Articles by PEN Canada
Journalist Stephanie Nolen wins PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage Prize
(PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 26 October 2007 PEN Canada press release: Journalist Stephanie Nolen wins PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage Prize Toronto, October 26, 2007 – PEN Canada is pleased to announce that Globe and Mail journalist Stephanie Nolen is this year’s winner of the PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage Prize. The award recognizes […]
Thirty-eight IFEX members appeal to government to account publicly for missing and imprisoned journalists
(MFWA/PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a joint action signed by 38 IFEX members: Embassy of Eritrea 1708 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington DC 20009 USA Tel: +202 319 1991 Fax: +202 319 1304 Dear President Issaias Afeworki: We, the undersigned member organisations of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), join with PEN Canada […]
School board pulls novel from high school libraries due to sexual content
(PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 31 January 2007 PEN Canada press release: PEN Canada critical of school board’s decision to pull award-winning novel from library shelves Toronto, 31 January 2007 – PEN Canada is alarmed by a Mississauga school board’s decision to pull author David Guterson’s novel Snow Falling on Cedars from high […]
Supreme Court denies funds to bookstore contesting Customs censorship; ruling “a blow to free expression”, says PEN Canada
(PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 25 January 2007 PEN Canada press release: Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling against Little Sisters bookstore a blow to free expression, PEN Canada says Toronto, 25 January 2007 – A ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada last week has effectively put an end to Little Sisters bookstore’s […]
Court orders writer to turn over documents used for book, jeopardising confidentiality of sources
(PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 29 November 2006 PEN Canada media release: Court orders writer to turn over documents used for book Toronto, 29 November 2006 – The identity of confidential sources used in the writing of a book by journalist Derek Finkle could be compromised by a criminal subpoena he received, ordering […]
Journalist Kim Bolan awarded PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage Prize
(PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 3 October 2006 PEN Canada press release: Journalist Kim Bolan chosen as the winner of the PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage Prize Toronto, October 3, 2006 – PEN Canada is pleased to announce that Vancouver Sun journalist Kim Bolan is this year’s winner of the PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage […]
Chinese journalist Jiang Weiping wins inaugural PEN Canada One Humanity Award
(PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 28 September 2006 PEN Canada press release: Chinese journalist Jiang Weiping the winner of the inaugural PEN Canada One Humanity Award Toronto, September 28, 2006 – Chinese journalist and poet Jiang Weiping is the winner of a new cultural award by PEN Canada. The PEN Canada One Humanity […]
PEN Canada welcomes release from prison of Iranian-Canadian scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo
(PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 30 August 2006 PEN Canada press release: PEN Canada welcomes release from prison of Iranian-Canadian scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo Toronto, August 30, 2006 – PEN Canada welcomes the announcement today that Iranian-Canadian scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo has been released from prison. Jahanbegloo, who is an Honorary Member of PEN Canada, […]