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Welcome new followers! It’s more important than ever to champion the ideals of peace & oppose the suppression of freedom of expression per
@pen_int
's Charter
This week we’ll share some of our activities over the last yr & ask you to join our efforts (1/?)
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Scottish PEN expresses grave concern over the imprisonment of Craig Murray and calls for his release. The writer is the first person to be imprisoned in Scotland for media contempt for over 70 years. We fear this ruling will have a chilling effect on reporting and free expression
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Scottish PEN is gravely alarmed by the arrest of
#MickNapier
at a peaceful pro-Palestinian demo last Saturday in Glasgow. Mick was charged under the Terrorism Act 2000. His bail conditions include being banned from all protests across Scotland. (1/3)
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STATEMENT: Scottish PEN calls on
@scotgov
to immediately delay the implementation of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 – more details in statement below.
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Legal threats made against actor David Paisley are disproportionate and deeply troubling. Read our statement here:
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Scottish PEN has released the following statement on the subject of event cancellations.
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New statement on the singling out of literary events and writers:
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@scottishpsc
@ggectee
@Ross_Greer
@joycemcm
@HumzaYousaf
@lizzie_eldridge
Freedom of speech and our democratic right to protest should not be denied. In the face of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, our right to resist is paramount.
#SolidarityWithMickNapier
(2/3)
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Tomorrow, Julian
#Assange
’s lawyers resubmit their request for leave to appeal the High Court’s ruling to the UK Supreme Court.
Today, we reiterate our call with
@englishpen
and
@pen_int
for the Supreme Court to overturn the High Court's earlier decision.
Scottish PEN joins with
@englishpen
,
@pen_int
and a coalition of PEN centres around the world to condemn the decision of the High Court to clear the way for Julian
#Assange
to be extradited to the USA. Read our joint statement here:
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Scottish PEN is also deeply concerned that these events appear to follow a pattern of restrictions being placed on the ability to protest more generally. (3/3)
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Solidarity with
#JulianAssange
&
@PEN_Norway
. Scottish PEN recommits itself to the
@pen_int
resolution presented w/
@PENMelbourne
& overwhelmingly adopted at PEN Congress—
🇺🇸 should drop its charges & extradition request
🇬🇧 should release Julian Assange immediately
#FreeAssange
PEN Norway awards Julian Assange the Ossietzky Prize for 2023!
Read more:
#JulianAssange
#OssietzkyPrize
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Thank you again to First Minister,
@NicolaSturgeon
for joining us yesterday to mark Day of the
#ImprisonedWriter
. It was an honour to welcome you and present you with
@BehrouzBoochani
's powerful account of his detention on Manus Island
@pen_int
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Scottish PEN mourns the killing of Refaat Alareer. A Palestinian poet and academic, Refaat refused to leave his home in Northern Gaza, knowing that nowhere was safe. Last Wednesday, he was killed by Israeli bombs along with 6 members of his family. [1/2]
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We are delighted that imprisoned writer
@BehrouzBoochani
has won two awards at the Australian Victorian literary prize. If only he was free to accept them in person. We presented a copy of his book to
@NicolaSturgeon
on the Day of the
#ImprisonedWriter
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'While defamation law serves to protect against unjust harm to reputation, it should be not be used by those in positions of power as a means of silencing fair comment or criticism. This approach risks creating a chilling effect on broader attempts to hold power to account'.
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Concerned about the suspension of
#WingsOverScotland
's Twitter account. A troubling precedent that we're monitoring
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Full statement: Scottish PEN response to imprisonment of writer Craig Murray
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Transparency, clarity, openness & collaboration is vital for protecting free expression for everyone in the arts, literature and poetry community in Scotland. Our statement regarding the recent announcement from the Scottish Poetry Library
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We are delighted to hear that Scottish PEN member
@andywightman
has successfully defended the £750,000 defamation brought against him. Here is our statement:
@NUJScotland
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At the Glasgow vigil for
#LyraMcKee
, remembering her warmth, humanity, insight, courage and commitment to amplifying the marginalised. A voice lost but never forgotten
#Journalismisnotacrime
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The Board of Scottish PEN is delighted to announce that Louise Welsh (
@louisewelsh00
) has agreed to represent Scottish PEN in a new role as Honorary President. Find out more here:
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Six years is far too long for someone to be in prison for expressing themselves - today marks the 6-year anniversary of Raif Badawi's imprisonment in Saudi Arabia. He needs to be released, being a blogger is not a crime
#FreeRaif
@RBFF_FRBL
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NEWS: The Defamation and Malicious Publications (Scotland) Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. Scottish PEN has been campaigning for this much-needed reform for years and we will be publishing a full statement on our website shortly. In the meantime, some key points:
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Important note on the Wings story. Very little has been made public so be careful about commenting and speculating online.
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We join
@pen_int
in condemning the verbal abuse directed at
@Sarah_M_Clarke
by Maltese state official at the UN Global Compact on Migration.
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Please call on your MP to sign this EDM at UK Parliament marking the 7th anniversary of Raif Badawi's imprisonment in
#SaudiArabia
. He should never have been arrested and sentenced and needs to be released ASAP
@RSF_inter
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A 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. Share your views here:
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Scottish PEN are holding a vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia, a journalist assassinated in Malta on 16th October 2017. Nearly 5 years on, those who ordered and orchestrated her killing have still not been brought to justice. Join us at the Vigil and demand
#JusticeForDaphne
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We are showing solidarity with
@AngelaHaggerty
who showed solidarity with
@GrahamSpiers
@heraldscotland
#freepress
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Scottish PEN unreservedly condemns the threatening tweet directed to
@jk_rowling
in response to her condemnation of the recent attack on Salman Rushdie. Threats of violence are never acceptable, and as readers and writers we are acutely aware today of the weight that words carry.
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"For women to have free speech, the right to read, the right to write, they need to have the right to roam physically, socially and intellectually." For
#IWD2020
here is the
@pen_int
Women's Manifesto
@NicolaSturgeon
@MargieOrford
@epwa66
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The nightly destruction of the memorial to
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
was always one of the most cruel & arbitrary examples of distain to her memory &
#FreeExpression
in Malta. Today's ruling rightly ruled this breached human rights
@Manwel_Delia
@TheShiftNews
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The abuse targeted at
@AngelaHaggerty
, Dr Jennifer Jones (who has deleted her account due to the abuse) & others undermines a robust environment within which ideas can be shared, falsehoods or abuse challenged & networks built. We need to be able to disagree and debate w/o abuse
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Last night at
@sogo_mag
in Glasgow we hosted a discussion on
#PressFreedom
with
@foreigncorr1
,
@janearcherville
&
@Nikwilliams2
. After the discussion, everyone stood together calling for
#JusticeforDaphne
and an end to impunity
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#AhmetAltan
was free for a week before being rearrested by Turkish authorities.
@Beathhigh
reads Altan's words and James Robertson's letter to the acclaimed imprisoned novelist and journalist
#ImprisonedWriter
#FreeAhmetAltan
@YaseminCongar_
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"Speak the truth even if your voice shakes" channeling the words of
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
,
@caoilfhionnanna
highlights her work leading the legal case for
#JusticeforDaphne
in
#Malta
@mcaruanagalizia
@acaruanagalizia
#PressFreedomScot
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Call for Submissions: The Writers in Exile committee is calling for submissions for
#PENning
. The theme is SHELTER.
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Scottish PEN notes that The Stand comedy club in Edinburgh has reversed its decision to cancel the Joanna Cherry event that had been previously booked.
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Blasphemy laws have no place in a modern and pluralist democracy. Backing the repeal of the Confession of Faith Ratification Act is an important step towards protecting free expression
@humanistsociety
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#Malta
It's chilling to see
@PL_Malta
depict journalist
@Manwel_Delia
on campaign billboards. They did the same to
#DaphnecaruanaGalizia
in 2013. She was assassinated in 2017.
@ScottishPEN
urges the removal of these billboards now.
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Free creative writing workshops for young trans, non-binary, genderqueer and genderfluid people start 24 April
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.
@pen_int
released the Women's Manifesto to protect & support Women Writers. On 10th Jan at
@CCA_Glasgow
,
@ekreeder
,
@jemma_tweets
,
@HanLavery
,
@coeurdelilas
,
@Simuella
& Emma Doherty will come together to discuss and respond to it. Join us for free
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On
#NationalPoetryDay
please share with us you favourite poem on the theme 'Freedom' - here is 'One Letter is Enough' by
#LiuXiaobo
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This is an incredibly important case and demonstrates the need for reform. Join us and
@andywightman
tomorrow at
@CCA_Glasgow
to find out how we can change the laws for the better
The judgement in the £750,000 defamation action taken against me in March 2017 by Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC will be published on Wednesday 11 March at Scottish Courts website (I won’t get it until a couple of hours beforehand)
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#LiuXia
is a poet of startling brilliance, power & conviction, on this happy day remind yourself of her beautiful work with Empty Chairs (translated by Jennifer Stern & Ming Di)
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We join
@article19org
,
@pen_int
,
@ECPMF
,
@pressfreedom
,
@globalfreemedia
,
@PENamerica
,
@IFEX
,
@anticorruption
&
@RSF_inter
reiterating the call for the investigation into the assassination of
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
to be free of all political interference
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Daphne Caruana Galizia championed the principles of transparency, accountability and openness in her work as an investigative journalist in Malta. Today marks 2.5 years since her death. Justice is still needed. Follow
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
and
#JusticeforDaphne
to learn more.
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Daphne Caruana Galizia would have been 54 years old today. Let's use today to reaffirm our calls for justice and to end impunity that leads to the killing of brave journalists like Daphne
#JusticeForDaphne
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
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Today is the
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter
, a chance to stand in solidarity with writers who have been persecuted for expressing themselves. There are too many writers in prison and at risk.
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We call on EU leaders to hold Maltese PM, Muscat to account for political interference in
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
murder investigation
@article19org
@RSF_en
@globalfreemedia
@ECPMF
@IndexCensorship
@IFJGlobal
@pen_int
@pressfreedom
@IFEX
@anticorruption
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‘The situation is desperate’. These are the last words the world saw written by
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
, published the morning she was murdered in a car bomb attack. We are commemorating the world's loss, as Daphne's last words are the inspiration for our readings
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Sunday 15th November marks the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Join
@PENWalesCymru
and Scottish PEN at our free event, featuring poetry readings, discussion and updates on the cases of Ahmet Altan, Ilhan Sami Çomak, Osman Kavala
and Nedim Türfent:
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"With frustrating regularity as we welcome the
@edbookfest
we now need to anticipate the Home Office’s hard-line approach to approving visas for visiting writers."
Here is our statement -
@nickbarleyedin
#HostileEnvironment
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Everyone at Scottish PEN is deeply saddened by the passing of our friend, colleague and former President Carl MacDougall.
Scottish PEN will soon be announcing plans to mark Carl's passing and celebrate his life. For now, our thoughts are with Carl’s family and friends.
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Today on the Day of the
#ImprisonedWriter
. Stand in solidarity with writers who have been imprisoned, threatened with violence or murdered solely for speaking out and speaking up
@pen_int
1/n
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Today marks the 4 year anniversary of the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia. Scottish PEN has joined an international civil society coalition to support this call for justice
#JusticeforDaphne
:
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The PATIENCE issue of
#PENning
magazine is out now! Our featured writer is Hon Lai Chu, a Hong Kong based novelist. ‘Animosity and anger, like expired tear gas, linger...reaching into people’s bodies, so that each person’s heart becomes ever more cramped’.
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We are at the
@scotgov
today to talk about our work with libraries to protect digital security, privacy and human rights across Scotland
#LibrariesForPrivacy
@CILIPScotland
@SLIC1991
@lfp
@flexlibris
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Holyrood must stand up for laws that best protect free expression - our piece on defamation reform in Scotland in today's
@heraldscotland
@ScotParl
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The defamation workshop starts off with an unveiling of a portrait of Daphne Caruana Galizia, "the last bastion of the rule of law" in Malta
@JustinBBarthet
@mcaruanagalizia
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📢Calling women writers! We're hosting an event on 8 March to celebrate International Women's Day and have 10 open mic slots available for poets. Get in touch (info
@scottishpen
.org) if you would like to share 1 poem (3 mins max) with our welcoming community of writers & readers.
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Great to see Julie Danskin of
@GoldenHareBooks
in Edinburgh included in this list of bookshops Amazon couldn't kill. The tech giant may try but bookshops are more resilient than first thought!
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On
#InternationalWomensDay
here's our 3rd
#ManyVoices
podcast ft.
@Marjgill
&
@Sepideh1976
discussing leaving home, shared journeys & writing in exile &
@ekreeder
talks about the importance of making women’s writing more visible in the world
#IWD2018
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Our International Women's Day event is happening soon! 🗓️Get a free ticket at the link below and hear from Hannah Lavery, Noon Salah Eldin and Marjorie Lofti:
@HanLavery
@NoonbitNour
@marjorielotfi
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‘Pandemic or not, we will never stop’ – international NGOs’ call for justice
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If you pick up a copy of the awesome
@Gutter_Magazine
(with the similarly awesome Freedom Papers) at
@edbookfest
, look out for work produced by some participants from
#ManyVoices
, a project to work with and amplify the voices of marginalised communities
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Join Alan Riach as he celebrates the launch of his new poetry collection The MacDiarmid Memorandum at
@ByLeavesWeLive
on 29 June. More info and free tickets available here:
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We are delighted to announce the three prize winners, selected by Sir Tom Devine for their pieces in Declarations: On Freedom for Writers & Readers for
#Arbroath700
- Elspeth Brown, Donald Adamson and Jock Stein
#Arbroath2020
@Arbroath2020
(1/n)
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Scottish PEN joins with
@englishpen
,
@pen_int
and a coalition of PEN centres around the world to condemn the decision of the High Court to clear the way for Julian
#Assange
to be extradited to the USA. Read our joint statement here:
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#Banksy
mural in New York highlights case of jailed Turkish artist,
#ZehraDo
ğan
@englishpen
@pen_int
@FreeTurkeyMedia
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“His situation is a complete and utter nightmare.” Read more about the
#CreativeConversations
from
@louisewelsh00
and the upcoming conversation between
@janearcherville
and
@BehrouzBoochani
on 30th September
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Join us on Day of the Imprisoned Writer, 15 Nov at
@ScotParl
@JoCliffordPlays
@everdundas
@RobertJSomynne
@SuriaTei
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Today we mark a day that should not need to exist - The Day of the
#ImprisonedWriter
should not exist because writers should be able to writer free from threats of censorship, imprisonment and violence
@pen_int
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Scottish PEN has joined a renewed call for justice 1,000 days after the assassination of
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
. On this anniversary, we once again demand justice for all those involved in her murder and the corruption she exposed:
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Statement on the Killing of Journalists Hamza Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya:
"Scottish PEN must yet again condemn the targeted killing of journalists by the Israeli army in its continuing attacks on Gaza..." [1/2]
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Please call on your MSP to support this
@ScotParl
motion condemning the assassination of
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
3 months ago in
#Malta
.
#Journalismisnotacrime
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The Renewal edition of PENning magazine is out now! This issue, guest edited by Leela Soma (
@Glasgowlee
) includes a feature on Rizwan Akhtar, alongside fiction, poetry and non-fiction by members of Scottish PEN and writers in exile. Read it here:
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As a result of this we have joined
@article19org
,
@ECPMF
,
@EFJEUROPE
,
@IndexCensorship
,
@IFJGlobal
,
@globalfreemedia
and
@RSF_en
to condemn the erosion of
#pressfreedom
in Malta. Read the statement here:
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Join the Scottish PEN Women Writers Committee and guest writer
@msjlindsay
at our free online event (Saturday 30th January, 6.30pm), to hear creative readings and take part in discussions on women's rights issues. Tickets here!
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The vigil outside
@ScotParl
standing together in honour of
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
, who was assassinated 6 months ago in
#Malta
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Did you know that students and writers <26 can join us for £15? Perks:
📘Submit your writing to PENning magazine.
📕Promote your writing on our website and member bulletin.
📙Access the Lesser Wearie Writing Retreat
📗Join our committees to defend writers, run events or projects
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The exhibition is up!! Learn about Scottish PEN's 90-year work protecting writers, defending free expression and celebrating Scotland's voice, history and literary legacy at the grand Glasgow City Chambers until 27th May
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On 15/11, Day of the
#ImprisonedWriter
, help us amplify voices that have been silenced w/
@louisewelsh00
@nadineaishaj
@sarasheridan
@OneNightStanzas
@Chitgrrl
@Jenni_Fagan
& James Robertson Sponsored by
@RBFMaguire
#Eritrea
#Iran
#Turkey
#Palestine
#Qatar
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Ideas for a
#snow
day:
1, Become a
#ScottishPEN
member
2, Listen to our
#ManyVoices
Podcasts
3, Sign up to
#Resistance
symposium
4, Write something to submit to PENning
5, Read!
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22 months since the murder of
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
in
#Malta
. We're still awaiting a public inquiry & the Maltese government needs to live up to the commitments they made in London last month This cannot be an empty promise
@TheShiftNews
@mcaruanagalizia
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Our 90th Anniversary exhibition is up in Kelvingrove Museum. Why not spend this rainy day learning about our history defending
#FreeExpression
and protecting at-risk writers everywhere
#RefugeeFestScot
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STATEMENT: Scottish PEN,
@englishpen
,
@PENIreland
and
@PENWalesCymru
stand with
@declassifiedUK
, and call on the UK Gov to respond to recent Council of Europe media freedom alerts. Assurances are needed that press freedom is not under threat in the UK:
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"I think libraries are important because learning should be free," Communications and Events officer
@becca_inglis
#MakeItCount
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Defamation law can be used to stifle criticism & investigative journalism.
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
and
@TheShiftNews
have endured countless attempts to silence them. Something we are suggesting in
#Scotland
could help change that
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Leila Aboulela is a Scottish Black author of 5 novels. Her 2019 release, Bird Summons was described as introducing ‘a fantastical golden thread into realism’s tight weave, to magical effect'. Learn more and watch interviews with Leila:
#AmplifyBlackVoices
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The latest statement released by The Stand goes on to state that the comedy club “now accept[s] that the previous decision that the event could not go ahead was unfair and constituted unlawful discrimination against Ms Cherry.”
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You have until Tuesday 30th April to submit to the next issue of
#PENning
edited by
@nadineaishaj
on the theme, Dignity. Don't miss your opportunity to be published alongside leading exiled writers and those based in Scotland from other parts of the world
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Glasgow Women's Library protects and shares the history, stories, memories and hopes of Scotland. Here at Scottish PEN we have all of our fingers and toes crossed ahead of tomorrow's
#MuseumOfTheYear
announcement
@womenslibrary
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Delighted to announce that
@Jenni_Fagan
will be joining
@OneNightStanzas
, James Robertson,
@nadineaishaj
,
@louisewelsh00
&
@sarasheridan
for our Day of the
#ImprisonedWriter
event on 15th Nov sponsored by
@RBFMaguire
& introduced by
@NicolaSturgeon
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Delighted to hear Ehsan Abdollahi's visa refusal has been overturned! Great work everyone!
#visaforAbdollahi
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Today the courageous Kurdish journalist
@baysal_nurcan
met with some of the Scottish PEN trustees to give testimony to the attacks on the
#Kurds
in Turkey 1/n
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Join Scottish PEN,
@UofGCritStudies
and
@news_RSE
on Friday 11th September for a discussion on the upcoming centenary of PEN International and Scotland's history of promoting literature and defending free expression. Book free tickets here:
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Tonight the voices of imprisoned and at-risk writers will be heard in Bute House, the official residence of
@NicolaSturgeon
. Hosted by
@ChristinaSNP
we will showcase letters written by leading Scottish writers in solidarity with
#Imprisonedwriters
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Scottish PEN commends the sentiments expressed in the statement issued by The Stand, that “[w]e have always been clear that we oppose all forms of discrimination and recognise the rights of individuals to air views with many we disagree.”
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There we have it - the Defamation and Malicious Publication Bill will be introduced in 2019-20. This is a huge step towards better protecting free expression in Scotland
#DefamationScot
#ScotPfG
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