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Apr 10, 2022

Australian Catholic University is putting the call out to poets from around the nation to share a glimmer of hope in a world shaken by a global...

Mar 11, 2022

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

Mar 6, 2022

Russian propagandists stated that Kyiv would be captured in a matter of days, but this did not happen. Ukraine withstands the attack, but Russia...

Mar 5, 2022

The Russian authorities must immediately end their senseless war in Ukraine, PEN International said today, as the human rights and humanitarian...

Dec 11, 2021

Dec 11, 2021

10 December 2021 – The news today of the decision of the High Court to clear the way for Wikileaks founder and publisher Julian Assange to be...

Dec 5, 2021

Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August this year, freedom of expression and many basic human rights are under dire attack. While...