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German P.E.N. Centre honours Mohamed Hashem with the Herman Kesten Award 2011.
Hermann Kesten Prize of German P.E.N. for Egyptian publisher Mohamed Hashem In 1998 the Egyptian publisher Mohamed Hashem established the independent publishing house Merit together with a group of...
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Day of the Dead Vigil at the Mexican Embassy
English PEN and PEN International held a peaceful Vigil outside the Mexican Embassy here in London as part of PEN’s global Day of the Dead campaign in support of writers and journalists who have been...
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Day of the Imprisoned Writer – November 15
Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2011 15 November 2011 marks PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer. The Day of the Imprisoned Writer is an annual, international day intended to recognize and...
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PEN calls for press freedom at Occupy Sites
Joint statement released with PEN American Center: New York City, November 15, 2011—PEN American Center and PEN International today condemned restrictions on press coverage of police crackdowns on...
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PEN International deeply saddened by death of Vaclav Havel – a constant...
Václav Havel, dissident playwright and poet, honorary president of Czech PEN and statesman, who died on 18 December 2011 aged 75, will be remembered by all at PEN for his remarkable contribution to...
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PEN Haiti to host International Free the Word! Festival, April 20th – 22nd 2012
“The writers in Haiti… are increasingly convinced of the necessity to build, nurture and share a critical understanding. In order to better communicate among Haitians. To make ourselves better...
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Scottish PEN Free the Word! event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Noo Saro-Wiwa and Drew Campbell in Edinburgh Where can you find Irvine Welsh, Elif Shafak, Carlos Gamerro and Don Paterson together in one yurt? Well, at Edinburgh International Book Festival of...
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Why freedom of expression matters
This was the challenge I recently set aspiring writers taking part in the Young Journalists’ Academy – to write a short article explaining why they believed that freedom of expression matters. This...
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Vienna – meeting with PEN and attending UN Inter-agency meeting
With PEN International’s focus on Impunity through 2012, I attended the UNESCO organised UN inter-agency meeting on the Safety of Journalists and the issue of impunity this week in Vienna. With...
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