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RESOLUTION ON CUBA
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RESOLUTION ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE
PEN International closes its 87th PEN International Congress: “One Hundred Years of Intellectual Debate and Activism on Freedom of Expression and Literature”
President of PEN International, Burhan Sonmez's Acceptance Speech: 100th Anniversary of PEN International
RESOLUTION ON BELARUS
PEN International Resolution on Israel / oPT
PEN International Resolution on Myanmar
PEN International Resolution on Nicaragua
2020: Freedom of Expression in the Time of Pandemic
PEN Resolution on Freedom of Expression in the Time of COVID-19
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Annual Congress
PEN International closes its 88th Congress: The Power of Words: Future Challenges for Freedom of Expression
RESOLUTION ON CUBA
RESOLUTION ON THE REPRESSION OF KURDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN TÜRKIYE
RESOLUTION ON THREATS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PROTECTION OF CIVIC SPACE
RESOLUTION ON THE PROSECUTION OF JULIAN ASSANGE AND CERTIFICATION OF HIS EXTRADITION AS THREATS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
RESOLUTION ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE
PEN International closes its 87th PEN International Congress: “One Hundred Years of Intellectual Debate and Activism on Freedom of Expression and Literature”
President of PEN International, Burhan Sonmez's Acceptance Speech: 100th Anniversary of PEN International
RESOLUTION ON BELARUS
PEN International Resolution on Israel / oPT
PEN International Resolution on Myanmar
PEN International Resolution on Nicaragua
2020: Freedom of Expression in the Time of Pandemic
PEN Resolution on Freedom of Expression in the Time of COVID-19
PEN Resolution on China
2019 Manila: Speaking in Tongues: Literary Freedom & Indigenous Languages
2018 Pune: Experiments with Truth
2017 Lviv: Reclaiming Truths in Times of Propaganda
2016 Ourense: Building Literary Bridges
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Dangerous Dissent: PEN's Impact
Overview: The impact of our work
Our impact in Africa
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Our impact in Asia
Our impact in Europe and Central Asia
Our impact in Middle East and North Africa
Governance
Audited Accounts
Independent Evaluation 2018
PEN in Numbers
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The PEN International Women's Manifesto
The Democracy of the Imagination Manifesto
The PEN International Copyright Manifesto
The Girona Manifesto on Linguistic Rights
The Universal Declaration on Linguistic Rights
Read the Girona Manifesto
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Free the Word!
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Projects From Around the World
Civil Society Programme
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Resources & Toolkits
PEN Award for Freedom of Expression
Puerto Rico: Una semana dedicada a la afrodescendencia
Defending free expression
World Press Freedom Day 2018
World Press Freedom Day 2017
International advocacy
Policy & advocacy
Resolutions - 85th Congress in Manila
Resolutions - 84th Congress in Pune
Resolutions - 83rd Congress in Lviv
Resolutions - 82nd Congress in Ourense
UPR Submissions
Reports
Resolutions: ongoing concerns
Focus Campaigns
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Freedom of Expression
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Education
LGBTQI+
Criminal Defamation
Salil Tripathi's recent suspension on Twitter raises important questions for the protection of free speech on social media
Take Action
Protecting Writers at Risk
Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2020
Joint Letter for the Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2020
Liu Xiaobo Anniversary
刘晓波周年纪念
Our protection work
International Cities of Refuge Network
PEN/ICORN 2019: Writers and artists from around the world find themselves at home everywhere
At Home, Everywhere: The ICORN Network Meeting & PEN International WiPC Conference
PEN Emergency Fund
Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
Case Lists
Issues
Free Expression
Lingustic Rights
Education
LGBTQI+
Criminal Defamation
PEN Outwrite
Take Action
Supporting Writers in Exile
World Refugee Day 2019
Make Space Campaign
The Make Space Mission Statement
International Cities of Refuge Network
PEN Emergency Fund
Promoting Linguistic Rights
International Mother Language Day: Take Action for Hany Babu
WORLDWIDE LANGUAGES, SELF-EMPOWERING WITH POETRY
اليوم العالمي للغة الأم: بادروا بالتحرك من أجل هاني بابو
Quebec Declaration on Translation
Culture's Oxygen - The PEN Report
Access to Education
PEN's Girona Manifesto
Get Involved
Campaigns
Philanthropy and Circles
Donate to PEN
Writers-at-Risk Crisis Appeal
Become a Patron of PEN
Who we are
This is PEN International
The PEN Charter
Committees
Translation & Linguistic Rights
100 years, 100(s of) voices, more languages than ever before.
Writers for Peace
Writers in Prison
Women Writers
Annual Congress
PEN International closes its 88th Congress: The Power of Words: Future Challenges for Freedom of Expression
RESOLUTION ON CUBA
RESOLUTION ON THE REPRESSION OF KURDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN TÜRKIYE
RESOLUTION ON THREATS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PROTECTION OF CIVIC SPACE
RESOLUTION ON THE PROSECUTION OF JULIAN ASSANGE AND CERTIFICATION OF HIS EXTRADITION AS THREATS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
RESOLUTION ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE
PEN International closes its 87th PEN International Congress: “One Hundred Years of Intellectual Debate and Activism on Freedom of Expression and Literature”
President of PEN International, Burhan Sonmez's Acceptance Speech: 100th Anniversary of PEN International
RESOLUTION ON BELARUS
PEN International Resolution on Israel / oPT
PEN International Resolution on Myanmar
PEN International Resolution on Nicaragua
2020: Freedom of Expression in the Time of Pandemic
PEN Resolution on Freedom of Expression in the Time of COVID-19
PEN Resolution on China
2019 Manila: Speaking in Tongues: Literary Freedom & Indigenous Languages
2018 Pune: Experiments with Truth
2017 Lviv: Reclaiming Truths in Times of Propaganda
2016 Ourense: Building Literary Bridges
Our People
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Centenary Patrons
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Our Partners
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Our Impact
On the Frontline: Defending Freedom of Expression and Promoting Literature
Dangerous Dissent: PEN's Impact
Overview: The impact of our work
Our impact in Africa
Our impact in The Americas
Our impact in Asia
Our impact in Europe and Central Asia
Our impact in Middle East and North Africa
Governance
Audited Accounts
Independent Evaluation 2018
PEN in Numbers
Manifestos & Declarations
The PEN International Women's Manifesto
The Democracy of the Imagination Manifesto
The PEN International Copyright Manifesto
The Girona Manifesto on Linguistic Rights
The Universal Declaration on Linguistic Rights
Read the Girona Manifesto
The PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom
Bled Manifesto of the Writers for Peace
The Quebec Declaration on Literary Translation & Translators
Read the Quebec Declaration
Case Lists
News
Our History
PEN Presidents and Vice Presidents
PEN International: An Illustrated History
FAQs
Videos
Contact us
Privacy Policy
GDPR statement
Work with us
PEN International Translators
Damien Allo
Celebrating Literature
PEN/Opp
World Poetry Day 2018
Free the Word!
PEN Awards
Empowerment Through Literature
Projects From Around the World
Civil Society Programme
Creative Writing Workshops
Resources & Toolkits
PEN Award for Freedom of Expression
Puerto Rico: Una semana dedicada a la afrodescendencia
Defending free expression
World Press Freedom Day 2018
World Press Freedom Day 2017
International advocacy
Policy & advocacy
Resolutions - 85th Congress in Manila
Resolutions - 84th Congress in Pune
Resolutions - 83rd Congress in Lviv
Resolutions - 82nd Congress in Ourense
UPR Submissions
Reports
Resolutions: ongoing concerns
Focus Campaigns
Issues
Freedom of Expression
Lingustic Rights
Education
LGBTQI+
Criminal Defamation
Salil Tripathi's recent suspension on Twitter raises important questions for the protection of free speech on social media
Take Action
Protecting Writers at Risk
Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2020
Joint Letter for the Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2020
Liu Xiaobo Anniversary
刘晓波周年纪念
Our protection work
International Cities of Refuge Network
PEN/ICORN 2019: Writers and artists from around the world find themselves at home everywhere
At Home, Everywhere: The ICORN Network Meeting & PEN International WiPC Conference
PEN Emergency Fund
Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
Case Lists
Issues
Free Expression
Lingustic Rights
Education
LGBTQI+
Criminal Defamation
PEN Outwrite
Take Action
Supporting Writers in Exile
World Refugee Day 2019
Make Space Campaign
The Make Space Mission Statement
International Cities of Refuge Network
PEN Emergency Fund
Promoting Linguistic Rights
International Mother Language Day: Take Action for Hany Babu
WORLDWIDE LANGUAGES, SELF-EMPOWERING WITH POETRY
اليوم العالمي للغة الأم: بادروا بالتحرك من أجل هاني بابو
Quebec Declaration on Translation
Culture's Oxygen - The PEN Report
Access to Education
PEN's Girona Manifesto
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Annual Congress
PEN International closes its 88th Congress: The Power of Words: Future Challenges for Freedom of Expression
RESOLUTION ON CUBA
RESOLUTION ON THE REPRESSION OF KURDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN TÜRKIYE
RESOLUTION ON THREATS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PROTECTION OF CIVIC SPACE
RESOLUTION ON THE PROSECUTION OF JULIAN ASSANGE AND CERTIFICATION OF HIS EXTRADITION AS THREATS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
RESOLUTION ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE
PEN International closes its 87th PEN International Congress: “One Hundred Years of Intellectual Debate and Activism on Freedom of Expression and Literature”
President of PEN International, Burhan Sonmez's Acceptance Speech: 100th Anniversary of PEN International
RESOLUTION ON BELARUS
PEN International Resolution on Israel / oPT
PEN International Resolution on Myanmar
PEN International Resolution on Nicaragua
2020: Freedom of Expression in the Time of Pandemic
PEN Resolution on Freedom of Expression in the Time of COVID-19
PEN Resolution on China
2019 Manila: Speaking in Tongues: Literary Freedom & Indigenous Languages
2018 Pune: Experiments with Truth
2017 Lviv: Reclaiming Truths in Times of Propaganda
2016 Ourense: Building Literary Bridges
Our People
Staff
Centenary Patrons
Patrons, Partners and Supporters
Our Partners
Writers Circle
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Publishers Circle
Stage and Screen Circle
Board and Vice Presidents
Our Impact
On the Frontline: Defending Freedom of Expression and Promoting Literature
Dangerous Dissent: PEN's Impact
Overview: The impact of our work
Our impact in Africa
Our impact in The Americas
Our impact in Asia
Our impact in Europe and Central Asia
Our impact in Middle East and North Africa
Governance
Audited Accounts
Independent Evaluation 2018
PEN in Numbers
Manifestos & Declarations
The PEN International Women's Manifesto
The Democracy of the Imagination Manifesto
The PEN International Copyright Manifesto
The Girona Manifesto on Linguistic Rights
The Universal Declaration on Linguistic Rights
Read the Girona Manifesto
The PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom
Bled Manifesto of the Writers for Peace
The Quebec Declaration on Literary Translation & Translators
Read the Quebec Declaration
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PEN International: An Illustrated History
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