by PenSydney | Feb 28, 2025 | News
The ABC’s actions in the Antoinett Lattouf constitute censorship and are contravene its obligations towards its employees and public. Journalist Antoinette Lattouf is currently awaiting a decision in her Federal Court case against the ABC for unlawful termination. The...
by PenSydney | Nov 14, 2024 | News
Writer and activist Amanda Echanis was arrested alongside her newborn son on 2 December 2020. Nearly four years later, Echanis remains in detention, separated from her child. The charge that was brought against Amanda Echanis—illegal possession of firearms, ammunition...
by PenSydney | Oct 18, 2024 | News
We can no longer support the hate and disinformation that has flooded X since Elon Musk took over. In coordination with PEN Melbourne and PEN Perth, PEN Sydney has decided to leave X (formerly known as Twitter) because use of the platform is irreconcilable with the...
by PenSydney | Sep 7, 2024 | News
PEN Sydney strongly condemns the assassination of two female journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan International media outlets reported on 23 August that two Kurdish female journalists were killed in a drone attack in Said Sadiq, Sulaymaniyah province, in the Kurdistan...
by PenSydney | Aug 14, 2024 | News
Media freedom in Australia is at stake in a complaint made to the Human Rights Commission by the Zionist Federation of Australia. PEN Sydney is concerned by the Zionist Federation of Australia’s (ZFA’s) referral of Mary Kostakidis to the Human Rights Commission. PEN...