PEN Cambodia

22/09/2026

07/09/2026

Congratulations

José Rubén Zamora es un periodista guatemalteco que sostuvo su vocación por la verdad y la transparencia a pesar de la criminalización de la que fuera objeto, la tortura psicológica y la prisión arbitraria.
Su caso ha demandado y obtenido apoyo y acompañamiento de instituciones nacionales e internacionales, entre ellas, PEN International y Centro pen Guatemala, quienes evidenciaron la cooptacion del sistema de justicia, en su momento, y pusieron en la mira la persecución de periodistas, comunicadores, fiscales y operadores de justicia en el país.
Hoy, la comunidad internacional reconoce su lucha y resistencia al otorgarle el Premio Hermann Kesten por parte de PEN Alemania, quienes han permanecido atentos a esta situación.
Compartimos esta noticia e instamos al gobierno y sus funcionarios a resolver los casos que, como el de José Rubén Zamora, mantienen a otros connacionales en prisión y en el exilio.
Por la defensa de la libertad de expresión, PEN Guatemala.

30/08/2026

13/08/2026

More than a year after its release, we are revisiting Tea Stained Lines — a trilingual poetry anthology created by PEN Sri Lanka through PEN International’s Civil Society Programme.

Through these poems, Tea Stained Lines continues to celebrate the richness of Sri Lanka’s literary landscape and the power of storytelling to preserve and share diverse lived experiences.

Read the full anthology: https://teastainedlines.carrd.co/

12/08/2026

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10/08/2026

We need freedom of expression

04/08/2026

‘The Cuban authorities continue to persecute writers, artists, and journalists for expressing their views. The confirmation of José Gabriel Barrenechea Chávez’s six-year prison sentence is another reminder that critical voices continue to be criminalised in Cuba,’ said Ma Thida, Chair of PEN...

17/06/2026

"Literature speaks with everyone individually – it is personal property that stays inside our heads. And nothing speaks to us as forcefully as a book, which expects nothing in return, other than that we think and feel."

- Herta Müller, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009.

Read her full banquet speech: https://bit.ly/3R6QkUT

17/06/2026

Mexico: PEN International is concerned by developments relating to the Casa del Poeta Ramón López Velarde in Mexico City, an emblematic space for literature, cultural dialogue, and the preservation of the country's literary memory.

We call on the authorities to guarantee the full respect, protection, and promotion of cultural rights, including the preservation of spaces of literary memory and the meaningful participation of cultural communities in decisions affecting their heritage, identity, and cultural legacy.

Find out more: https://www.milenio.com/cultura/casa-poeta-ramon-lopez-velarde-escritores-exigen-frenar-cambios

19/05/2026

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