Julian Assangen oikeudenkäynti luovutuksesta Yhdysvaltoihin siirtyi syyskuulle

Oikeudenkäynti Wikileaksin perustaja Julian Assangen luovuttamisesta Britanniasta Yhdysvaltoihin siirtyi toukokuulta syyskuulle. Lontoolainen oikeusistuin aloitti luovutuspyynnön käsittelyn jo helmikuussa. Yhdysvallat on...

/ 11 May 2020
Judyth Hill

Judyth Hill: The Hand That Holds the Pen Can Rock the World

I believe in Writers. Because we can speak softly and loudly and not carry a big stick. Because we can...

/ 19 April 2020
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Yaseen Ghaleb: Cc: NO BODY

Cc: NO BODY 2020, Yaseen Ghaleb 1 Have you heard the voice of rose? Open your glass ears, release your...

/ 4 April 2020

Tom Dodd: The UK is committed to promoting the rights of LGBT people

The UK is widely recognised as a global champion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights. We are committed...

/ 30 October 2019

Our Golden Language – a panel discussion on Sámi literature at the Ijahis idja festival in Inari on 16 Aug 2019

Our Golden Language – Finnish PEN organises a panel discussion on Sámi literature at the indigenous peoples’ music festival Ijahis...

/ 2 July 2019

Clas Zilliacus: Hemma överallt

PENs WiP (Writers in Prison) Committees och nätverket ICORN (International Cities of Refuge Network) möttes i Rotterdam 29 – 31...

/ 18 June 2019

Nancy Saili is visiting LIWRE as a guest of the Finnish PEN

Nancy Saili from Zambia is visiting Lahti International Writers’ Reunion as a guest of the Finnish PEN. This is her...

/ 15 June 2019

Veera Tyhtilä: Sananvapaus ja oikeistopopulismi

Niihin aikoihin, yli vuosikymmen sitten, keskustelin erään tuttavaporukan kanssa usein libertarismista. Erityisesti oikeistolibertarismista, eli ideologiasta, joka kannattaa henkilökohtaista ja taloudellista...

/ 5 June 2019

Kieli- ja käännöskomiteoiden kongressi järjestettiin toukokuun alussa Meksikossa

Raportti PENin kieli- ja käännöskomiteoiden konferenssista 2019Meksiko, Chiapas, San Cristóbal 1.-5.5.2019 / Veera Tyhtilä Kieli- ja käännöskomiteoiden kokous järjestettiin YK:n...

/ 25 May 2019

Shashank Mane: From India to Finland: A PEN Legacy

Freedom of speech is a first amendment in the constitution of the United States of America. As an Indian-American living...

/ 20 May 2019
Nasrin Sotoudeh

A joint statement of Nordic PEN centres on Iran: Drop charges against human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

A statement by four Nordic PEN Centres, 16 March 2019 Finnish PEN together with Danish PEN, Norwegian PEN, and Swedish...

/ 18 March 2019
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Kunnianloukkausrikosten oikeuskäsittelyjen yhdenmukaisuus on varmistettava

Helsingin Sanomat käsitteli sunnuntaina 10.3. kunnianloukkausrikosten oikeuskäsittelyä Suomessa. Toimittajat kävivät läpi 867 kunnianloukkaustapausta kolmen viime vuoden ajalta. Sekä syyttäjänvirastojen että...

/ 16 March 2019

At the Annual Meeting, a new President and Board elected

A new Board of PEN Finland has been elected in its Annual Meeting held on 13 February 2019. Playwright and...

/ 14 February 2019

PEN International Fellowship 2018

Mojibur Doftori, PEN Finland’s board member and the chair of its Writers at Risk Committee, was invited as a fellow...

/ 13 February 2019

Mojibur Doftori: Gandhi’s East-West Synthesis and Its Relevance in the 21st Century

Why Gandhi? At the end of 2018, we have been witnessing a global trend of the rise of illiberal democracy....

/ 2 January 2019

Finnish PEN 90 years at restaurant Dubrovnik 14.11

90 -year-old writers’ freedom of expression association Finnish PEN invites you to celebrate with us! This special evening on Wednesday...

/ 5 November 2018

Finnish PEN at Helsinki Book Fair

Writers’ freedom of expression association Finnish PEN celebrates its 90th year this autumn. We are having five discussions on free speech,...

/ 21 October 2018

Finnish PEN’s Resolution on Stifling of Digital Freedom passed in Pune

Digitalization is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace in human history giving people powerful tools to improve lives and...

/ 19 October 2018

Egypt: PEN calls for the poet Galal El-Behairy’s sentence to be quashed

PEN calls for charges of ‘insulting the military’ and ‘spreading false news’ to be quashed in an open letter and...

/ 10 August 2018

PEN event – Writers for freedom of speech July 16th

The Writer’s Association Finnish PEN organizes an event with PEN America on Monday, 16 July 2018 at 2–4.00 pm on...

/ 11 July 2018