Svenska PEN

Cultural leaders urge new Swedish government to step up efforts for Dawit Isaak’s release

It has been 25 years since Swedish journalist and author Dawit Isaak was imprisoned in Eritrea. Several cultural leaders are now calling on the incoming government to step up efforts to secure his release.

Pinar Selek Wins Tucholsky Prize for Work on Women’s and Minority Rights in Turkey

French-Turkish author Pinar Selek has been awarded this year's Tucholsky Prize for her commitment to women's and minority rights in Turkey.

Swedish PEN Cancels Protest for Jailed Journalist Joakim Medin

Swedish PEN is cancelling the large manifestation that was planned outside the Turkish embassy in support of the imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin. PEN's chairperson Kerstin Almegård cannot however say why.

She Receives the Nagler Prize - "My Delightful Calling"

Book by Stieg Larsson banned in Florida

The Swedish author Stieg Larsson's bestseller "Men Who Hate Women" has been banned in parts of Florida, reports Expo. The book has appeared on this year's list of book titles that are now prohibited in education and school libraries.