Category: NEWS
Journalist-Activist Nadezhda Azhgikhina on Global Journalism, Women’s Wartime Roles, and Why We Can’t Just ‘Cancel Russian Culture and All Russians’
“Millions of Russians are banned from the world, while simultaneously facing unprecedented pressures inside Russia,” warns journalist Nadezhda Azhgikhina.
PEN Centers Condemn Belarusian Court’s Verdict in Trial of Writer Ales Bialiacki
In anticipation of a verdict in the criminal case against Belarusian writer Ales Bialiatski, PEN Belarus, PEN Georgia, PEN Armenia, PEN Moscow, and PEN America published a joint statement …
PEN 88th International Congress
Opening Ceremony Hosted in Uppsala by Swedish PEN from 27 September to 1 October 2022 – themed THE POWER OF WORDS – Future Challenges for Freedom of Expression – …
A Letter From the Dacha
In the wake of sanctions against Russia, civilians are spending summer without work, news outlets, and affordable goods. Like many Muscovites, I am spending this summer at the dacha. …
Ucrania, un país donde reinen la paz y la cultura
‘Babelia’ ofrece la intervención de la especialista en Literatura Rusa Natalia Ivanova del pasado julio ante el Comité de Escritores por la Paz del PEN Internacional
Natalia Ivanova. Talk at the Peace Committee of the International PEN
Four months have passed since Russia attached Ukraine, but neither the international community nor the thinking people in Russia have managed to put a stop to the catastrophe.
Belarus: Philosopher Uladzimir Mackievič on hunger strike
vič has been held in pre-trial detention in Minsk since 4 August 2021 on charges of organising and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, under Article 342 (1) …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Moscow Pen-Center wishes you all the best. Looking forward to equally successful cooperation in the future!
Russia: EFJ condemns the liquidation of civil rights group Memorial
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the Russian Journalists’ and Media Workers’ Union (JMWU) join PEN International, PEN Moscow and St Petersburg PEN in condemning the Russian authorities’ …