The First Minister announced that defamation reform will be included in the upcoming legislative session. The delay for reform may be over

Scottish PEN has joined ARTICLE 19, English PEN, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), Index on Censorship, National Union of Journalists Scotland and Reporters Without Borders to author a letter to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to call for press freedom to be protected

Read our letter signed by 181 Scottish and International writers calling on the First Minister to include defamation reform in the 2019 Programme for Government

Scottish PEN co-signed a statement on the ongoing threats against Lydia Cacho and other writers in Mexico. Read the statement here.