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Joy Hyvärinen: Freedom of expression of non-fiction writers and researchers under threat
Harassment is threatening the freedom of expression of non-fiction writers and researchers in Finland. Disagreements, disputes and criticism are part...
Pirita Näkkäläjärvi: Hate Speech and Indigenous People Sámi
Freedom of speech of indigenous peoples and hate speech towards indigenous peoples has not been widely studied. Academic literature on...
Joy Hyvärinen: Does Finland need a commission on freedom of expression?
The freedom of expression commission appointed by the Norwegian government in 2020 has recently published its report (read the report...
To hear the Sámi voices, Discussion on December 13th, 2021, via Zoom
In recent years, there has been a lot of hate speech and racist intimidation against the Sámi, especially on the...
The Hate Speech Toolkit – Practical advice for people who are being harrassed online
Finnish PEN has published The Hate Speech Toolkit, which was presented at the meeting of the peace committees in Bled....
The PEN International Women’s Manifesto
The first and founding principle of the PEN Charter asserts that ‘literature knows no frontiers’. These frontiers were traditionally thought...