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Free Them All: Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2024
PEN International spotlights four writers targeted for their peaceful free expression work: Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Belarus), Jimmy Lai (Hong Kong), Jose Rubén Zamora Marroquín (Guatemala), and Alaa Abd El-Fattah (Egypt).
War, Censorship, and Persecution: PEN International case list 2023/2024
PEN International launches its Case List 2023/2024, highlighting challenges for writers in global conflicts and emphasising the need to safeguard freedom of expression, especially in war-torn regions.
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