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The Iranian Writers Association calls on PEN International and all PEN centres to recognise 4 December as The International Day Against Censorship....

PEN Sydney joins PEN Interntational in strongly condemning the mounting violations of freedom of expression, including the killings and intimidation...

In the hands of bad actors—whether public or private—generative AI tools can supercharge existing threats to free expression.PEN America’s...

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...

Bread and Roses was secretly filmed with the use of multiple covert cameras in the weeks following the fall of Kabul. Picture courtesy of...

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...

Ann Patchett on twitterWhen tragedy came to Nashville, when a person with a gun shot to death three children and three adults at a local school in...

Robert Adamson on a wharf on the river. Photograph by Hazel JohnstonIn July of 2022, following a pattern of several decades, my family and I visited...

Behrouz Boochani made many public appearances and attend many events during his recent visit, including a dinner held by the Kurdish Youth...

Protesters support Coco Violet. Photograph by Kate Geraghty courtesy of The Sydney Morning HeraldDeanna “Coco” Violet wept with relief inside the...

The annual PEN Lecture at the Sydney Writers Festival.  The Black Witness must be believed, insists Amy McQuire. Black Witnesses have been silenced...

Louise Milligan - Picture credit: Simon SchluterWriting and publishing a book about a controversial public figure is like diving into shark-infested...