Here Natalia Mallo, the director and translator of O Evangelho Segundo Jesus, Raihna do Ceu – The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven outlines the attempts to silence the play and threats those behind it in Brazil have faced, and what it means for trans rights and the freedom of art throughout the country.

In September, Scottish PEN joined over 80 PEN centres from around the world in Manila for the 85th PEN Congress. Here, Scottish PEN President, Carl MacDougall shares his thoughts from the trip and what it means for our work defending free expression across the globe.

Wednesday 16th October 2019 marks the 2-year anniversary of the murder of leading Maltese journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia. Yet justice still has not been served. To mark this occasion, Scottish PEN joined other international organisations to demand an end to impunity two years after the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta.

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.

Scottish PEN joined PEN centres, PEN International and ICORN at the At Home Everywhere: Writers in Prison Committee / ICORN Conference held in Rotterdam at the end of May 2019. Jane Archer of the Scottish PEN Writers At Risk Committee shares her thoughts about the event and why working to protect at-risk writers is a […]