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defamation scot campaign - reform defamation, protect free speech

Ensure Defamation reform protects online speech: Support Section 30 amendments

Please urge your MSP to protect free expression online by voting for section 30 Amendments 8 and 9 on Powers of the Court to create a notice regime in ongoing defamation proceedings.

March 1, 2021
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Scottish PEN reaffirms call to overturn judgement concerning Irish-language epitaph

Ahead of tomorrow’s appeal to The Arches Court of Canterbury (24th February 2021), Scottish PEN reaffirms its support for Margaret Keane’s family to remember their late mother in the Irish language on her gravestone.

February 23, 2021
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Legal threats against actor David Paisley are disproportionate and deeply troubling

Scottish PEN argues that defamation law should be not be used by those in positions of power as a means of silencing fair comment or criticism.

February 21, 2021
defamation scot campaign - reform defamation, protect free speech

Anonymous survey asks writers and publishers to share experiences of defamation threats

A new survey from Scottish PEN and the University of Strathclyde is seeking to establish the impact that Scottish defamation law has on writers, publishers and social media users.

February 16, 2021
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International Women’s Day: Scottish PEN Women Writers Committee

The Scottish PEN Women Writers Committee invites you to a free event celebrating International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March.

February 11, 2021
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Scottish PEN President and Project Manager join call for transparency on UK Government FOI process

Carl MacDougall, President of Scottish PEN, and Lisa Clark, Project Manager, have signed a letter from Open Democracy, calling for investigation and greater transparency around the UK Government’s handling of Freedom of Information requests, in response to concerns around ‘blacklisting’ and threats to press freedom.

February 9, 2021

Event: Poetic Offensive at Paisley Book Festival

Join us at this free online event on Tuesday 23rd February (3.00pm), as part of Paisley Book Festival. Featuring readings by Leela Soma, Harry Josephine Giles, Ruth Aylett, Dr Mario Relich and Dave Manderson and hosted by Scottish PEN.

February 9, 2021
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Scottish PEN statement on the online harassment of Jenny Lindsay

Harassment of poet Jenny Lindsay raises questions about the impact of online spaces on freedom for all writers. Jenny Lindsay is an award-winning spoken-word poet, writer and performer. Since June 2019, she has been subjected to sustained online smearing and harassment, which has resulted in a loss of work and other offline consequences, including advice […]

February 5, 2021

 

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