The Government is dragging the country back to the darkest years of Soviet censorship
The “Georgian Dream” government has taken yet another step toward establishing authoritarianism in the country. A new department…
PEN Georgia: Authorities are treating prisoner of conscience, poet Zviad Ratiani with particular cruelty
PEN Georgia and Georgian writers, publishers and literary figures condemn the decision of the Directorate of Penitentiary Institution…
PEN Georgia expresses its full solidarity with Afgan Sadigov
On the night of April 4, Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov was arrested in Tbilisi. At approximately 4:00 a.m.,…
Undermining University Autonomy is Unacceptable
Statement by PEN Georgia PEN Georgia, together with Georgian writers, translators, and publishers who uphold the values of…
Writer Beka Kurkhuli Detained
(Joint statement by PEN Georgia and the Georgian Book Association) Over the past three days, the Georgian authorities…
PEN Georgia – A New Wave of Repression Targets Journalists and Artists
“There was no artificial roadblock on Rustaveli Avenue – nothing could be more natural than what’s happening there,”…
The 19-23rd of September, Tbilisi will host the International Festival of Literature for the tenth
News 21/08/2025 The 19-23rd of September, Tbilisi will host the International Festival of Literature for the tenth time 19-23…
Zviad Ratiani – “This Was a Slap in the Face for Everyone”
“This was the most painless symbolic act, the most generalized one, that every abusive police officer, every representative…
PEN Georgia: The Verdict Against Mzia Amaglobeli is Unjust
We consider the August 6th ruling by Judge Nino Sakhelashvili against Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of "Batumelebi" and "Netgazeti," to be unjust. We believe it is intended to make an example of a journalist and to intimidate those involved in the resistance movement.
Pen Georgia statement regarding of the arrest poet and translator Zviad Ratiani
Zviad Ratiani, Georgian poet, translator and civil activist was arrested on June 23 during pro-European, anti-Russian protest in…
