Des de 1922, defensem la llibertat d'expressió i els drets lingüístics, salvaguardem el patrimoni literari català i promovem el diàleg intercultural.
Since 2006, PEN Català has coordinated the Writers In Refuge Programme. This programme, with its roots in the Shelter Cities programme which was promoted by the International Parliament of Writers, aims to host a writer who is threatened, persecuted or at risk of being imprisoned as a consequence of their writing.
PEN Català promotes literary translation to overcome the linguistic barrier that prevents understanding between people and cultures. It works for both the promotion of Catalan literature in the world and to support the translation of universal literary works into Catalan. It is within this framework that the digital magazine Visat is published.
PEN is committed to the respect of all languages, and the protection and promotion of minority languages. PEN's central and guiding principles on linguistic rights are laid out in the Girona Manifesto, promoted by PEN Català.
PEN Català monitors human rights violations against writers, editors, translators and journalists around the world and organises campaigns to support them.
You can become a full member if you are a writer in any field, journalist, editor or translator and share the founding values of PEN.
If you are not a writer and want to join the defense of languages and freedom of expression, you can be part of the Circle of Friends of PEN.
Help us continue to defend language and freedom of expression.
Sí! El nostre web s'adapta a dispositius mòbils, però encara està en desenvolupament. Per veure-la ara correctament, consulta-la des d'una mida de pantalla major de 1100px ; )
L’escriptor acollit a la ciutat de Girona és el periodista i blogger egipci Amir Alí, conegut pels seus punts de vista seculars i escrits crítics sobre l’Islam i autoritats religioses d’Egipte, publicats a internet a través del seu blog (www.elmenara.blogspot.com). Amir ha treballat pel diari Al-Ghad, clausurat pel govern de Mubarak, ha patit amenaces dels extremistes i ha estat colpejat per membres de la seva comunitat que l’acusen de blasfem i antiislamiste. Abans de la revolta egípcia de 2010, ha estat detingut en dues ocasions i des de la revolució, amb el creixent poder dels Germans Musulmans ha augmentat el risc d’atacs i d’empresonament. És per aquest motiu que l’ICORN i el PEN Internacional han considerat urgent l’acolliment d’Amir Ali per part d’una ciutat de la xarxa ICORN.