PEN Tiedotus 
A statement on Bangladesh by the Nordic and Estonian PEN centres
In support of secular bloggers and freethinkers in Bangladesh – The Nordic and Estonian PEN centres condemn the acts of...
Ahmed Zaidan: A Poet Sings for Life in Midst of Death…
…from the Dark Cellar, He Narrates His Story Umar Abdul-Nasser is an Iraqi poet from the city of Mosul northern...
Thai authorities ban a journalist’s trip to Helsinki
Thai journalist’s ban from joining UNESCOs Press Freedom Day conference in Helsinki violates freedom of expression Finnish organizations promoting freedom...
Nasiba Hilal: A Day in the Life of an Ordinary Woman
She hears successive knocks on the door, and sounds of screams from the stree. She has just finished her prayer,...
The Quebec Declaration on Literary Translation and Translators
1. Literary translation is an art of passion. Promoting values of openness, acting for peace and freedom and against injustice,...
Mojibur Doftori: International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day first initiated by UNESCO in 1999, has been observed throughout the world on February 21 every...
Literature without borders 18.3
Seminar examines the Nordic literary field from a multilingual perspective The Nordic countries are becoming more and more multilingual, and...
PEN on the Charlie Hebdo anniversary
On the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack dissenting voices must be protected 7 January 2016 On the anniversary of...
Protection, food, shoes and ABC books
Statement of Finnish PEN, 9.12.2015, on the eve of International Human Rights Day As a member of PEN International, which...
Poet Ashraf Fayadh must be released
Finnish PEN and more than 60 other international organisations have joined a letter in support of poet and artist Ashraf...
Statement of the Polish PEN club
Finnish PEN supports the statement by Polish PEN: Statement of the Polish PEN Club 22 November 2015 Following a series...
TAKE ACTION: Raif Badawi and Waleed Abu al-Khair
Writers’ freedom of expression organization Finnish PEN is deeply concerned of the well-being of Raif Badawi, the saudiarabian blogger and...
PEN on attacks on Paris
Finnish PEN stands by PEN International and French PEN We condemn the attacks on Paris and send our deepest condolences...
Open letter to President Erdoğan
7 September 2015 Dear President Erdoğan As writers, journalists and members of PEN, we are writing to express our extreme...
Cross-Border Civil Society Dialogue 4.7.
40 Years since Helsinki Final Act 40 years ago, the CSCE – Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe –...
A Statement From The Nordic PEN Centres Regarding The Attacks in Copenhagen
The attack on the Saturday meeting in Copenhagen, where people came together to discuss freedom of expression in the face...
Finnish PEN’s Freedom of Expression Award 2015 to Abdirahim Husu Hussein
Finnish PEN’s Freedom of Expression Award for 2015 has been granted to Abdirahim Husu Hussein (b. 1978) for his activity...
TAKE ACTION: Aron Atabek
Aron Atabek is a poet, journalist and social activist. He has written several books of poetry and prose inspired by...
Mojibur Doftori: Global Islamic Extremism: Time for Muslims to Break Silence
Global Islamic Extremism: Time for Muslims to Break Silence In recent time, horrific atrocities on innocent people around the world...
Bishkek congress in picture
80. PEN International congress was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 29.9-2.10.2014 Have a look at the pictures by Finnish PEN delegates.