Posted June 23rd, 2014 by English PEN staff & filed under Campaigns.
PEN is deeply concerned at reports that the Kazakh prison authorities are denying medical treatment to imprisoned poet Aron Atabek
Poet Aron Atabek is reportedly suffering intense spine and leg pain due to injuries sustained during an assault by Continue reading
Kazakhstan: Aron Atabek denied medical treatment已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News, Rapid Action Network, Writers
Tagged Aron Atabek, English PEN, Kazakhstan
24 June 2014 – IMMEDIATE RELEASE
English PEN is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2014 PEN/Ackerley Prize for Memoir. The shortlisted titles are:
Julian Barnes Levels of Life (Cape)
Michael Blakemore Stage Blood (Faber)
Sonali Deraniyagala Wave (Virago)
Harry Eyres Horace and Me (Bloomsbury)
Penelope Lively Ammonites and Leaping Fish (Fig Tree) Continue reading
PEN/Ackerley Prize for Memoir: 2014 shortlist announced已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged Ackerley Prize, English PEN
by ANNALISA QUINN
June 20, 2014 7:41 AM ET
Author Salman Rushdie, seen in January 2013, was also lauded by the judges for “his countless private acts of kindness.”
Rajanish Kakade/AP
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Continue reading
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged PEN, Pinter Prize, Salman Rushdie, Unflinching Gaze
PEN International WiPC
Report to the International Cities of Refuge Network AGM – May 2014
Cathy McCann, Asia/MENA Researcher
I work as researcher and campaigner for PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee, overseeing our work on Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. I’d like to open by telling you about some key cases I’ve been working on in recent weeks and months: Continue reading
Report to the International Cities of Refuge Network AGM – May 2014已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged PEN International, Refuge Network, WiPC
Posted June 20th, 2014 by julia & filed under Press, Prizes.
Salman Rushdie has been awarded the 2014 PEN/Pinter Prize. It will be presented at a public event at the British Library on Thursday 9 October, at which Rushdie will deliver an address. Continue reading
Salman Rushdie awarded the 2014 PEN/ Pinter Prize已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged PEN, Pinter Prize, Salman Rushdie
11 June 2014
PEN launches campaign in defence of freedom of expression
As Brazil comes under the spotlight for the 2014 World Cup PEN International is launching a global online campaign calling on Brazil and other participating countries to respect and protect the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Continue reading
Keeping Score at the World Cup已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged Freedom of Expression, PEN, World Cup
TWEET! #KeepingScore #Mexico must bring perpetrators of all attacks and murders of journalists and writers to justice @EPN
All statistics and cases used for the Keeping Score campaign have been selected from the Case List.
PEN_BWC_Mexico 2 Continue reading
Posted June 16th, 2014 by English PEN staff & filed under Campaigns.
English PEN joins PEN Mexico in protesting the murder of journalist Jorge Torres Palacios who was found dead on 2 June 2014. Continue reading
Mexico: Jorge Torres Palacios found dead in Guerrero已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged Jorge Torres Palacios, Mexico
