Here is our statement on the Scottish Law Commission’s working draft for defamation reform in Scotland.

Censored writer Lydia Cacho is visiting the UK to promote a collection of Mexican journalism.

While the government made a number of concessions to strengthen privacy protections, Scottish PEN does not believe these reforms go far enough to fully protect free expression and privacy.

The university, like the publishing industry, should widen the kinds of writers that they read to include those who are studying them.

Writers sign open letter calling on the British government to take action to safeguard freedom of expression in India ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the UK later this week.

If we stand by and collude in our government’s silence we are sending out a signal that writers can be silenced with impunity.

by Christina Neuwirth Free speech is not a finite resource. ”But attention is,” says my friend Graham over a plate of fried breakfast at the City Cafe. We’ve been talking about safe spaces. Padraig Reidy’s piece brings up the commodification of free speech and free speech used as a weapon – and I do agree, free speech should […]