Nicolás Maduro Moros Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Jorge Rodríguez Gómez Presidency of the National ...

The 2024/2025 annual report, I Hope This Letter Finds You Well, explores the power of letter writing as a tool of connection ...

Photo: women enjoy a field trip that Robina coordinated. “Your experiences are your strength. You don’t need to have everything figured out—just begin.” This is the advice Robina Aryubwal would give ...

PEN Canada is seeking nominations from peers and civil society partners for two annual awards: the Ken Filkow Prize, for advancing freedom of expression in Canada, and the Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize, ...

PEN Canada unequivocally condemns the Alberta government’s decision to pursue policies that are likely to lead to widespread book bans in the province’s schools. In May, the government announced plans ...

PEN Canada joins 39 organizations and 132 individuals in a joint letter demanding a complete withdrawal of Bill C-2. The following letter was sent this week to Canadian authorities, including … ...

Gezahegn Mekonnen Demissie is an Ethiopian journalist and filmmaker, one of the founding members of PEN Ethiopia, and Executive Director of Bridge Entertainment. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada, ...

Saudi blogger, Raif Badawi, was released on March 11, 2022, after 10 years in prison and 1000 lashes for “insulting Islam” and “founding a liberal website”. When Badawi finished serving his sentence ...

Bo Xilai, the former boss of the Chongqing Communist Party, was recently sacked after a corruption scandal involving his family. Jiang Weiping, an Honorary Member of PEN Canada, is a Chinese ...

From its inception, PEN Canada has defended the right to freedom of expression enshrined in article 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In 2024, PEN International raised concerns ...