the german shibboleth

the german shibboleth

Partners in Crime – Political philosopher John Keane writes for PEN Sydney on Germany’s historical relationship with Israel and censorship of Pro-Palestinian voices in Germany today. Karl Marx, a rebel son of Jewish parents, famously remarked that in...
Solidarity with the Saturday Mothers

Solidarity with the Saturday Mothers

PEN Sydney reiterates its full solidarity with the Saturday Mothers and urges the authorities of Türkiye to uphold their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. The Saturday Mothers, a group of relatives of victims who were forcibly disappeared in...
Selahattin Demirtaş sentenced to 42 years in prison

Selahattin Demirtaş sentenced to 42 years in prison

PEN Sydney condemns the sentencing of Kurdish writer and opposition politician in Türkiye “PEN International utterly condemns the shocking sentencing of writer and honorary PEN member Selahattin Demirtaş to 42 years in prison. That he continues to languish behind bars...
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