
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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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 …
Read MoreOn 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 …
Read MoreOn 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 …
Read MoreEnglish PEN joins PEN International in calling on the Cameroonian authorities to release journalist Paul Chouta immediately and unconditionally and drop the charges against him. Paul Chouta, a reporter for …
Read MoreUPDATE (12 November 2019): English PEN is deeply concerned that writer Ahmet Altan is facing the threat of re-arrest following his release from prison in Turkey last week. Philippe Sands …
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