PEN Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation and recognises that sovereignty of this land was never ceded.

Events

22 Jun 2022 - An evening of solidarity with imprisoned writers in Iran
British Home Secretary grants extradition. A dangerous precedent for the world.

Julian Assange’s stroke and how you can take action to stop extradition

 June 21, 2022
Free Assange Birthday Rally

Free Assange Birthday Rally and March, Sun 3 July, 11am-1pm at the State Library

 June 17, 2022

A Letter From Stella Assange

 June 28, 2022

World Press Freedom Day 2022: Take Action for Ismail al-Iskandrani

 May 3, 2022
Readings from Iranian writers in prison by writers in exile. With a banquet dinner.

An evening of solidarity with writers in prison in Iran

 June 24, 2022
PEN International updates on Ukraine

A poem by Olga Bragina, a Kyiv poet currently safe in Poland.

 May 9, 2022
Australia, drop the prosecutions

UPDATE ON BERNARD COLLAERY: SECRET EVIDENCE RALLIES

 June 18, 2021

AALITRA/PEN Translation Awards 2022 – ARABIC to ENGLISH

 March 23, 2022
Focus Poet Maung Yu Py

World Poetry Day, 21 March 2022

 March 21, 2022

PEN Melbourne’s The Day of the Imprisoned Writer Event on Iranian TV News

 November 19, 2021

Before Silence: Afghan Artists in Exile

 February 12, 2022

A statement by pre-eminent Contemporary Russian writer, Ludmila Ulitskaya

 March 2, 2022
Turkey's warning shot at Freedom of Expression

Turkey: First Presidential Decree of the Year – a warning shot at Freedom of Expression

 February 1, 2022
A Poem Dedicated to Bakhtash Abtin by Mammad Aidani

This poem is dedicated to Bakhtash Abtin, a political prisoner, poet, documentary and filmmaker who died in custody on the 8th of January 2022.

 January 17, 2022
Human rights activist sentenced to another 8 years and 70+ lashes

Iran: Activist Narges Mohammadi sentenced after 5 minute trial

 January 25, 2022

International PEN Melbourne Centre CHINA ACTION – YANG Hengjun

 January 24, 2022
Wheeler Centre: Celebrating 100 years of PEN

Together in Literature: 100 Years of PEN International

 October 14, 2021
Nedim Türfent

“… in my imagination, I am eyeball to eyeball with each of you…” – Nedim’s letter to PEN Melbourne

 December 3, 2021
100 years of PEN International

100 years of PEN International: A series of podcasts with Arnold Zable, produced by ABC Radio National

 September 12, 2021
Abtin, Second to Die in Iran in First Week of 2022

Abtin, Jailed for Dissent, is Second Political Prisoner to Die in Iran in First Week of 2022

 January 15, 2022
Nobel Peace Prize 2021: Maria Ressa & Dmitry Muratov

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. 

 October 14, 2021

Monitoring of violations of cultural and human rights against cultural workers in Belarus. January-September 2021

 October 21, 2021
I served my country. I did my job. Now they want to jail me for it.

David McBride – 50 years in jail for whistleblowing on the ADF

 October 22, 2021

Afghanistan: ASRC Petition and WISA Fundraiser

 August 20, 2021
 Poets for Myanmar: 111 Days of Protest

Fundraiser for PEN Myanmar. Readings by and with Myanmarese writers and poets. Saturday 22 May 2021, 2pm LaMama Courthouse 349 Drummond St, Carlton

 May 13, 2021

Myanmar

 June 2, 2021
The Hate Speech Toolkit

The Hate Speech Toolkit

 June 20, 2021
Why Join PEN?

Why Join PEN? (Articles)

 March 3, 2022

Assange Verdict, ‘Severe Blow to Press Freedom’: Chomsky

 February 18, 2021
Analogue Iran by Ali MC; 300 words for truth by Mammad Aidani

PEN Connections

 August 18, 2021
ACTION: Uluru Statement from the Heart

ACTION: Support for a Voice to Parliament to be Enshrined in the Constitution

 April 10, 2021