Sydney PEN, an affiliate of International PEN, is an association of
writers devoted to freedom of expression in Australia and in the world
at large. In accordance with the PEN Charter it uses its influence on
behalf of writers anywhere who are silenced by persecution, exile or
imprisonment and acts as an authoritative source on matters of free
expression.

In their latest newsletter, I was commissioned to write an essay about my book, The Blogging Revolution, and the role of blogging in challenging authoritarian states.

Western media ignores these developments out of fear and ignorance.