by Blick | Oct 28, 2023 | News
PEN Sydney joins PEN Interntational in strongly condemning the mounting violations of freedom of expression, including the killings and intimidation of journalists and systematic silencing of critical voices, in light of the recent escalation of violence between...
by Blick | Aug 10, 2023 | News
In the hands of bad actors—whether public or private—generative AI tools can supercharge existing threats to free expression. PEN America’s comprehensive report on generative AI takes a close look at; the impact on writing and creativity, disinformation and online...
by Blick | Jun 26, 2023 | News
The PEN community mourns the passing of writer and President of PEN Myanmar, Nyein Chan (henceforth referred to by his pen name, Nyi Pu Lay). On 21 June 2023, Nyi Pu Lay died following a heart attack. Since the coup, Nyi Pu Lay had been living in hiding, preventing...
by Blick | Jun 24, 2023 | News
Bread and Roses was secretly filmed with the use of multiple covert cameras in the weeks following the fall of Kabul. Picture courtesy of cinematographer Sami Murtaza. “You only oppress women,” the young woman says to the Taliban fighter. “I told...
by Blick | Jun 23, 2023 | News
On the 13th of July PEN Sydney hosted “Tales of the Wind,” an evening of Uyghur poetry, food and dance to help raise money for The World Uyghur Writers’ Union. “To write in an indigenous language today is far more than a political statement: it is a heroic act of...
