2021 100 Years of PEN International - Miniature Sheet

PEN International, one of the world's best-known association of writers, celebrates its centenary this year. Since its inception, PEN centres have been established in more than one hundred countries around the world, including Liechtenstein in 1978. PEN International was founded after the First World War to promote peace and international understanding, with special emphasis on connecting many nations. The association continues its campaign to uphold and enforce the right to freedom of expression. It takes a public stand against repression, censorship, imprisonment and assassination of writers and publicists.