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Statement of thanks from ZP Dala
"I felt myself slipping into a deeper depression while there. I felt cut off from the world and that my faculties were compromised by excessive medication." More
Q&A with Tolu Ogunlesi
Lagos is not a place where people come on holiday. I would love to have people come and see it for themselves after reading my pieces. More
PEN Outraged by Confinement of South African Writer Who Expressed Admiration for Rushdie
PEN American Center expressed outrage at the harassment and confinement in a mental institution of South African psychologist and novelist Zainub Priya Dala (ZP Dala) exacted in reprisal for… More
2015 PEN Literary Awards Shortlist
Go to: PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction • PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay • PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction… More
Malaysia: Sedition Charges Run Amok
Political cartoonist Zunar was charged with a record nine counts of sedition last week—one for each tweet he posted. More
Bahrain: Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab arrested again over tweets
On April 2 2015, Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) was arrested at his home in Beni Jamra, Manama, Bahrain. More
Shortlists Announced for the 2015 PEN Literary Awards
After much deliberation, this year's judges have narrowed their longlists down to just five titles. More
Transcript of Three Percent Podcast no. 91: “Translators, Rates, Money, and Unions”
Czech translator and PEN Translation Committee cochair Alex Zucker sits down with Three Percent to discuss the business side of international literature in English. More
2015 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
Khadija Ismayilova “If we can continue to reject the thinking that is imposed on us and believe that human dignity is not for sale, then we are the winners, and… More