22 July 2026.- The consequences of international disorder continue to inflict a devastating toll on millions around the world, with grave implications for global peace. Protracted conflicts have been left to fester, while the megalomanic ambitions of individual heads of government have unleashed new waves of war and instability. As the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN International we cannot allow this disorder to exist without protest.
22 July 2026.- The consequences of international disorder continue to inflict a devastating toll on millions around the world, with grave implications for global peace. Protracted conflicts have been left to fester, while the megalomanic ambitions of individual heads of government have unleashed new waves of war and instability. As the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN International we cannot allow this disorder to exist without protest.
PEN International unequivocally condemns all breaches of international law, including the illegal use of force by the United States of America and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and subsequent Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Middle East.
PEN International unequivocally condemns all breaches of international law, including the illegal use of force by the United States of America and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and subsequent Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Middle East.
A statement by Germán Rojas, Chair of the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN International
A statement by Germán Rojas, Chair of the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN International
A statement by the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN International for of Human Rights Day 2025
A statement by the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN International for of Human Rights Day 2025
Representatives of various PEN Centres - PEN Spain, PEN Basque, PEN Norway, PEN Slovenia, PEN International (WIPC), PEN Belgium, PEN Canada, and PEN Ukraine - gathered in Kyiv in October 2025. The meeting was organized by PEN Ukraine.
Representatives of various PEN Centres - PEN Spain, PEN Basque, PEN Norway, PEN Slovenia, PEN International (WIPC), PEN Belgium, PEN Canada, and PEN Ukraine - gathered in Kyiv in October 2025. The meeting was organized by PEN Ukraine.
THE ATTACK ON A WRITER IS AN ATTACK ON ART
THE ATTACK ON A WRITER IS AN ATTACK ON ART
By Tienchi Martin-Liao, Vice-Chair of the Writers for Peace Committee
By Tienchi Martin-Liao, Vice-Chair of the Writers for Peace Committee
Chair and Vice-Chairs, Writers for Peace Committee, January 2022
Chair and Vice-Chairs, Writers for Peace Committee, January 2022
by Tanja Tuma, President of Slovene PEN
by Tanja Tuma, President of Slovene PEN
