Articles by PEN Norway
Norwegian scholar denied visa
(Norwegian PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 22 July 2008 Norwegian PEN press release: Norwegian scholar Harald Bockman refused visa to China Norwegian PEN is both shocked and provoked to learn that the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has refused to issue a visa to renowned China-scholar and translator Harald Bockman, consequently denying […]
Photojournalist covering rally brutally beaten, charged; another charged, in jail; various journalists’ homes, media outlets searched by KGB
(Norwegian PEN/IFEX) – The following is a joint letter from Norwegian PEN and four other organisations: President Mr. Alyaksandr Lukashenka 220016, ul. Karla Marxa 38, Minsk Fax: +375 172 26 06 10 / +375 172 22 38 72 The General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus Mr Miklashevich P.P. 220050 Internacionalnaja 22, Minsk Tel. […]
IPA, Norwegian PEN release joint report calling for increased monitoring of free expression
(IPA/Norwegian PEN/IFEX) – The following is a joint 10 December 2007 IPA/Norwegian PEN press release: Launch of First joint IPA-Norwegian PEN Report “Freedom of Expression in Belarus” Geneva, Oslo, 10. December 2007 In its first joint report on freedom of expression conditions in Belarus, the International Publishers Association (IPA) and Norwegian PEN conclude that it […]
Newspaper confiscated, journalists harassed ahead of demonstration
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 23 March 2007 statement by Norwegian PEN and two other organisations: Oslo, 23 March 2007 – The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Human Rights House Foundation, and Norwegian PEN are very concerned about the situation in Nizhny Novgorod prior to the planned “March of Dissent” on Saturday 24 March 2007. The […]
Leading members of CNLT questioned and harassed by authorities; copies of “Kalima” newspaper confiscated
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 15 February 2006 Norwegian PEN press release: Leading members of CNLT questioned by authorities Norwegian PEN is shocked by the continued harassment of the Conseil National pour les Libertés en Tunisie (CNLT) and several of its members by Tunisian authorities. The offices of CNLT continue to remain under tight […]
Israeli writer and nuclear physicist Mordechai Vanunu nominated as new City of Asylum writer in Kristiansand
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 19 April 2005 Norwegian PEN press release: Mordechai Vanunu welcomed as the new City of Asylum writer in Kristiansand The board of Norwegian PEN has nominated Israeli writer and nuclear physicist Mordechai Vanunu as new City of Asylum writer in Kristiansand, Norway. The board of Norwegian PEN has nominated […]
New freedom of expression centre to open in Stavanger
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a Norwegian PEN press release: Xpress – the new Stavanger Center for Cities of Asylum On March 14, the Norwegian city of Stavanger is once again promoting the importance of Freedom of Expression through the launching of Xpress, the Norwegian center for FOE and the cities of asylum. Stavanger became […]
NFFE protests Chinese authorities’ jamming of radio signal
(NFFE/IFEX) – The NFFE has expressed concern over stepped-up efforts by the Chinese authorities to interrupt the “Voice of Tibet” (VOT) signal. According to information from the VOT Foundation, in Oslo, Norway, high-ranking Chinese officials stated that the VOT “should be silenced once and for all.” The VOT Foundation is a non-governmental organisation providing daily […]