responding to UCT’s decision to rescind an invitation to Danish journalist and writer, Flemming Rose, to give the TB Davie lecture on Academic Freedom. PEN SA President Margie Orford spoke about the...
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This is one in a series of articles responding to UCT’s decision to rescind an invitation to Danish journalist and writer, Flemming Rose, to give the TB Davie lecture on Academic Freedom. PEN SA President Margie Orford spoke about the...
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This is one in a series of articles responding to UCT’s decision to rescind an invitation to Danish journalist and writer, Flemming Rose, to give the TB Davie lecture on Academic Freedom. PEN SA President Margie Orford spoke about the...
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