- Home
- Search Results
Search Results for: russia
Russian PEN Protests Continuing Threats to Free Expression
To tell the truth and to create meaning are both professional and civic duty for the writing community, writers, and journalists. The word is the only tool for creating… More
Public Letter from Russian-language Writers in Kharkov, Ukraine
We, Russian writers of Kharkov and citizens of Ukraine, don’t need the military protection of another State. We don’t want another State—hiding behind the rhetoric of protecting our interests—to… More
Authors call on Putin to release ‘chokehold’ on expression in Russia
On the day before the Winter Olympics officially open in Russia, more than 200 authors, including several Nobel laureates, have called on President Vladimir Putin to repeal laws that limit freedom… More
Russian laws choking free speech must be repealed now
The story of modern Russia is the story of dramatic, almost seismic change. More
Open Season on Russian Gays and Lesbians
These are just a few examples, but they illustrate the point: the purpose of this law isn’t just to shove LGBT people back in the closet, it’s also meant… More
Russia in Between Security and Democracy
The book market is not noticeably being censored. What is evident, however, is that innovative and controversial literature is being plucked out of the canon (thereby causing it to… More
Russia today is like a lost chapter from Orwell
The media has a right to question Russia, but cannot do so when the state is fostering an increasing sense of nationalism, writes Lyudmila Ulitskaya More
Writers Denounce Repressive Russian Laws in Open Letter
More than 200 writers from around the world have signed an open letter to the Russian authorities denouncing the introduction of gay-propaganda and blasphemy laws in Russia, which they… More
Atwood, Rushdie, Soyinka Join PEN to Protest Russia’s Stranglehold on Free Speech
As all eyes turn to Russia for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games at Sochi tomorrow, more than 200 writers from across the globe have joined PEN in… More
Salman Rushdie leads protest against Russian ‘choke hold’ on free speech
On the eve of the Sochi winter Olympics, as the eyes of the world turn towards Russia, an assembly of more than 200 leading international authors - including Salman… More