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Writers In Refuge programme

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.

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Translation

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.

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Linguistic Rights

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.

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Freedom of expression

PEN Català monitors human rights violations against writers, editors, translators and journalists around the world and organises campaigns to support them.

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Translation

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Quebec Declaration

PEN International brings together writers from around the world. Developed in Barcelona (April 2015) by PEN International’s Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee, and approved by delegates at the 81st PEN International Congress in Quebec (October 2015), the Quebec Declaration comprises a six-point summary of the principles and objectives which PEN International intends to promote in the field of literary translation.

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Visat. Catalan PEN’s magazine

Visat was born in 2004 with the aim of becoming a means of spreading Catalan literature in an international sphere and a point of reference for literary translation professionals.

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