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Writers under threat in an authoritarian age

by Antony Stockdale March 22, 2018

Right now, journalism is under threat. While individuals have access to more content than ever before, rapid technological change has facilitated ...

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Australian journalist Peter Greste to give "War on Journalism" Address at Sydney Writer's Festival

by Jenelle Dellar March 21, 2018

Australian Journalist Peter Greste has been announced as PEN Sydney's special guest speaker at this year's Sydney Writer's Festival. Since 9/11, t...

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SSI and PEN Sydney host successful Vivid Ideas debate

by Jenelle Dellar July 19, 2017

The statement was made: “Artists shouldn’t be restricted by cultural boundaries when creating work”. There was laughter, jeers and cheers in this...

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Russian journalist warned by anonymous text messages to stop reporting

by Jenelle Dellar July 19, 2017

New York, July 18, 2017. Russian authorities should investigate threatening messages that business reporter Rinat Sagdiyev said he has received, an...

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Netizen Report: Working in the Public Interest Can Get You Arrested in Turkey, Myanmar

by Jenelle Dellar July 13, 2017

by Global Voices Advocacy Netizen Report Team July 10, 2017 Global Voices Advocacy’s Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges...

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US free-speech group sues Trump for blocking Twitter users

by Jenelle Dellar July 13, 2017

Reuter’s Dustin Volz reports from Washington that a free-speech group has sued US President Donald Trump for blocking Twitter users from his @real...

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Liu Xiaobo in hospital with liver cancer

by Antony Stockdale June 27, 2017

26 June, 2017: PEN Hong Kong reports that 2010 Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo, former President of Independent Chinese Pen, is battling terminal ...

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Trump, the media and freedom of expression

by Jenelle Dellar June 01, 2017

By Chip Rolley They still stand when the president enters. It’s a remarkable tradition, one you might not expect in the world’s ‘oldest and greates...

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Justin Gleeson Talks Threats to Freedom of Expression at Sydney Writer’s Festival

by Antony Stockdale June 01, 2017

Donald Trump’s attack on the media as ‘the enemy of the people’ is one disturbing aspect of the US President’s leadership. Justin Gleeson, lawyer a...