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Rally in Vancouver over killings of 10 journalists and 2 police offices outside the Charlie Hebdo newspaper offices in Paris, Jan. 2015. Report: www.factsandopinions.com/random-thought/je-suis-charlie/
1,000+ people protested against the Government's controversial proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at Devonshire Green in Sheffield.
The proposed Bill includes proposals that would give police and the Home Secretary increased powers to stop protests on grounds of “serious annoyance or inconvenience” which if you’re a government minister could mean all of them.
It’s a serious erosion of civil liberties and democratic rights.
6 October 2015: The PEN Pinter Prize 2015 was awarded at the British Library to James Fenton. Raif Badawi was named the PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage. Photos: George Torode for English PEN
International Translation Day 2017 was organised by English PEN and Free Word, and took place at the British Library, London, on 2 October 2017.
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN
"Given that the Internet has become an indispensable tool for realizing a range of human rights, combating inequality, and accelerating development and human progress, ensuring universal access to the Internet should be a priority for all states." Such the spirit of the report on "the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression" to the United Nations by Frank La Rue, considering Internet access a Human Right.
We can't help but thinking about the numerous occasions in which the Internet is and has been an important medium of expression. Be it information, solidarity, protest or of the latest j'accuse.
Read more.
1,000+ people protested against the Government's controversial proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at Devonshire Green in Sheffield.
The proposed Bill includes proposals that would give police and the Home Secretary increased powers to stop protests on grounds of “serious annoyance or inconvenience” which if you’re a government minister could mean all of them.
It’s a serious erosion of civil liberties and democratic rights.
International Translation Day 2017 was organised by English PEN and Free Word, and took place at the British Library, London, on 2 October 2017.
1,000+ people protested against the Government's controversial proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at Devonshire Green in Sheffield.
The proposed Bill includes proposals that would give police and the Home Secretary increased powers to stop protests on grounds of “serious annoyance or inconvenience” which if you’re a government minister could mean all of them.
It’s a serious erosion of civil liberties and democratic rights.
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN
International Translation Day 2017 was organised by English PEN and Free Word, and took place at the British Library, London, on 2 October 2017.
International Translation Day 2017 was organised by English PEN and Free Word, and took place at the British Library, London, on 2 October 2017.
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN
1,000+ people protested against the Government's controversial proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at Devonshire Green in Sheffield.
The proposed Bill includes proposals that would give police and the Home Secretary increased powers to stop protests on grounds of “serious annoyance or inconvenience” which if you’re a government minister could mean all of them.
It’s a serious erosion of civil liberties and democratic rights.
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN
International Translation Day 2017 was organised by English PEN and Free Word, and took place at the British Library, London, on 2 October 2017.
The BBC's Jon Sopel
remonstrates
with a taxi driver
from Crawley
called Khan
though I doubt if he
asked his name
who has some
mad cap theories
if not
this one
'I respect your right to protest'
says the presenter
politely
And we will do everything to
ensure
you
and your sign
are out of shot
'I'm trying to stop a nuclear war'
says the cabbie
mildly
not madly
in
well aimed
well struck
retaliation
A remark
that goes
home
well
unanswered
Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and one of the panelists at the annual Open Society Debate in Brussels. The theme of the debate this year was if freedom to debate is becoming freedom to hate. To read an article on how the debate unfolded go to www.soros.org/voices/has-freedom-debate-become-freedom-ha...
1,000+ people protested against the Government's controversial proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at Devonshire Green in Sheffield.
The proposed Bill includes proposals that would give police and the Home Secretary increased powers to stop protests on grounds of “serious annoyance or inconvenience” which if you’re a government minister could mean all of them.
It’s a serious erosion of civil liberties and democratic rights.
“This is unconstitutional and is also a violation of the First Amendment right of the press and citizens to oversee their public servants as they perform their duties in public”
International Translation Day 2017 was organised by English PEN and Free Word, and took place at the British Library, London, on 2 October 2017.
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN
International Translation Day 2017 was organised by English PEN and Free Word, and took place at the British Library, London, on 2 October 2017.
“In 1987, I founded and maintained continuously the Uptown Multi-Cultural Art Center as a volunteer”
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN
On 4 July 2017, English PEN launched Imagine Your Shadow, an anthology of poetry written by participants in our Brave New Voices project.
Five groups across London, at British Red Cross, Praxis Community Projects, Migrants Organise, Capital City Academy and Newman Catholic College, were each paired with writers with an established reputation in facilitating creative expression: Raymond Antrobus, Kat Lewis, Femi Martin, Simon Mole and Shazea Quraishi.
Photo: Robert Sharp / English PEN