The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Shame on the British Government for failing to ensure the release of British journalist #SamiHamdi, arrested by US ICE nearly 1 week ago. As Hamdi's wife says "It’s reminiscent of South Africa during apartheid or the Soviet Union during the purges." www.thenational.scot/news/2558833...

“It is a maxim in Scots law that the law cannot be absurd. To claim that Palestine Action is a terrorist organisation is plainly absurd." @craigmurrayorg.bsky.social Scottish PEN, @peninternational.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social & #WalesPENCymru oppose the proscription of Palestine Action (1)

#DaphneCaruanaGalizia was assassinated in Malta 8 years ago today. Scottish PEN supports the call by 17 press freedom & journalists' organisations for #Malta to set up a national action plan on media freedom & journalist safety. #JusticeForDaphne @peninternational.bsky.social @rsf.org

"The night Basim Khandakji’s novel won the 2024 “Arabic Booker Prize”, Israeli prison guards stormed his cell, assaulted him, bound his hands & feet, & threatened him." Exiled in Egypt after 21 years in Israeli prisons, Khandakji keeps writing #FreePalestine www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

British journalist #SamiHandi detained by US authorities for days without access to a judge. The British state has a duty to act when one of its citizens has been interned for exercising #freedomofexpression Why has the Foreign Office remained silent? www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

A huge Your Party rally in Glasgow on Friday — and three new councillors defecting from the Greens to mark it! ✊🏽 Independence is a question of democracy: our Scottish members will choose our path. Your Party is the only party that would actually deliver independence with socialism at its heart.

If you can give, thank you, and please share whether you can donate or not 🇵🇸♥️🇵🇸 chuffed.org/project/1443...

I stand with @DeclassifiedUK.org - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press. secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...

I stand with @DeclassifiedUK.org - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press. secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...

PEN International joins PEN America’s call urging the court to reconsider the deportation order against journalist Mario Guevara. Deporting a reporter in retaliation for his work would set a dangerous precedent for press freedom in the U.S. and beyond.

#Türkiye: @pensweden.bsky.social member Joakim Medin faces years in prison on spurious terrorism grounds in #Türkiye. His trial in absentia will open in Istanbul on 25 September. All charges against him must be dropped. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

We join @pressfreedom.bsky.social in condemning Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists and media workers, the deadliest attack on the press in 16 years. Journalists are civilians and must be protected under international law. We call for accountability and end to impunity. @penmena.bsky.social

#Egypt: We welcome reports that British-Egyptian writer, activist & PEN's case Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been granted a presidential pardon after 6 years unjustly imprisoned for his words. We await his release and will be monitoring the situation in the coming days. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

NEW: Calls are mounting for the Scottish Parliament's Building Bridges With Israel group to be suspended Mothers Against Genocide have written to the Presiding Officer over the matter Members of the group include Fergus Ewing and Douglas Ross www.thenational.scot/news/2547547...

EXCLUSIVE: A British volunteer taking part in a historic aid mission to Gaza has said she feels 'ashamed' to be from the UK amid its role in the ongoing genocide

"it is rather Orwellian for a piece of journalism, which raises questions about our guest’s relationship with America’s most notorious child sex trafficker to lead to arrests." @ledbydonkeys.org

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Is sharing this image a crime?

EXCLUSIVE: There are mounting calls for Holyrood’s ‘Building Bridges With Israel’ cross-party group to be suspended amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza

I've signed this open letter to show that I stand in solidarity with migrant workers in Northern Ireland and against racism. Will you sign too? my.actnowni.org/petitions/so...

@penmena.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social @lafabstracts.bsky.social

Israel’s horrifying plans to take over Gaza City will lead to more death and destruction. States, like the UK and US, have enabled this escalation by transferring arms and failing to take concrete action to stop the genocidal assault on occupied Gaza.

🚨 Haia Mohammed on @bbclondon.bsky.social nNews yesterday from Gⓐza on hoping to take up her Goldsmiths scholarship in September & the biometric visa block. 🚨 Please amplify & write your MP to encourage the govt to see sense. Letter template: bit.ly/44SLnX9

I stand neither in the wilderness nor fairyland but in the fold of a green hill the tilt from one parish into another… —Kathleen Jamie, “The Wishing Tree” SELECTED POEMS (Picador, 2018) #BookWormSat #poem Hear “The Wishing Tree” on @thepoetryarchive.bsky.social poetryarchive.org/poem/wishing...

BREAKING: Award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has been arrested after wearing a T-shirt reading 'Genocide in Palestine, time to take action' Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning

Tomorrow's front page 📰 'Growing concern' over far-right's hotel protests

Scottish PEN has issued a statement regarding the arrest of award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty and calling on the authorities to respect the legitimate right of people to protest in support of the ideal of one humanity living in peace in one world 👇 scottishpen.org/statement-on...

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Refugees are welcome here: New series highlighting their positive stories in Scotland begins

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On 16 August, Scottish PEN presents Eman Al Haj Ali talking about her recent experiences in Gaza and the deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists. This event will take place in person at The Ark in Glasgow and by Zoom video. Find out more and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eman-al-ha...

Scottish PEN Vice President @lizzie4.bsky.social writes of the Orwellian consequences of the proscription of Palestine Action & its chilling effects on freedom of expression. @defendourjuries.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social pib.news/article/they...

One year till Holyrood huriya.netlify.app/act/scot4pal...

BREAKING 🚨: We've just dropped a massive banner off Westminster Bridge to demand the UK Government #StopRosebank It's time for Keir Starmer make the right choice 👀

#Mexico PEN International condemns the killing of journalist Melvin García, found dead in Cozumel on 7 July. He had reportedly left the city after threats linked to his book Mayra, su vida terminó, su historia comenzó, and returned only months ago. (1/2) aristeguinoticias.com/0807/mexico/...

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#UK: We are deeply concerned by the government’s proposal to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism legislation. We urge the authorities to reconsider this step and to ensure full respect for fundamental rights. Read our joint statement ⬇️ pen-international.org/news/united-...

Writers around the world are being persecuted, silenced, and attacked simply for speaking the truth. PEN International is providing emergency help, but requests for support now far exceed our resources. Donate today and share this call for solidarity ⬇️ www.justgiving.com/campaign/sum...

Today marks two years since PEN #Ukraine member Victoria Amelina died from injuries sustained in a Russian missile strike. We continue to pay homage to her fearlessness and rich literary legacy, and to urge justice and accountability for her killing. www.pen-international.org/news/ukraine...

Photo courtesy of @lizzie4.bsky.social, Vice President of Scottish PEN

Statement by Scottish PEN on the move t ban Palestine Action as terorists

(1) Scottish PEN statement April 2025: scottishpen.org/statement-on...

"A resounding victory for press freedom & the rule of law." Scottish PEN continues to stand in solidarity with @asawinstanley.com, & the use of counter-terrorism powers against journalists & activists must always be opposed at every level. (1) electronicintifada.net/blogs/omar-k...

I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/petition/202...

Over 100 years ago, PEN was founded on a vision to connect young writers. Today, that dream lives on through @youngwriterspen.bsky.social, uniting voices from 58 countries. Ege Dündar shares how young creatives are building global solidarity. 🔗 www.pen-international.org/committee-ne...

Long after whistleblowers hold the powerful to account, the powerful hold them ransom. Protection laws, where they exist, are hardly enforced. You can't ask Babita Deokaran or Ahmed Hussein-Suale. They were killed for trying to tell the truth. #WorldPressFreedomDay

💢 EU ambassador calls death of journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna one of Russia's most heinous war crimes

On #WorldPressFreedomDay, Scottish PEN remembers the many brave Palestinian journalists murdered by the Israeli military since this genocide began. We stand in solidarity with all the Palestinian journalists who continue to document Israel's war crimes. www.newarab.com/features/rem...