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On #WorldPressFreedomDay , PEN International urgently calls for the defence of press freedom in #Gaza and across the region amidst the death of 97 journalists and media workers since 7 October 2023. Take action with us: #Israel

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As the trial of writers and Catalan civil society leaders @jordialapreso and @jcuixart comes to an end, PEN International again calls on the Spanish authorities to release them immediately and to drop the charges of rebellion and sedition against them.

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We strongly condemn @pritipatel ’s decision to approve the extradition of @wikileaks publisher Julian #Assange to the US where he faces up to 175 years in prison. Disclosing information of public interest is not a crime #FreeAssangeNOW :

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'Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does.' George Orwell, born #OnThisDay in 1903. This year also marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of 1984.

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Today is first hearing in the libel lawsuit against investigative journalist @carolecadwalla . PEN stands in solidarity with Carole and all other journalists who face defamation suits due to their journalistic work.

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“PEN International utterly condemns the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie. Salman is an esteemed and celebrated author and beloved member of the PEN community" - Burhan Sonmez, PEN International President. Read the statement: #SalmanRushdie

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Writer Selahattin Demirtaş turns 51 today. This is the eighth birthday he spends behind bars. #T ürkiye must abide by @ECHR_CEDH rulings and release him now. #FreeDemirta ş #SelahattinDemirta ş

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The Hong Kong Police Force has committed pervasive human rights violations as a state actor in responding to the protests and is not in a position to investigate itself and to remedy the widespread unlawful suppression of protests - @amnestyusa

Patterns of repression: Timeline of the 2019 Hong Kong protests

.@amnesty verified content showing the Hong Kong Police Force's pervasive human rights violations in response to protests from June to October 2019. Check out their timeline:

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The language family tree:

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Julian Assange turns 50 today. We stand with him on his birthday and urgently call for his immediately release and for the extradition request by the US government to be withdrawn #FreeAssange

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We are disappointed that Julian Assange was denied permission to appeal. We urge the Home Office to #FreeAssange and block his extradition to the US

Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against US extradition

WikiLeaks founder’s application ‘didn’t raise an arguable point of law’, UK supreme court says

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'While both Hong Kong and Taiwan are bastions of free press, Beijing has increasingly put them under strain as it attempts to influence editorial content and spread propaganda,' says a @pressfreedom report on how China exports censorship:

China Threatening Media Freedom in Hong Kong and Taiwan: CPJ

Half of Hong Kong's media outlets have Beijing ties, and Taiwan is being inundated with misinformation ahead of elections

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We condemn the conviction today of award-winning writer Tsitsi Dangarembga by a Zimbabwe Court, and reiterate our calls to the Zimbabwe authorities to uphold their human rights obligations and desist from persecuting dissenting voices. @EfieZethu

Zimbabwe: Conviction of Tsitsi Dangarembga a mockery of justice — PEN International

29 September: The conviction today of award-winning writer, filmmaker, and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and her co-accused, Julie Barnes, by a Zimbabwe Court is a travesty of justice. PEN Internatio...

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We are concerned by the UK High Court’s rejection of #JulianAssange ’s appeal against his extradition order to the US, where he could face life in prison. We call for his immediate release, and for all charges against him to be dropped. @Stella_Assange @RSF_inter @DEAcampaign

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Hong Kong: books by pro-democracy activists are disappearing from library shelves:

Hong Kong: books by pro-democracy activists disappear from library shelves

Move follows new security laws and include titles by Joshua Wong and lawmaker Tanya Chan

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PEN International, @englishpen @ScottishPEN , and @PEN_Norway join the #HumanChain4Assange to protest the extradition of #JulianAssange . #FreeAssange #SurroundParliament @wikileaks @DEAcampaign

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Solidarity with writer @robertosaviano after his anti-mafia show on public broadcaster RAI was axed following political pressure. Saviano faces up to 3 years in prison on criminal defamation charges brought by #Italy ’s PM and Deputy PM: #StandWithSaviano

Italian government accused over axing of Roberto Saviano TV show

Far-right government accused of leaning on state broadcaster to axe programme by journalist who criticised ministers

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#UK : ‘a chilling precedent and a blow to public interest journalism’. We express our solidarity with @carolecadwalla who was ordered by the court to pay significant legal costs to Arron Banks.

The Observer view on the high costs order against Carole Cadwalladr | Observer editorial

The court of appeal partially allowed Arron Banks’ appeal. The effect on public interest journalism could be chilling

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The sentencing of Catalan writers and civil society leaders Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart to nine years in prison is a shocking outcome and must be overturned.

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PEN International is deeply concerned by news that Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian writer, poet, and founder of Gaza's first English-language library, has been arrested by the Israeli Defense Force while leaving #Gaza . We join calls demanding to know his whereabouts and the reasons

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"Alhough Demritaş has been behind bars, he has been reminding us of the fact that the struggle for peace is now far more important than it has ever been before." Former HDP leader Selahattin Demritaş has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize:

Parliamentarian from Sweden Nominates Selahattin Demirtaş for Nobel Peace Prize

Thomas Hammarberg, a parliamentarian from Sweden who previously received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Amnesty International, has nominated HDP’s former imprisoned Co-Chair Selahattin Dermirtaş...

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Today, our Writers for Peace Committee will honour #Peru journalist #PaolaUgaz with an Empty Chair. Ugaz has faced a campaign of harassment, threats, and defamation lawsuits for her investigative journalism. While one investigation against her was dropped in July 2023, another

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We fully support @Wikileaks Julian #Assange 's appeal to the UK High Court. Stop the extradition, drop the charges and #FreeAssangeNOW

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#Assange extradition case: Julian Assange is seeking permission to appeal the 2021 district court ruling and #Priti Patel's decision to extradite him on the following grounds:

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With Julian #Assange closer to extradition, @pen_int and PEN Centres worldwide call on the UK to #FreeAssangeNOW and urge the US to drop all charges and withdraw their extradition request: @Stella_Assange @DEAcampaign @wikileaks

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Writers in #China continue to face severe repression for their peaceful expression. From #Xinjiang to #HongKong , the ongoing assault on #FreeExpression has created a profound chilling effect across the country. Read the full #PENcongress2020 resolution:

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"When I was caught I started to evolve. When I started to evolve, I was tamed. As soon as my clothes were peeled away I became a tamed David’s deer”. Extract from #GuiMinhai 's "Père David’s Deer", a poem written while in detention in 2017

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#Uganda : PEN Int’l welcomes the good news of novelist and PEN member @KakwenzaRukira 's safe arrival in Germany earlier today. We thank all individuals & organizations that enabled his passage and @PEN_Deutschland for welcoming and supporting him:

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We call on the Turkish authorities to abide by the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling and release Selahattin Demirtaş, PEN International. The opposition politician and writer remains jailed despite the Court ordering his release a month ago:

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. @PENCatala and @pen_int release a statement denouncing attacks against freedom of expression and artistic freedom in Catalonia, urging the Spanish authorities to drop the charges against Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart and to release them immediately:

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#India : Indian government's increasing use of travel restrictions against writers, journalists and HRDs is the latest example of the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression across the country. Our statement⬇️ @RanaAyyub @Aakar__Patel

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We applaud the decision by @NobelPrize to award Iranian writer and HRD #NargesMohammadi the Nobel Peace Prize. Mohammadi remains in prison in #Iran , serving a 10-year and 9-month sentence for her work. PEN International continues calls for the immediate release of her and all

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"I was very much a person the most powerful government in the world wanted to go away." Edward Snowden/ @Snowden talks on whistleblowing, AI fears and six years in Russia:

'They wanted me gone': Edward Snowden tells of whistleblowing, his AI fears and six years in Russia

The man whose state surveillance revelations rocked the world speaks exclusively to the Guardian about his new life and concerns for the future

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'Our message to the Chinese authorities is simple: we will continue to campaign for Gui Minhai’s freedom and freedom of expression in China.' - PEN International President Jennifer Clement.

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'Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.' - Martin Luther King, Jr. #BornOnThisDay

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A #UK High Court hearing on 20 May will decide whether #JulianAssange ’s permission to appeal can proceed. The dangerous prospect of his extradition is all too real. We urge the #US to drop all charges. #FreeAssangeNOW :

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We join @RSF_inter and 17 organisations in urging UK Home Secretary @pritipatel to act in the interest of press freedom and journalism and to #FreeAssangeNOW and block his extradition to the US: @wikileaks

United Kingdom: Joint letter calling on Home Secretary to reject Julian Assange’s extradition to...

22 April: PEN International joins Reporters Without Borders and 17 organisations – including English PEN, German PEN, PEN Melbourne, PEN Norway, PEN Sydney, Scottish PEN, Slovene PEN and Swedish PEN...

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Empty Chair: #JulianAssange . As we prepare for our annual #pencongress , we stand in solidarity with Wikileaks founder and publisher, Assange, who is under an extradition warrant for obtaining and publishing classified military and diplomatic documents.

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#Peru : PEN welcomes the decision to dismiss one of the trials against journalist, editor, writer #PaolaUgaz . We now call on the Peruvian authorities to dismiss all other lawsuits against her: @PoderJudicialEs @FiscaliaPeru @presidenciaperu @IDL_Rivera

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OPT/Israel: PEN International is deeply concerned to learn of news that the @freedom_theatre 's Ahmed Tobasi and Mustafa Sheta were arrested today by Israeli forces. The Theatre's offices were also raided. We call for their immediate and unconditional release and for an end to the

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PEN has reliably learned that @KakwenzaRukira is badly tortured & in need of urgent medical assistance. We demand the #Uganda authorities immediately & unconditionally release Kakwenza & stop persecuting him for expressing critical views. #FreeKakwenza

UGANDA: Immediately and unconditionally release novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija — PEN International

PEN International protests the arbitrary and violent arrest of novelist, activist and PEN Uganda Board member, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija on 28 December 2021 by Uganda security forces. Rukirabashaija is...

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BREAKING: Osman Kavala and all co-defendants present in court in Gezi trial acquitted of all charges. Kavala freed after spending over two years behind bars. We urge the Turkish authorities to #FreeTurkeyMedia once and for all

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Today marks 5 years since #JulianAssange was arrested. He remains behind bars at Belmarsh prison in the #UK awaiting the decision on whether he can appeal his extradition to the #US . PEN International renews our call for his immediate release. Stop the extradition and

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Today on #WorldPressFreedomDay , we feature the case of imprisoned journalist, media publisher, activist, writer #JimmyLai , who faces life in prison for his work in Hong Kong. Send Lai a solidarity message via @englishpen PENWrites campaign: #FreeJimmyLai

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'You write in order to change the world, knowing full well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world.' - James Baldwin #NationalWritingDay

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PEN condemns the brutal killing of Students and Activists in #Suru ç @penturkeycenter #Suruc http://t.co/XjuQdHMy4Y

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#AhmetSik 's defence statement will go down in history. Read the translation here: #Cumhuriyet #FreeTurkeyJournalists

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We join @RSF_inter and free expression groups in urging UK Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman to #FreeAssangeNOW and block his extradition to the US: @wikileaks

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@wikileaks publisher Julian #Assange should not be behind bars on his birthday. He should be with his family. Stop the extradition, drop the charges and #FreeAssangeNOW : @wikileaks @DEAcampaign @StellaMoris1

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This is the moment that filmmaker Oleg Sentsov is reunited with his daughter after spending 5 years in prison in Siberia on trumped up charges. Welcome home Oleg.

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#GuiMinhai is a writer, member of the Independent Chinese Centre and bookseller. Detained. Sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Join @pen_int 's #LiuXiaoboanniversary campaign to get him released and guarantee his right to freedom of expression

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TOMORROW: Join @DEAcampaign , @Stella_Assange , @jeremycorbyn , @SMaurizi , and many others for The Belmarsh Tribunal, defending the First Amendment, freedom of the press, and the life of #JulianAssange . 20 January in Washington DC: #FreeAssange2023

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Selahattin Demirtaş turns 48 today. This is the fifth birthday he spends behind bars. . @abdulhamitgul abide by @ECHR_CEDH rulings and release him now #FreeDemirta ş

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PEN International condemns the arrest of writer and prominent Palestinian activist #AhedTamimi by #Israel forces on 6 November. We demand the authorities disclose her whereabouts, release her immediately and unconditionally, and end the arbitrary detention of Palestinians:

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We call on the UK government to release Julian Assange from prison immediately and to block his extradition to the US. This measure could save Mr Assange's life.

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On Tues 18 July, PEN International President Burhan Sonmez and lawyer/wife of Julian Assange, @Stella_Assange will join Hattie Crisell on stage after Martin McDonagh’s #PillowmanPlay ! Learn more about PEN x PILLOWMAN: @wikileaks @DEAcampaign @estreetprods

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Freedom of expression under threat - today we publish the PEN International Case List, which documents attacks on freedom of expression and writers across the globe. Read and download it here:

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Creative Witness and PEN’s friend Zehra Doğan performs in support of imprisoned Uyghur writer #PerhatTursun , forcibly disappeared in Xinjiang in 2018 #FreePerhat . This and more in our new #CreativeWitnesses episode coming out on the 8 of February ➡️

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#FreeAssange : We join @englishpen in urging the US authorities to drop the extradition order and the UK authorities to release Assange as a matter of urgency.

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I’m a feminist. I’ve been a female for a long time now. It’d be stupid not to be on my own side #MayaAngelou #IWD2015 http://t.co/af3j20nCwe

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PEN International regrets @litprom 's decision to postpone the award ceremony for Palestinian writer #AdaniaShibli who was set to receive the LiBeraturpreis for her novel Minor Detail. We believe literary platforms should ensure that dialogue – particularly during heightened

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Breaking: Award-winning writer/journalist @robertosaviano today was found guilty of defaming Italy’s Prime Minister @GiorgiaMeloni and ordered to pay a fine. We utterly condemn the sentence and consider it a grave assault on free expression. We #StandWithSaviano :

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Today marks 3 years since @wikileaks Julian #Assange was arrested and detained. We urge @pritipatel to #FreeAssangeNOW and block his extradition to the US.

Assange arrest anniversary prompts London protests

The WikiLeaks founder is being held at Belmarsh prison while the US seeks to have him extradited.

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Last night, renowned writer @benokri honoured the memory of Victoria Amelina by reciting her poem, ‘Poem About a Crow’ on stage after the #PillowmanPlay . Amelina was killed following a Russian missile strike in #Ukraine on 27 June 2023. Our thoughts remain with her family and

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PEN International fears for the life of @KakwenzaRukira following his abduction at 2.30pm (EAT) today from Kitalya Prison by armed men believed to be military officers, just after a #Uganda court granted him bail.

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Uyghur scholar Rahile Dawut disappeared in 2017 in China. Her whereabouts remains unknown. The PRC government refuses to confirm where she has been detained. Learn more about her case in our Case List 2022, Impunity Reigns – Writers Resist: @akida_p

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'We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experience as our truth, as human truth, all the maps change. There are new mountains.' | Ursula K. Le Guin would have been 89 yesterday.

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We stand with Roberto Saviano/ @robertosaviano . Saviano, winner of the 2019 Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award, has risked his life to expose the truth about Italy’s criminal networks. He faces up to three years in jail. #StandWithSaviano

Gomorra writer faces jail threat in libel battle with Italy’s deputy PM

Anti-mafia campaigner Roberto Saviano says law is being used to silence opposition after being summoned in Matteo Salvini case

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'Daphne and her family deserve justice, not five years from now, not ten years from now. They deserve justice today.' @MargaretAtwood #JusticeForDaphne

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We are deeply concerned about reports of attacks on publishing houses in the West Bank. Freedom of expression is fundamental to democracy and must be protected. PEN International stands in solidarity with those affected and calls for immediate action to safeguard press freedom.

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The IDF has attacked and destroyed two Palestinian publishing houses in the occupied West Bank.

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Journalist and artist, Zehra Doğan, finally walked out of prison today after serving her full sentence of 2 years, 9 months and 22 days, after being convicted for a painting, an article and social media posts.

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'Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does.' - George Orwell, who died #OnThisDay in 1950

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On 17 June 2012, blogger @raif_badawi was arrested in #SaudiArabia . 2,318 days later, he remains behind bars. We continue to call for his immediate and unconditional release.

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Journalist #AhmetSik & his wife Yonca share a forbidden kiss in court today after +300 days in detention @cumhuriyetgzt #FreeAhmet #Turkey

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Things we say today which we owe to #Shakespeare400

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PEN International and other PEN Centres will attend the public hearing of @wikileaks founder #JulianAssange on 20-21 Feb. The hearing will determine whether Assange can appeal his extradition to the US where he faces up to 175 years for exposing human rights abuses. We urge the

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Day X is here Protest to defend a free press. 20 February and 21 February Time: 8.30am Place: Royal Courts of Justice, London WC2A 2LL Click here to register your attendance: @sabrinatucci @pen_int #FreeAssange2024

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We are deeply concerned by the news that former PEN America President, @SalmanRushdie , was attacked today just before giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. We condemn the attack and wish him a fast recovery:

Author Salman Rushdie Attacked on Lecture Stage in New York

Rushdie’s book “The Satanic Verses” has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it to be blasphemous.

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'I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.' - Jorge Luis Borges born #onthisday in 1899

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PEN Delhi and PEN International are deeply concerned about ongoing threats against Neha Dixit, an award-winning journalist whose investigative reporting has shone an important light on political, social justice and gender issues in India. Our statement:

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Today, PEN International launches the Day of the #ImprisonedWriter campaign – focusing on the cases of #MariaCristinaGarrido (Cuba), #GoSherabGyatso (China/Tibet), #IrynaDanylovych (Ukraine/Occupied Crimea), and #SoulaimanRaissouni (Morocco). Check the thread to get involved:

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PEN condemns the communications blackout and indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. We call for an immediate ending of hostilities by all sides, for the restoration of communications networks, necessary for emergency response agencies to provide medical help to the injured.

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#Turkey Osman Kavala turns 64 today. This is the fourth birthday he spends behind bars on fabricated charges. The PEN community urges his immediate and unconditional release #FreeOsmanKavala #OsmanKavalaya Özgürlük @FreeOsmanKavala

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#JulianAssange has tested positive for Covid-19 while held at Belmarsh Prison. Almost a week has passed since 5K protestors formed a #humanchain4assange . PEN International wishes Assange a quick recovery and urges once again his immediate release:

Julian Assange tests positive for Covid in prison as wife ‘worried for his health’

Wife of Wikileaks founder says next few will be ‘crucial’ for his general health

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The latest raid against independent newspaper @appledaily_hk is an example of the #HongKong government's ongoing assault on freedom of expression. Our statement⬇️

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“Assange’s case is politically motivated and challenges the core of investigative journalism and democratic principles, necessitating the protection of these rights for the broader preservation of a free and responsible press.” – Burhan Sonmez, PEN International President. PEN

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We believe #Assange ’s prosecution raises profound concerns about press freedom and sends a dangerous signal to journalists and publishers worldwide. Today more than ever, we need to fight to defend #freeexpression . Consider donating to PEN International:

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Happy birthday Roberto Saviano/ @robertosaviano We continue to #StandWithSaviano as he faces up to three years in jail. The Italian authorities must urgently drop all criminal defamation charges against him.

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With our #LiuXiaoboanniversary campaign, we'll highlight the case of writers #GuiMinhai , #ChimengulAwut , #KunchokTsephel , #YangHengjun and #QinYongmin who are currently detained by the PRC government. Join @PEN_Int , take action for their release

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The jailing of Pablo Hasél for his lyrics and tweets is yet another example of the Spanish authorities’ silencing of artistic voices.’ Rapper #PabloHasel is serving an unfair nine-month prison sentence. PEN calls for his immediate release.

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Huge thanks to our President Burhan Sonmez, lawyer and wife of #JulianAssange , Stella Assange and journalist/podcaster Hattie Crisell for joining our 2nd Q&A in partnership with #PillowmanPlay . It was an honest conversation on the experience of persecuted writers, and the

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7 years

World writers to Turkey’s imprisoned writers: You are not alone #OurColleaguesAreNotAlone #Turkey

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5 years

Omar Barghouti has called for equality for Palestinians in Israel in accordance with international law. He now faces deportation as "a person who is doing everything to hurt" Israel: Organisations call for the safeguarding of his residency status:

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2 years

#Uganda : We decry the fact that #KakwenzaRukira was forced to flee his country for simply holding & non-violently expressing his opinions. Free speech is not a crime: Torture is. PEN demands full accountability for those implicated in Kakwenza's persecution. #EndTortureInUganda

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2 years

Hear prominent writer, @SalmanRushdie read a quote by Ukrainian philosopher, writer, and journalist Volodymyr Yermolenko. Quotes on War is a collection of quotes by Ukrainian writers responding to the invasion of #Ukraine . Read: @PenUkraine @yermolenko_v

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9 months

Listen back to @Stella_Assange 's powerful conversation with PEN International President #BurhanSonmez and journalist @hattiecrisell which took place on 18 July as part of the PEN x #PillowmanPlay Q&A. Full audio here: @wikileaks @DEAcampaign @estreetprods

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2 years

#Turkey : 20 journalists and 1 media worker taken into custody following home raids in Diyarbakır last week are still in detention. We call for their immediate release #FreeTurkeyMedia

20 Kurdish journalists taken to custody remain in detention

Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) | Medya ve Hukuk Çalışmaları Derneği

www.mlsaturkey.com

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8 months

Today, PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee will honour imprisoned Turkish publisher and activist, #OsmanKavala with an Empty Chair. In April 2022, Kavala was sentenced to life in prison in violation of his right to free expression. We call for his immediate and

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2 years

#BREAKING : Writer Aslı Erdoğan was acquitted of terror propaganda charges earlier today. The PEN Community stands with Aslı and all unjustly persecuted writers in #Turkey :

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1 year

“Solidarity for one, is solidarity for all.” - @KomarHanna . Writers and activists @fissehaye_awet , @asoueif , @Stella_Assange and @KomarHanna speaking in solidarity with imprisoned writers tonight at @frontlineclub with @pen_int and @englishpen .

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4 years

We join PEN Centres across the world and human rights organisations in calling on the UK government to release Julian Assange.

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2 years

We honour Assange with an #emptychair and call on the US authorities to drop the charges against him and withdraw their extradition request. @wikileaks @DefendAssange #powerofwords

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We are delighted that @NicolaSturgeon has endorsed PEN International's Women's Manifesto, a set of principles which aim to protect free expression for women. Read more about it here:

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