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Sydney PEN joins with PEN International and the Philippine PEN Center in expressing its gravest concern over the recent conviction of journalists...

Photo credit: Kylie Melinda SmithFrank Moorhouse structured his 2005 semi-fictional memoir Martini around his favourite drink. He was fascinated by...

Sydney PEN is saddened to hear of the death of acclaimed writer Frank Moorhouse, a long time supporter of PEN and, since 2005, a member of our...

PEN Sydney condemns the decision by the UK Home Secretary to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the USA to face trial.  We join his...

Julian Assange has been in Bellmarsh prison now for more than three years and soon faces extradition to the USA and potentially worse prison...

PEN Sydney AGM 11 am 19 June 2022 at JOZO cafe, 495 Oxford Street Paddington PEN Sydney will hold its AGM on Sunday 19 June at 11 am at JOZO cafe in...

Join PEN Sydney in sending a strong message to Patel that Assange's prosecution  will be detrimental for freedom of speech globally. You will be...

On the 5th April, John Shipton (Julian Assange's Dad) issued this statement via Change.org: "Dear Friends, I have just returned from London where I...

Photo credit: Nick Starichenko/ShutterstockPEN International, the literary and free expression organisation, has released a letter signed by over...

On 23 March, the Taliban’s Ministry of Education issued an announcement stating that girls’ secondary schools would remain closed until further...

My childhood friend’s son, Yurii, made a video in English about Kharkiv’s destruction (note, this is highly distressing, please take care when...