London, 3 February 2016 The decision by Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court to rule that criminal defamation laws are invalid and unconstitutional is a positive development that should be replicated across the continent, PEN International said today. ‘PEN International has been campaigning...
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PEN South Africa is saddened by the news that Zimbabwean novelist, poet and playwright Chenjerai Hove (1956-2015) has died in Norway. Read PEN SA Executive Vice-President Mandla Langa’s tribute to Chenjerai Chenjerai was the President of PEN Zimbabwe from 1990...
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It is with great sadness that we learn of the untimely death of Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove, who passes away in Stavanger, Norway, at the age of 59. This award-winning essayist, post and novelist will be remembered for his humanity,...
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London, 20 March 2015 The Zimbabwean government must do all in its power to clarify the fate of political activist and former journalist Itai Dzamara following his abduction on 9 March 2015, and bring the perpetrators to justice, PEN International...
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Peter Godwin has written an article for The New York Times about the landmark ruling regarding South Africa’s position on human rights violations in Zimbabwe: For the past decade, South Africa has been the preferred vacation spot, shopping destination and...
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