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UPR, Joint Submission, USA PEN International 27/08/2025 UPR, Joint Submission, USA PEN International 27/08/2025 United States: Educational censorship poses serious human rights threat, warn PEN International and PEN America Read More
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Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 21/08/2025 Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 21/08/2025 China-Hong Kong: 72 human rights organisations urge UK PM to secure Jimmy Lai’s release as his health deteriorates Read More
Statement, Gaza, OPT PEN International 12/08/2025 Statement, Gaza, OPT PEN International 12/08/2025 OPT/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel’s crimes in Gaza Read More
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Statement, Congress PEN International 12/08/2025 Statement, Congress PEN International 12/08/2025 Literary giants Olga Tokarczuk, Margaret Atwood and Burhan Sonmez to open PEN International’s 91st Congress Read More
Statement, Georgia PEN International 11/08/2025 Statement, Georgia PEN International 11/08/2025 Georgia: Prison sentence for Mzia Amaglobeli condemned Read More
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Serbia, Statement, 2025 PEN International 11/07/2025 Serbia, Statement, 2025 PEN International 11/07/2025 Serbia: Media freedom declining at alarming speed Read More
Statement, Pakistan, 2025 Ross Holder 11/07/2025 Statement, Pakistan, 2025 Ross Holder 11/07/2025 Pakistan: Mahrang Baloch’s arbitrary detention highlights ongoing campaign to silence Baloch community Read More
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Ireland, 2025, Joint Statement PEN International 09/07/2025 Ireland, 2025, Joint Statement PEN International 09/07/2025 Ireland: Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech Read More
Turkey, 2025, Statement PEN International 04/07/2025 Turkey, 2025, Statement PEN International 04/07/2025 Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci on trial again as spurious terror-propaganda case resumes Read More
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