Salman Rushdie PEN Gala Appearance is the First Since His Attack
The author attended the 2023 Literary Gala in New York to accept the PEN Centenary Courage Award, and spoke out against the war on books in Florida.
Source: variety.com
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Xu Zhiyong and the Mighty Pen
Chinese writer and activist Xu Zhiyong was sentenced to 14 years in prison for writing and advocating for a “A Beautiful China.”
Source: thediplomat.com
PEN America and PEN Sydney Join More than 170 Writers Calling for the Release of Iranian Poet Ali Asadollahi and Other Writers Imprisoned in Iran
PEN America and PEN Sydney today joined more than 170 writers and scholars worldwide–including Azar Nafisi, Shahriar Madanipour, Hisham Matar, Orhan Pamuk, Moniroo Ravanipour, Peter Sloterdjik, Bela Tarr, and Jia Zhangke–calling for the release of Ali Asadollahi, a noted poet and member of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA), as well as other unjustly detained writers in Iran.
Source: pen.org
Ukrainian Publishers Fight On
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to disrupt the Ukrainian publishing industry through such things as the destruction of warehouses, the disruption of logistics, and the displacement of employees. Still, the sector of nearly 250 houses continues to operate.
Source: publishersweekly.com
'A Show of Hands' for Burma's Former Political Prisoners
The Irrawaddy revisits a 2014 review of an art project by Ko Htein Lin honoring political prisoners’ sacrifices. The artist was arrested by the Myanmar junta this week.
Source: irrawaddy.com