Behrouz Boochani free after more than six years on Manus Island
English PEN is overjoyed at the news that journalist Behrouz Boochani is free and that he has arrived safely in New Zealand I just arrived in New Zealand. So exciting …
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Writers urge Indian government to review decision to revoke journalist Aatish Taseer’s immigration status
More than 250 writers, journalists, artists and activists have joined English PEN, PEN America and PEN Interntional urging the Indian government to review its decision to rescind a key citizenship …
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Resisting censorship in Turkey
6 – 7.30pm, 30 November 2019 Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA£5 Freedom of expression in Turkey is rapidly deteriorating. Independent media has been all but wiped …
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Turkey: Ahmet Altan’s re-arrest is a direct attack on freedom of expression
On Tuesday 12 November, an Istanbul court decided to re-arrest Turkish writer and journalist Ahmet Altan, just eight days after he was released from prison. Daniel Gorman, Director of English …
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Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2019
On 15 November, the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, join English PEN and our sister centres around the world as we stand in solidarity with writers and journalists at risk …
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