Lydia Cacho – in conversation with Gaby Wood
Leading Mexican writer, journalist and activist Lydia Cacho talks to Gaby Wood, Head of Books at the Daily Telegraph, about freedom of expression and human rights in Mexico. The post Lydia Cacho – in...
View ArticleAyotzinapa
As representatives of the 43 disappeared students of Ayotzinapa arrive in London, Mexico's greatest living writer Elena Poniatowska tells their story. The post Ayotzinapa appeared first on English PEN.
View ArticlePEN Atlas: Elena Poniatowska on Ayotzinapa
‘To those who administer justice, poor people like us don’t count.’ As representatives of the 43 disappeared students of Ayotzinapa arrive in London, Mexico’s greatest living writer Elena Poniatowska...
View ArticleMéxico20: New Voices, Old Traditions
The México20 anthology brings together the work of twenty young Mexican writers under the age of forty to an international readership. The post México20: New Voices, Old Traditions appeared first on...
View ArticleMexico: four journalists killed in two weeks as deadly violence continues
The deaths of four more journalists in Mexico in the last month – three of them in the space of a week – is a harrowing reminder of the dangers facing media professionals in the country. PEN reiterates...
View Article‘No se mata la verdad’ / ‘You cannot kill the truth’
Acclaimed journalist and activist Lydia Cacho responds to the murder of the Mexican photojournalist Rubén Espinosa. The post ‘No se mata la verdad’ / ‘You cannot kill the truth’ appeared first on...
View ArticlePEN Atlas: Lydia Cacho on Rubén Espinosa
In this special PEN Atlas dispatch, acclaimed journalist and activist Lydia Cacho responds to the murder of the Mexican photojournalist Rubén Espinosa. The post PEN Atlas: Lydia Cacho on Rubén Espinosa...
View ArticleMexico: Writers join PEN in calling for justice
English PEN are proud to support our colleagues at PEN American Center and the Committee to Protect Journalists in calling on President Peña Nieto to fully investigate the recent murder of...
View ArticleJoin us for this year’s Day of the Dead Festival
PEN is delighted to be hosting a series of talks as part of Wahaca’s Day of the Dead, a celebration of Mexican food and culture, at Tobacco Dock on 7 November. As part of the festival, we are bringing...
View Article[Cambridge Student PEN] In solidarity against injustice
An update on a term of campaigning and advocacy work from Cambridge Student PEN for Human Rights Day 2015. The post [Cambridge Student PEN] In solidarity against injustice appeared first on English PEN.
View ArticleThe UK gets its FIL
Translator and writer Jethro Soutar reports from the 2015 Guadalajara International Book Fair, the biggest annual literary event in the Spanish-speaking world. The post The UK gets its FIL appeared...
View ArticlePEN Atlas: Jethro Soutar reports from the Guadalajara Book Fair
Translator and writer Jethro Soutar reports from the 2015 Guadalajara International Book Fair, the biggest annual literary event in the Spanish-speaking world. The post PEN Atlas: Jethro Soutar reports...
View ArticleWatch: Wahaca Day of the Dead festival
On 7 November, English PEN hosted a series of talks at Wahaca’s Day of the Dead Festival, a day long festival of Mexican culture. Videos of the event are now online: DBC Pierre and Martin Rowson in...
View ArticleMexico: reporter Ana Flores Salazar murdered
According to reports, the body of Anabel Flores Salazar, a reporter for El Sol de Orizaba, was found on 9 February 2016 in the state of Puebla, adjacent to Flores’ home state of Veracruz. She had been...
View ArticleThe labyrinth
The journalist and contributor to The Sorrows of Mexico reflects on the ‘three demons’ of narco-politics, censorship and corruption, and on the future of journalism in his country. The post The...
View ArticlePEN Atlas: Emiliano Ruiz Parra on the ‘three demons’ facing Mexican journalists
The journalist and contributor to The Sorrows of Mexico reflects on the ‘three demons’ of narco-politics, censorship and corruption, and on the future of journalism in his country. The post PEN Atlas:...
View ArticleSidewalks: talking points from the English PEN Translated Literature Book Club
Report by Jonathan Ruppin September’s book was Sidewalks by Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli, translated from Spanish by Christina MacSweeney. One of the great boons of a book club is the opportunity to...
View ArticleMexico: murder of journalists a terrible blow to freedom of expression and...
English PEN joins PEN International in urging the Mexican authorities to make good on their commitment to protect the nation’s journalists and combat impunity. The post Mexico: murder of journalists a...
View ArticleMexico: failure of protection mechanisms exposed by murder of ninth print...
PEN urges Mexican authorities to do more to protect journalists and bring an end to the cycle of impunity The post Mexico: failure of protection mechanisms exposed by murder of ninth print journalist...
View ArticleTruth at what cost?
What does it mean for a writer or journalist to work in a context where there are severe constraints on freedom of expression? Why do people working under these conditions … The post Truth at what...
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