Open letter to President Erdoğan
7 September 2015 Dear President Erdoğan As writers, journalists and members of PEN, we are writing to express our extreme...
Cross-Border Civil Society Dialogue 4.7.
40 Years since Helsinki Final Act 40 years ago, the CSCE – Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe –...
A Statement From The Nordic PEN Centres Regarding The Attacks in Copenhagen
The attack on the Saturday meeting in Copenhagen, where people came together to discuss freedom of expression in the face...
Finnish PEN’s Freedom of Expression Award 2015 to Abdirahim Husu Hussein
Finnish PEN’s Freedom of Expression Award for 2015 has been granted to Abdirahim Husu Hussein (b. 1978) for his activity...
TAKE ACTION: Aron Atabek
Aron Atabek is a poet, journalist and social activist. He has written several books of poetry and prose inspired by...
Mojibur Doftori: Global Islamic Extremism: Time for Muslims to Break Silence
Global Islamic Extremism: Time for Muslims to Break Silence In recent time, horrific atrocities on innocent people around the world...
Bishkek congress in picture
80. PEN International congress was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 29.9-2.10.2014 Have a look at the pictures by Finnish PEN delegates.
80. PEN International congress in Bishkek
80. PEN International congress in Bishkek The 80. PEN International congress in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, was held 29.9.-2.10.2014. The Finnish PEN...
Poetry with an update from Turkey: Tarık Günersel visits Helsinki 13.3.2014
“Anti-demokratization” and Earth Civilization Project Thursday, March 13 at 5pm Arkadia Bookshop (Nervanderinkatu 11, Helsinki) Poet Tarık Günersel, president of...
Cathal Sheerin: Out in the Cold: Russia and the Sochi Winter Games
No Winter Olympic Games have been so eagerly anticipated by non-sports fans as those that will take place in Sochi,...
Finnish PEN presents: Four poets, four languages
You are heartily invited to listen to the poetry of the writers Tua Forsström, Kári Tulinius (IS), Jarkko Tontti and...
Café Freden 20 November 2013
Svenska Fredsvänner i Helsingfors invites you to a common evening with Writers for Peace, Finland at Fredshemmet, Dagmarsgatan 13 B...
Letter to Obama to stop the prosecution of Snowden
Dear President Obama, We are writing to you as free speech and media freedom organisations from around the world to...
Vladimir Neklyaev free in Belarus
The Belorusian authorities announced today that Vladimir Neklyaev (Ulazimir Njakljajeu) is free. He was arrested and put in jail in...
Eva Neklyaeva receives the Finnish PEN Freedom of Expression Award
The recipient of the 2013 Finnish PEN Freedom of Expression Award is Eva Neklyaeva, the festival director of the Baltic...