Tuesday, April 01, 2008

News at Eleven: Shi Tao's case will be one

of several highlighted in Glasgow next week when the Scottish centre of PEN hosts a conference that will discuss the plight of writers who are languishing in prison cells all over the world. Delegates from four continents will be attending. The sessions will be private, apart from one public session that will be aimed at informing young people about the importance of freedom of expression and the threats to it worldwide.

from The Herald: If only all writers could speak out like MacDiarmid

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