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Statement on the arrest of award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty standing in solidarity with activists at the Edinburgh Film Festival Today, 26 August, 2025, Scottish PEN released the statement below on the arrest of award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty, giving its full support to him and other writers and citizens who would exercise their rights to freedom of expression and […]

August 26, 2025
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Proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation threatens fundamental rights

30 June 2025 – English PEN, Scottish PEN, Wales PEN Cymru and PEN International are deeply concerned by the UK government’s proposal to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action under terrorism legislation. We urge the authorities to reconsider this step and to ensure full respect for the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful […]

July 2, 2025

UK Foreign Secretary must act: Free Alaa Abd el-Fattah now 

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s vital writing in his collected works, You Have Not Yet Been Defeated is like an explainer of why the principles of the PEN International Charter are so vital. Scottish PEN is proud to join PEN International, fellow PEN Chapters, Reporters Without Borders and other human rights organisations in urging the Foreign Secretary […]

January 24, 2025
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Valentines4Palestine: Donate for Writers at Risk

On Wednesday 14 February 2024, fifteen UK independent bookshops will hold events to raise money for the PEN Emergency Fund to provide support ringfenced for writers at risk who are in and from Palestine.

January 31, 2024
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PEN International Writers for Peace Committee call for submissions

The Writers for Peace Committee of PEN International is seeking articles for inclusion in its March 2024 newsletter.

January 10, 2024
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PEN International Calls for Peace – Dispel all Hatreds

Scottish PEN is a signatory to this statement from PEN International, and asks our members to consider signing.

November 1, 2023

PEN Myanmar member facing potential death sentence

Scottish PEN joins PEN International in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Wai Moe Naing, and for all charges against him to be dropped.

September 28, 2022
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An update on Scottish PEN’s response to events in Ukraine

A letter from Scottish PEN President, Ricky Monahan Brown, to our membership

March 9, 2022

 

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