SAN MIGUEL PEN
AN AUTONOMOUS CENTRE OF PEN INTERNATIONAL
We celebrate freedom of expression around the world
Promote literature
Stand up for writers in peril
Foster friendship and solidarity among writers
WE CONDEMN THE MURDERS OF JOURNALISTS
San Miguel PEN is alarmed and dismayed by the sharp increase in the number of journalists being murdered worldwide, especially the targeted killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. We stand with PEN International in condemning all attacks on freedom of expression, from harassment and intimidation to imprisonment to murder.
For more details, and to donate toward efforts to protect journalists and other writers at risk, click here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/summer-appeal-2025-pen-international.
For the latest news on writers at risk, click here: https://www.pen-international.org/latest-news.
Our Active Grass Roots PEN Centre welcomes YOU!
In 1979, Peter Elstob founded the San Miguel Centre of PEN International, an association of writers with over 130 Centres in more than 100 countries. Promoting friendship and intellectual cooperation among writers everywhere, PEN International represents the conscience of literature, and vigorously defends writers worldwide who have been persecuted for their work.
San Miguel PEN Shows Up
US appeals court orders deportation of Mario Guevara, Atlanta journalist, detained by Ice
The imprisoned journalist Mario Guevara is facing imminent deportation after an immigration appeals court closed the case and ordered his removal. Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) say the El Salvador native could be put on a plane at any moment,...
US-based LatAm Journalist in ICE Detention Fights Deportation
Prosecutors dropped the last remaining charges against Atlanta-area journalist Mario Guevara last week after he was arrested while livestreaming a protest in June. But the influential Salvadorian reporter remains penned up in a south Georgia detention center,...
Tribute and Literary Recognition
By Ezequiel Soto Martínez.
(Irapuato, Guanajuato)
Article published on Saturday, December 14, 2024, in El Sol de Irapuato and El Sol de Salamanca.
Nicaragua en 2022: 703 violaciones a la libertad de prensa
Alto comisionado ONU pide respeto a libertades en Nicaragua
Ojo en Nicaragua 15 dic 2022 El alto comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Türk, instó el 15 de diciembre al Ihi eb Bgobierno de Nicaragua a “liberar de inmediato a todos los detenidos” por razones políticas, y a iniciar “un diálogo nacional...
Nicaragua en 2022: 703 violaciones a la libertad de prensa
El año 2023 inició en Nicaragua con un legado de dramáticas violaciones a las libertades fundamentales. La plataforma regional Voces del Sur (VDS) documentó 703 casos de violaciones a la libertad de prensa en el año 2022. El organismo declaró haber conocido de más...
PEN International Committees Supported by San Miguel PEN
WOMEN WRITERS COMMITTEE
Young Writers Commitee
Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee
Writers in Prison Commitee
Acknowledgement to Country
PEN San Miguel respects all the people of this land past and present.
The Indigenous Peoples of these lands (known collectively as Chichimecas), the Zacatecos, Guachichiles, Tecuexes, Caxcanes, Otomí, Pames and Guamares. [Of these groups, — the Otomí and Pames still exist.]
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and live today and pay our respect to Elders past and present.