by PenSydney | Feb 6, 2024 | News
Australian PEN Centres condemn the suspended death sentence handed to Yang Henjung PEN International joins the undersigned PEN Centres in condemning the handing down of a suspended death to Australian writer Yang Hengjun, five years after he was detained and accused...
by PenSydney | Dec 4, 2023 | News
A personal response to the war by PEN Sydney’s Mansour Razaghi More than 16,000 people have been killed and housing and infrastructure has been destroyed on a massive scale. However, these are not the only devastating outcomes of the bloody conflict between...
by PenSydney | Dec 4, 2023 | News
The Iranian Writers Association calls on PEN International and all PEN centres to recognise 4 December as The International Day Against Censorship. The Iranian Writers Association (IWA), in commemoration of two of its members who were assassinated 15 years ago, has...
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...
