Sri Lanka: PEN International Calls for the Release of Books by Tamil Writer Theepachelvan Piratheepan
July 03, 2026
July 03, 2026
LONDON, England, July 3 -- PEN International issued the following news:
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Sri Lanka: PEN International calls for the release of books by Tamil writer Theepachelvan Piratheepan
'The continued confiscation of Theepachelvan Piratheepan's books is an act of censorship that strikes at the very heart of literary freedom. Writers must be free to write without fear that their work will be suppressed by state authorities. The withholding of books cons . . .
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Sri Lanka: PEN International calls for the release of books by Tamil writer Theepachelvan Piratheepan
'The continued confiscation of Theepachelvan Piratheepan's books is an act of censorship that strikes at the very heart of literary freedom. Writers must be free to write without fear that their work will be suppressed by state authorities. The withholding of books cons . . .