Freedom to Write, Freedom to Read
We’re delighted to announce our new collaboration with artist and writer Edmund de Waal and the British Museum. We’re hosting a fascinating series of panel discussions inspired by themes raised by the acclaimed installation library …
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Two books given PEN Translates awards feature on the 2020 International Booker Prize longlist. The longlisted titles are: The Eighth Life (Scribe UK) by Nino Haratischvili (Georgia), translated from the …
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English PEN joins PEN International and Ugandan PEN in welcoming the decision of the High Court to overturn the conviction and sentence of academic, activist and writer Dr. Stella Nyanzi …
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English PEN has joined fellow writers NGOs in highlighting the ongoing detention of human rights defender and poet Ahmed Mansoor and other cases of concern in the UAE ahead of …
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Image credit: VikiPicture CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 English PEN is deeply concerned by the news that civil society leader and publisher Osman Kavala is facing new charges following his acquittal in …
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