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China: PEN International and PEN Centres worldwide renew call for the release of Gui Minhai, the imprisoned poet, bookseller and PEN member
Image Credit: AP / Alamy ‘The abduction of poet, bookseller and PEN member Gui Minhai [...]
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PEN International launches its Manifesto on the Defence of Nature
Image Credit: Gorodenkoff/ Shutter Stock “The Manifesto on the Defence of Nature is not only [...]
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PEN International’s resolutions to defend free expression, gender diversity, human rights, and climate justice
“At this 91st Congress we affirmed that freedom of expression cannot be atomized —whether in [...]
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Freedom of Words – Words of the Free: Highlights from PEN International’s 91st Congress in Kraków, Poland
Image Credit: Katarzyna Kukielka “At this Congress in Kraków we saw the importance of our [...]
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PEN INTERNATIONAL: Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk joins PEN International leadership as Vice President
“We are honoured to welcome Olga Tokarczuk as Vice President of PEN International. Through her [...]
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3rd Chania Book Festival 26-30 June 2024: “Connecting words, connecting narratives”
|PEN Greece is a supporter of the 3rd Chania Book Festival| Central topic: “Europe, past [...]
Jun
Defend Press Freedom Amidst Israel’s Bombardment of Gaza: World Press Freedom Day 2024
“Amid the mounting death toll, destruction, and reports of harrowing atrocities, journalists in Gaza risk [...]
May
20th International Book Fair of Thessaloniki: Reading Clubs actively participate
Under the auspices of S.A. of the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou 20th Thessaloniki [...]
May
PEN International mourns the death of Paul Auster
“Paul Auster’s contributions to literature have left an indelible mark on the literary world, inspiring [...]
May
9th Panhellenic Conference entitled “Education and Culture in the 21st Century”
The Museum of School Life and Education of EKEDISY, the Pedagogical Society of Greece and [...]
Apr
“Know Her Words” – VOLUME 1 | Women Writers Committee of PEN International|
Project: Know Her Words is an initiative of PEN International’s Women Writers Committee to highlight [...]
Mar
”Writers are influential in every aspect of social life” Burhan Sönmez in a conversation with Tessy Baila
The President of PEN International, Burhan Sönmez, in a conversation with the General Secretary of [...]
Mar
Myanmar: PEN Centres around the world condemn the execution of writer Kyaw Min
Kyaw Min Yu (also known as Ko Jimmy) Photo courtesy of anonymous PEN Centres around [...]
Jul
PEN AMERICA: FREE EXPRESSION RIGHTS ARE THREATENED BY OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE
PEN AMERICA: FREE EXPRESSION RIGHTS ARE THREATENED BY OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE “PEN America will [...]
Jun
The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN Greece: War bears censorship
The need for critical thinking during wartimes is now necessary more than ever. Our time [...]
Jun