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Human dignity is in danger

In 2019 we must stand as one to survive

How 9/11 changed everything

A Free Voices address from journalist Peter Greste

When trolls go to work

The consequences of online abuse

Journalism is not a crime

National security laws can be used increase jail terms for journalists

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Leading US advocacy groups seek accountability on murder of writer Jamal Khashoggi

Leading US advocacy groups seek accountability on murder of writer Jamal Khashoggi

This open letter appeared on PEN America's website. We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, are deeply concerned about the lack of tran...
Kurdish asylum seeker wins Australia's richest literary prize

Kurdish asylum seeker wins Australia's richest literary prize

Writer Behrouz Boochani, who has been supported by Sydney PEN since he was incarcerated on Manus Island in 2013, has won the both the 2019 $25,000 ...
From fake news to enemy of the people: An anatomy of Trump's tweets

From fake news to enemy of the people: An anatomy of Trump's tweets

Stephanie Sugars, Committee to Protect Journalists, North America, reports on January 30, 2019. Since announcing his candidacy in the 2016 presiden...
Condemnation of conviction of human rights journalist Liu Feiyue in China

Condemnation of conviction of human rights journalist Liu Feiyue in China

Taipei, January 29, 2019 – The Suizhou Intermediate People's Court in Hubei province today sentenced Liu Feiyue, founder of the human rights news w...
Disappearance of Australian writer Yang Hengjun

Disappearance of Australian writer Yang Hengjun

Yang Hengjun (Henry Yang) is an Australian novelist and blogger who has disappeared in China. While travelling to China with his wife and stepson h...
Human dignity is in danger. In 2019 we must stand as one to survive

Human dignity is in danger. In 2019 we must stand as one to survive

Persecution, censorship and environmental destruction are on the rise – but resistance is possible, writes Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei. W...
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Freedom to write…freedom to read

Sydney PEN Centre defends freedom of expression: campaigning on behalf of writers who have been silenced by persecution or imprisonment, and promoting the written word in all its forms.

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