PEN America Self-Destructs| Countercurrents: PEN America, once an important defender of rights for writers, editors and artists, has, under the direction of ...
countercurrents.org/2024/03/pen-america-self-destructs/
Statement by RFA and PEN International on Nguyen Vu Binh’s arrest in Vietnam
rfa.org/about/releases/statement-by-rfa-and-pen-international-on-nguyen-vu-binh2019s-arrest-in-vietnam
New Streibel book: 2,100 Nazi victims found in the PEN Club: Krems historian Robert Streibel, together with 62 authors, erected a monument to those who were ...
noen.at/krems/versaeumnis-korrigiert-neues-streibel-buch-2-100-nazi-opfer-im-pen-club-gefunden-404330988
Jennifer Clement’s life with art’s A-list: Growing up in the shadow of Frida Kahlo and partying with Basquiat:
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/kahlo-basquiat-jennifer-clement-promied-party-b2476849.html
Singer P!nk to give away banned books at her 2 South Florida concerts this week: Hitmaker P!nk has teamed with free-speech advocates PEN America and will ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/11/13/pink-florida-concerts-banned-books/
Quick Glance: Pink to Distribute Banned Books at Florida Concerts
- Florida leads the country in book bans, with more than 1,400 books removed from shelves.
- Pink announced plans to distribute 2,000 banned books during her four concerts in Florida.
- Pink will also collaborate with bookseller Books & Books to distribute four books from PEN America’s Index of Banned Books.
100+ Global Rights Groups Urge Support for South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
commondreams.org/news/support-south-africa-icj
Quick Glance: South Africa Accuses Israel of Genocide at UN Court
- South Africa alleges that Israel's actions in Gaza are genocidal and has filed a case at the International Court of Justice.
- The case and Israel's defense set up a high-stakes showdown before a panel of judges at the Great Hall of Justice.
- At the heart of the case is the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
- South Africa is seeking legally binding rulings from the ICJ, including a declaration that Israel has breached the Genocide Convention and orders to cease hostilities, offer reparations, and provide for reconstruction in Gaza.
PEN Berlin and the Middle East conflict: Deniz Yücel balances between BDS and confession
berliner-zeitung.de/kultur-vergnuegen/literatur/pen-berlin-israel-und-der-nahost-konflikt-deniz-yuecel-balanciert-zwischen-bds-und-bekenntnis-li.2169162
Protest against Middle East statement: Regula Venske resigns as Secretary General of PEN International
spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/pen-international-generalsekretaerin-regula-venske-tritt-zurueck-a-4763c9fb-04ab-4116-a940-8f5f479170bc
November 15 is the Day of the #ImprisonedWriter . PEN International, a worldwide association of writers, highlights 4 imprisoned writers from Ukraine to Tibet ... Show more
#EmptyChairWeek: Campaign to commemorate artists killed in war commences in Ukraine
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/14/7428683/
Commentary: Skimming, scanning, scrolling - the age of deep reading is over: Reading longer texts fostered our empathy for others. How will we cope without it? ...
channelnewsasia.com/commentary/reading-social-media-digital-devices-literacy-critical-thinking-3860531
Imprisoned Uyghur academic named 2023 PEN international writer of courage : Professor and global expert on Uyghur folklore Rahile Dawut was reportedly sentenced ...
theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/11/imprisoned-uyghur-academic-named-2023-pen-international-writer-of-courage
PEN Ukraine: 25,000 English-language books to be donated to Ukrainian libraries: The writers' association PEN Ukraine reported on Aug. 8 that 25 ...
kyivindependent.com/pen-ukraine-25-000-english-language-books-to-be-donated-to-ukrainian-libraries/
Teesta Setalvad Honoured With an Empty Chair by International Free Speech Activists
thewire.in/rights/teesta-setalvad-honoured-with-an-empty-chair-by-international-free-speech-activists
Teesta Setalvad Honoured With an Empty Chair by International Free Speech Activists
thewire.in/rights/teesta-setalvad-honoured-with-an-empty-chair-by-international-free-speech-activists
Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 30): Joining a world of writers at PEN International Congress - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230422/p2a/00m/0na/020000c
Pioneering publisher Margaret Busby named new president of PEN: The editor, writer and literary critic who was the UK’s first Black female publisher will replace ...
theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/19/pioneering-publisher-margaret-busby-named-new-president-of-pen
Balance sheet of the writers' association PEN: More than a hundred attacks on authors in the past year
spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/pen-case-list-115-uebergriffe-auf-autorinnen-und-autoren-in-2022-a-5369bd9f-ca60-4c93-a4fa-66fd831f145a
Belgrade journalist fled abroad after dozens of death threats: The dissident author Marko Vidojković now lives in an unknown location
derstandard.at/story/2000144228429/belgrader-journalist-floh-nach-dutzenden-morddrohungen-ins-ausland
Fighter for literature, chronicler of the Ruhr area: writer Heinrich Peuckmann is dead
hellwegeranzeiger.de/kamen/ein-chronist-des-ruhrgebiets-schriftsteller-heinrich-peuckmann-ist-tot-w702673-1000742756/
Bought Too Much? 7 Options to Address High Inventory: Now is the time to find opportunities and plan for tax deadlines prior to year-end.
industryweek.com/supply-chain/inventory-management/article/21251840/bought-too-much-7-options-to-address-high-inventory
The world must stand with Salman Rushdie and writers like him: Writing remains the most dangerous profession in too many countries. The celebrated author ...
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-world-must-stand-with-salman-rushdie-and-writers-like-him/
Reactions to the attack on writer Salman Rushdie: Here are reactions to Friday's attack on novelist Salman Rushdie. read more
reuters.com/world/us/reaction-attack-writer-salman-rushdie-2022-08-12/
Quick Glance: Prosecutors claim Rushdie was stabbed ten times in a premeditated attack.
- Prosecutors claimed during an arraignment for the man suspected of carrying out the attack that the novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed around ten times as he prepared to appear at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York on Friday.
- In a statement issued on Friday, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the attack on Mr. Rushdie "reprehensible."
- A representative for the hospital where Mr. Rushdie is being treated in Erie, Pa., said the facility would not release information on patient status.
- On Friday afternoon, Antonio Lopa, who lives across the street from Mr. Matar, said he observed 10 to 15 F.B.I. agents outside Mr. Matar's home.
Meena Kandasamy wins PEN Germany prize: The Hermann Kesten Prize is intended to honour individuals for their outstanding efforts in support of persecuted writers ...
scroll.in/latest/1033229/meena-kandasamy-wins-pen-germany-prize
Nayantara Sahgal: ‘Can the spirit of 1947, with its individual rights and freedoms, be recaptured?’
scroll.in/article/1030215/nayantara-sahgal-can-the-spirit-of-1947-with-its-individual-rights-and-freedoms-be-recaptured
Final debate preview: These excitements fall brings: There are debates where the arguments have long since been exchanged. Nevertheless ...
spiegel.de/kultur/endgueltige-debattenvorschau-diese-aufreger-bringt-der-herbst-a-efe4610d-6ad9-4aa7-9c35-c53b44bc5f75
PEN Berlin: Pomposity as a brand essence: The new PEN Berlin defends itself against its critics shortly after its foundation. One apparently prefers to ...
zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2022-06/pen-berlin-schriftstellerverband-eva-menasse-deniz-yuecel
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Maxi Obexer resigns as Co-President of PEN Germany.: At a turbulent general meeting of the PEN, before its split, Maxi Obexer had been elected to an interim ...
sueddeutsche.de/kultur/pen-maxi-obexer-ruecktritt-deniz-yuecel-pen-berlin-josef-haslinger-1.5603783
HA+ Heinrich Peuckmann on Deniz Yücel: "I won't let someone like him insult me": If the German PEN Club is a bratwurst stand, then Heinrich Peuckmann from Kamen ...
hellwegeranzeiger.de/kamen/querelen-beim-pen-ex-generalsekretaer-peuckmann-will-sich-nicht-von-yuecel-beleidigen-lassen-kamen-w1763614-p-1000615815/
East Frisians in the new PEN Club: There is a spirit of optimism there: Born in Leer, Jan Brandt is part of the new German writers' association. In an interview ...
ga-online.de/artikel/1249485/Es-ist-eine-Aufbruchstimmung-da
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PEN Berlin: A middle finger to the literary province: PEN is dead, long live PEN: Because PEN Germany has proven to be irreformable, prominent authors are now ...
zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2022-06/pen-berlin-schriftsteller-gruendung-verband
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Dispute in the pen club: Yücel is leaving and no one knows what is coming: The German PEN Club has dismantled itself for weeks, on the open stage ...
nzz.ch/feuilleton/streit-im-pen-club-yuecel-geht-und-niemand-weiss-was-kommt-ld.1684141
Deniz Yücel resigns as head of the "Bratwurst Bude" PEN Club: Shortly after an application to have him voted out of office had just failed ...
kurier.at/kultur/medien/deniz-yuecel-wirft-als-chef-der-bratwurstbude-pen-club-hin/402007296
PEN Writers' Union: Disputed but Important: The PEN Club is arguing again - this time about President Deniz Yücel. You might think that nobody needs this club ...
sueddeutsche.de/kultur/deniz-yuecel-pen-sophie-passmann-1.5573090
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HA+ Zoff in the PEN Club: Two Kameners against President Deniz Yücel: In the German PEN center the house blessing is crooked - and President Deniz Yücel is to be ...
hellwegeranzeiger.de/kamen/zoff-im-pen-club-zwei-kamener-gegen-praesident-deniz-yuecel-w1745831-p-1000584261/
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