12 July marks 1,000 days since the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. On this anniversary, we once again demand justice for all those involved in her murder and the corruption she exposed.

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Douglas Gifford on 28th June 2020. We are pleased to share an obituary authored by Alan Riach.

This booklet contains an overview of Ilhan’s case as Turkey’s longest-serving student prisoner , a selection of his beautiful poetry, and a summary of recent activity to support his release.

PEN condemns the threats made against British journalist Amy Fenton, South Cumbria’s chief reporter for Newsquest based at The Mail in Barrow, who has been forced to flee her home and been put under police protection.

Malta’s police force has been ordered to open an inquiry into the country’s former police chief Lawrence Cutajar, following allegations that he interfered with the investigation into the 2017 murder of the prominent journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.  Read more.

The staff and Trustees of Scottish PEN have shared the books and online events that expanded their horizons during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Today, the International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 42 undersigned organisations mark the 1,500th day of Kurdish journalist Nedim Türfent’s imprisonment with a renewed call for his immediate and unconditional release.

We are deeply concerned by the recent judgment from the Church of England’s Consistory Court in the Diocese of Coventry that a translation must be provided for an Irish-language inscription on a gravestone within one of its graveyards.