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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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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PEN South Africa is deeply concerned that the communications of the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), as well as other human rights groups, have been intercepted. The LRC is representing the families of the miners killed in a police massacre at...
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On World Refugee Day, PEN International highlights the plight of African journalists and calls on Centres to join assistance programmes to writers in exile. 20 June 2015 New reports this week highlighted that the international community is currently experiencing the...
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