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We join #KeepItOn in calling on DRC authorities to immediately end internet shutdowns and blocking of social media.
Acts like these reduce access to information, humanitarian coordination, and documentation of atrocities for future accountability.
Read more: https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-drc-goma/
‘Once again, independent journalists seeking to inform on nationwide protests in Serbia are the target of the Serbian authorities as well as pro-government media and trolls, who not only prevent them from reporting but vilify them through hateful statements and manipulated videos. We stand with the
Update 28 June 2024: The case against PEN member Pınar Selek was postponed to 7 February 2025. PEN International continues to call for all charges against her to be dropped.
#China: One year ago today, writer Yang Hengjun, an Australian citizen, was handed down a suspended death sentence by the #PRC government. Amid reports of his worsening health, we renew our call for his immediate and unconditional release. Read our statement⬇️
“Reports of the appalling treatment of imprisoned writer Yang Hengjun are deeply painful, highlighting the Chinese authorities’ failure to provide adequate medical care for those detained on politically motivated grounds. It is distressing to see his health deteriorate under such conditions. We stan
Today, we stood with Prof. Laila Soueif outside 10 Downing Street, urging Keir Starmer to act for the release of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd El- Fattah, who remains arbitrarily detained in Egypt.
Laila is on her 129 day of hunger strike and we remain gravely concerned for her health.
PEN International continues to demand Alaa’s immediate release.
Turkish translation below / Metnin Türkçe çevirisini aşağıda görebilirsiniz. 5 February 2025 – PEN International joins the International Press Institute (IPI), and the undersigned organizations in expressing serious concern over the recent escalation of press freedom violations in Türk
Join us for the 5th annual poetry marathon with the Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee as we celebrate Indigenous & Minoritised Languages.
Contribute your voice and send an expression of interest to [email protected], deadline 14th February.
Find out more: https://www.pen-international.org/news/5th-indigenous-and-minoritised-languages-videopoems-marathon
27 January 2025: PEN International’s Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee (TLRC) is thrilled to announce the 5th Indigenous and Minoritised Languages Video Poems Marathon, running from 21 February 2025 (International Mother Language Day) to 21 March 2025 (World Poetry Day). This initiative
