Author Archives: PenGreece
PEN INTERNATIONAL: Hong Kong and Italy: Over 40 Global Organisations Stand with Badiucao Against Legal Harassment
Photo credit: Badiucao. Still image taken from a video provided with permission by the artist. [...]
Apr
PEN INTERNATIONAL/ Algeria: Novelist Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison
Photo Credit: ActuaLitté via Creative Commons “We are shocked by the court’s decision to convict [...]
Apr
PEN INTERNATIONAL/ Türkiye: Alarming crackdown on peaceful expression condemned
Protests by university students in front of Beyazıt Square in Istanbul. By Mellonsapka – Own [...]
Mar
PEN INTERNATIONAL: Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – PEN International Case List 2025
“As the very principles of international human rights and humanitarian law are being increasingly questioned [...]
Mar
Mexico: PEN International denounces threats against journalist Lucero Díaz Estrada and calls for protection
“It is unacceptable that the authorities in Mexico, the country with the highest rate of [...]
Mar
PEN INTERNATIONAL/ International Women’s Day 2025: Take Action for Amanda Echanis (Philippines)
“Amanda Echanis represents the strength of women who bravely speak out against injustice. Her detention [...]
Mar
PEN International to move to Bluesky, discontinuing use of X
27 February 2025: PEN International, alongside several PEN Centres, is moving away from X (formerly [...]
Feb
Serbia: Protect journalists amidst nationwide protests
“Once again, independent journalists seeking to inform on nationwide protests in Serbia are the target [...]
Feb
War on Writers: A look at writers killed in Gaza
6 December 2024: In the face of escalating violence and turmoil, the voices of Palestinian [...]
Dec
PEN International closes ‘Writers in a World at War’, its 90th Congress
4 October 2024: PEN International’s 90th Congress, themed ‘Writers in a World at War’, took [...]
Oct