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.

The ability of journalists and members of the public to ask questions, offer criticism and share their opinions on matters of public interest is essential to free expression. This decision only strengthens this position.

Reflections on our Scottish PEN Women Writers Committee event for International Women’s Day 2020