20 October 2010
The PEN All-India Centre strongly condemns the removal of Rohinton Mistry’s novel, Such A Long Journey, from the SYBA syllabus of the University of Mumbai’s Literature course. We also express our great disappointment at the manner in which politicians belonging to the supposedly centrist and liberal parties, including the Indian National Congress, have consented to this ban, demanded by the scion of a right-wing political party, the Shiv Sena.
India has
独立中文笔会关于刘晓波荣获诺贝尔和平奖的声明
（2010年10月8日）
独立中文笔会欣闻本会荣誉会长刘晓波博士今天荣获2010年度诺贝尔和平奖，在此表达我们的衷心祝贺，并向所有呼吁、推动和支持他获奖以及关注他因言获罪判刑的海内外各界人士表示诚挚的感谢。
刘晓波博士是中国著名作家、文学评论家和人权活动家，自1980年代起投身于自由写作和争取人权、民主的活动，20多年来始终坚持批评专制、面向民间的和平理性立场，致力于争取扩大中国的言论自由、开拓公民社会和宪政改革的空间，无惧监禁、监控、骚扰、打压，挑战现代文字狱恶法，多次因言获罪遭监禁而无怨无悔。1989年，他因支持学生和平抗议并避免暴力冲突牺牲而系狱一年半；1996年，他因反对大陆对台湾的武力威胁并呼吁海峡两岸和平协商被劳教三年；2001年，他参与创建本会——中国共产党统治下第一个以维护言论自由为基本宗旨并致力于救助因言获罪写作?
Independent Chinese PEN Centre (ICPC) is extremely happy to have heard today that Dr. Liu Xiaobo, its Honorary President, is awarded to the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010, and expresses our heartfelt congratulations, and sincere thanks to all of those in China and overseas who have called, promoted and supported him for the prize and who have been concerned about his conviction and sentencing for his words.
Liu Xiaobo is a prominent writer, literary critic and human rights
3 September 2009
RAN 45/08 – Update #2
International PEN’s Writers in Prison Committee is appalled by the twenty-year prison sentence handed down to Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (J. S.) Tissainayagam, under anti-terror legislation for his critical writings and publishing activities. He has been ill-treated in prison and there are serious concerns for his health. International PEN condemns this sentence and demands Tissainayagam’s immediate and unconditional
“Why Are People So Unkind?” has become a famous, perhaps notorious,
Australian catchphrase. It’s attributed to our kaftan king and iconic
Australian performer, Kamahl. Initially a comment on racism we challenge our
contributors to find ways of incorporating this theme.
Below are some prompts that we hope are only the start of what you might do
with the theme:
* Being UnAustralian - yes, please?
* Represent! - Finding role models, creating your own, nixing cliches,
forging