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Voices freed: International Solidarity in a Time of Global Disorder - Case List Launch 2026
Voices freed: International Solidarity in a Time of Global Disorder - Case List Launch 2026
Established in 1960, PEN International's Case List is the world's longest-running record of attacks on freedom of expression faced by writers around the globe. In addition to documenting freedom ...
Voces Presas 2026
Voces Presas 2026
En Cuba hoy, los artistas están en peligro. Por el simple hecho de crear, ya sea música, cine, literatura o performance, o por expresar su disenso, artistas y periodistas son hostigados, detenidos ...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Ma Thida
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Ma Thida
Ma Thida, Chair of PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee, speaks with journalist and activist Samira Mohyeddin at PEN International’s 91st Congress in Kraków about imprisonment, solidarit...
A Message from the Chair of the Writers for Peace Committee | PEN International
A Message from the Chair of the Writers for Peace Committee | PEN International
Germán Rojas, Chair of PEN International’s Writers for Peace Committee, reflects on the responsibilities many writers feel in a world marked by growing instability. He highlights the importance of ...
Ayi Renaud Dossavi-Alipoeh, PEN Togo, on Young Writers, The Invisible Child, and Free Expression
Ayi Renaud Dossavi-Alipoeh, PEN Togo, on Young Writers, The Invisible Child, and Free Expression
In conversation with Samira Mohyeddin, Ayi Renaud Dossavi-Alipoeh, writer and Secretary General of PEN Togo, speaks about empowering young writers, the impact of The Invisible Child project in Togo...
The Future of Writing and Free Expression | Frankfurt Book Fair
The Future of Writing and Free Expression |  Frankfurt Book Fair
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, PEN International and The Young Writers Committee brought together young writers and activists from around the world to imagine the future of writing and free expression...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Andrea Lešić-Thomas
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Andrea Lešić-Thomas
Award-winning journalist Samira Mohyeddin speaks Andrea Lešić-Thomas, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina using literature as a tool to deal with the experience of war. Unbound Voices shares conve...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with So Meyer, English PEN
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with So Meyer, English PEN
Poet and cultural historian Soh Meyer, co-chair of English PEN’s Translation Action Group, speaks at PEN International’s 91st Congress about the vital role of trans and gender-diverse voices in def...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Kulleh Grasi, PEN Malaysia
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Kulleh Grasi,  PEN Malaysia
Award-winning journalist Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Kulleh Grasi at PEN International’s 91st Congress about the intersection of climate justice and freedom of expression, and the role of writers ...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Mahi Ramakrishnan, President of PEN Malaysia
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Mahi Ramakrishnan, President of PEN Malaysia
Award-winning journalist Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Mahi Ramakrishnan at PEN International’s 91st Congress about freedom of expression in Malaysia, the fight against censorship, and the role of w...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Mahi Ramakrishnan, President of PEN Malaysia
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Mahi Ramakrishnan, President of PEN Malaysia
Award-winning journalist Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Mahi Ramakrishnan at PEN International’s 91st Congress about freedom of expression in Malaysia, the fight against censorship, and the role of w...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Ira Wells, President of PEN Canada
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Ira Wells, President of PEN Canada
Award-winning journalist Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Ira Wells, President of PEN Canada, at PEN International’s 91st Congress. Together, they discuss the rise of book bans in Alberta, the growing ...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Burhan Sonmez, President of PEN International
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Burhan Sonmez, President of PEN International
Award-winning journalist Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Burhan Sonmez, President of PEN International, about his own experiences of displacement and the vital role PEN as a global community plays in ...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Yermolenko Volodymyr, President of PEN Ukraine
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Yermolenko Volodymyr, President of PEN Ukraine
Award-winning journalist Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Yermolenko Volodymyr, President of PEN Ukraine, on the vital role of writers in documenting war and displacement. Together, they explore how li...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Wongani Nyasulu, President of PEN Malawi
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Wongani Nyasulu, President of PEN Malawi
In this episode, Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Wongani Nyasulu, President of PEN Malawi, about the impact of PEN in Malawi and the importance of empowering young writers to tell their own stories an...
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Mahi Ramakrishnan, President of PEN Malaysia
Unbound Voices: Samira Mohyeddin in Conversation with Mahi Ramakrishnan, President of PEN Malaysia
Award-winning journalist Samira Mohyeddin speaks with Mahi Ramakrishnan at PEN International’s 91st Congress about freedom of expression in Malaysia, the fight against censorship, and the role of w...