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PEN Protesta! Video

Video of a protest event held by PEN International and the Mexican Centre at Casa Lamm in Mexico City on 29 January 2012, titled PEN Protesta!. This event was staged as a public display of solidarity and a demand for accountability for the murders and disappearances of journalists in Mexico, and was part of a longer campaign held in January 2012 during which PEN delegates met with activists and authorities to push for action to protect freedom of expression from the Mexican government. Those seen speaking in the video include John Ralston Saul, president of PEN International (2009-15); the Mexican poet and writer Eduardo Lizalde; Hori Takeaki, secretary (2010-16) and vice-president of PEN International (2016-); Elena Poniatowska, member of the Mexican Centre and vice-president of PEN International (2019-); and Víctor Sahuatoba, vice-president emeritus of the San Miguel de Allende Centre.

PEN Protesta! Video

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PEN Protesta! Vídeo

Vídeo de un evento de protesta organizado por PEN Internacional en colaboración con el Centro Mexicano en Casa Lamm, Ciudad de México, el 29 de enero de 2012, titulado PEN Protesta! In Support of Journalists and Freedom of Expression. Este evento fue una manisfestación de solidaridad y de demanda de rendición de cuentas por los asesinatos y desapariciones de periodistas en México, y fue parte de una campaña implementada en enero de 2012, durante la que delegados de PEN se reunieron con activistas y autoridades para presionar al gobierno a actuar para proteger a los periodistas y a la libertad de expresión en México. Entre los que hablan en el vídeo están John Ralston Saul, presidente de PEN Internacional (2009-15); el poeta y escritor mexicano Eduardo Lizalde; Hori Takeaki, secretario (2010-16) y vicepresidente de PEN Internacional (2016-); Elena Poniatowska, miembro del Centro Mexicano y vicepresidenta de PEN Internacional (2019-); y Víctor Sahuatoba, vicepresidente emérito del Centro de San Miguel de Allende.

Date:

29/01/2012

Creator:

Mexican Centre

Centre:

Mexican Centre (PEN México)

Format:

Video

Language:

n/a

Place:

Mexico City, Mexico

Subject:

PEN Protesta!; Press in Mexico

PEN Protesta! Video

PEN Protesta! Video

PEN Protesta! Video

PEN Protesta! Vídeo

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