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Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2025 ✒️ Take action. 🔗 https://www.pen-international.org/our-campaigns/day-of-the-imprisoned-writer-2025
A letter from PEN International. Your Give Back Friday donation helps writers facing censorship, persecution, and danger. Read more and donate today ❤️
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Give Back Friday — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Join PEN International's Friends program to defend freedom of expression and promote literature globally. Receive exclusive updates, reading recommendations, and a complimentary copy of 'PEN Internati...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A letter from PEN International. Your Give Back Friday donation helps writers facing censorship, persecution, and danger. Read more and donate today ❤️
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@maazamengiste.bsky.social writes to imprisoned writer #RoryBranker: “There are more people than you realise who stand with you in your fight for freedom.”
For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, add your voice.
💌 Write your own message: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, add your voice.
💌 Write your own message: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
@maazamengiste.bsky.social writes to imprisoned writer #RoryBranker: “There are more people than you realise who stand with you in your fight for freedom.”
For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, add your voice.
💌 Write your own message: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, add your voice.
💌 Write your own message: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
EVERYONE ELSE: buying things they don’t actually need.
YOU: supporting writers who desperately need protection. ❤️
Your donation helps PEN International defend writers at risk worldwide - those imprisoned, exiled or silenced for their work.
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YOU: supporting writers who desperately need protection. ❤️
Your donation helps PEN International defend writers at risk worldwide - those imprisoned, exiled or silenced for their work.
www.pen-international.org/give-back-fr...
Give Back Friday — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Join PEN International's Friends program to defend freedom of expression and promote literature globally. Receive exclusive updates, reading recommendations, and a complimentary copy of 'PEN Internati...
www.pen-international.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
EVERYONE ELSE: buying things they don’t actually need.
YOU: supporting writers who desperately need protection. ❤️
Your donation helps PEN International defend writers at risk worldwide - those imprisoned, exiled or silenced for their work.
www.pen-international.org/give-back-fr...
YOU: supporting writers who desperately need protection. ❤️
Your donation helps PEN International defend writers at risk worldwide - those imprisoned, exiled or silenced for their work.
www.pen-international.org/give-back-fr...
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: For simply doing her job as a journalist, #MziaAmaglobeli is serving a two-year prison sentence in Georgia on politically motivated grounds.
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Send her a message and remind her that her words matter. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
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Send her a message and remind her that her words matter. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: For simply doing her job as a journalist, #MziaAmaglobeli is serving a two-year prison sentence in Georgia on politically motivated grounds.
www.pen-international.org/mzia-amaglob...
Send her a message and remind her that her words matter. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
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Send her a message and remind her that her words matter. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
Black Friday may give you 50% off, but Give Back Friday lets you give 100% hope. Skip the extra gadget and help protect writers. Donate to PEN International — because free expression shouldn’t be a luxury item 👉 www.justgiving.com/charity/pen-...
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Black Friday may give you 50% off, but Give Back Friday lets you give 100% hope. Skip the extra gadget and help protect writers. Donate to PEN International — because free expression shouldn’t be a luxury item 👉 www.justgiving.com/charity/pen-...
PEN International celebrates @smohyeddin.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Ken Filkow Prize from @pencanada.bsky.social for her courageous journalism and defence of free expression.
Learn more about the prize and its past recipients:
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Learn more about the prize and its past recipients:
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November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
PEN International celebrates @smohyeddin.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Ken Filkow Prize from @pencanada.bsky.social for her courageous journalism and defence of free expression.
Learn more about the prize and its past recipients:
pencanada.ca/defend-expre...
Learn more about the prize and its past recipients:
pencanada.ca/defend-expre...
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Together with @irishpen.bsky.social & the Estate of Seamus Heaney, we’re delighted to announce the PEN Heaney Prize 2025 shortlist. The winner will be announced on 1 December at a ceremony held at @nlireland.bsky.social.
Find out more & book now ⤵️
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Find out more & book now ⤵️
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PEN Heaney Prize 2025 shortlist - News & Events - English PEN
English PEN announces the six shortlisted titles for the PEN Heaney Prize 2025
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October 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Together with @irishpen.bsky.social & the Estate of Seamus Heaney, we’re delighted to announce the PEN Heaney Prize 2025 shortlist. The winner will be announced on 1 December at a ceremony held at @nlireland.bsky.social.
Find out more & book now ⤵️
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Find out more & book now ⤵️
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#Australia #Thailand #Malaysia: We join PEN Centres in condemning Malaysia’s attempt to silence writer Murray Hunter through transnational criminal defamation, and urge Foreign Minister Penny Wong to intervene.
Read our joint letter ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/austral...
Read our joint letter ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/austral...
Australia–Malaysia–Thailand: PEN Centres urge action as writer Murray Hunter faces transnational repression — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
27 November 2025: PEN International, PEN Melbourne, PEN Perth and PEN Sydney called on Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong to urgently intervene in the case of writer Murray Hunter. In a jo...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#Australia #Thailand #Malaysia: We join PEN Centres in condemning Malaysia’s attempt to silence writer Murray Hunter through transnational criminal defamation, and urge Foreign Minister Penny Wong to intervene.
Read our joint letter ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/austral...
Read our joint letter ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/austral...
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: Today, show solidarity with Uyghur writer #YalqunRozi, imprisoned in Xinjiang since 2016 for his cultural and literary work. Write to him, every message helps writers know they’re not forgotten. www.pen-international.org/yalqun-rozi-... #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: Today, show solidarity with Uyghur writer #YalqunRozi, imprisoned in Xinjiang since 2016 for his cultural and literary work. Write to him, every message helps writers know they’re not forgotten. www.pen-international.org/yalqun-rozi-... #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
#Mexico: PEN International and the National Chamber of the Mexican Publishing Industry (CANIEM) are pleased to announce the signing of a cooperation agreement to strengthen freedom of expression and editorial freedom.
Read our full statement ⬇️
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Read our full statement ⬇️
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Mexico: PEN International and CANIEM form strategic partnership to uphold publishing and reading — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“Freedom of expression is essential and the bedrock of all democracies. Amid rising book censorship, we must protect the written word and those who produce, edit and publish it, as well as the rights ...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Mexico: PEN International and the National Chamber of the Mexican Publishing Industry (CANIEM) are pleased to announce the signing of a cooperation agreement to strengthen freedom of expression and editorial freedom.
Read our full statement ⬇️
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Read our full statement ⬇️
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We condemn the raid on El-Hakawati and the shutdown of a children’s show—another systemic attack on Palestinian culture across the OPT and in Gaza. The international community must act to end the genocide and protect Palestinian lives and culture.
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Israeli forces stormed the Palestinian National Theater, shutting down a children’s show.
On Sunday night, Israeli forces stormed the Palestinian National Theater, El-Hakawati, in occupied East Jerusalem, shutting down a children’s musical show titled “Dreams Under the Olive…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We condemn the raid on El-Hakawati and the shutdown of a children’s show—another systemic attack on Palestinian culture across the OPT and in Gaza. The international community must act to end the genocide and protect Palestinian lives and culture.
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For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, Lauren Groff has written a letter of hope to imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. Join us in sending Mohamed your own message of solidarity.
💌 Read Lauren’s letter and take action here: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
💌 Read Lauren’s letter and take action here: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, Lauren Groff has written a letter of hope to imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. Join us in sending Mohamed your own message of solidarity.
💌 Read Lauren’s letter and take action here: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
💌 Read Lauren’s letter and take action here: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
We support the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights in noting that despite Boualem Sensal’s pardon, repression in Algeria persists. Poet Mohamed Tadjadit has been sentenced to 5 years and began a hunger strike to protest violations of his rights. Read more ⬇️
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DROI Committee Press on X: "🆕Algeria Chair @EP_HumanRights @MounirSatouri "Pardon of Boualem Sensal is a welcome step, but repression of human rights in Algeria continues Poet Mohamed Tadjadit has just been sentenced to 5-year prison & started a hunger strike to denounce the violation of his rights (1/2)" / X
🆕Algeria Chair @EP_HumanRights @MounirSatouri "Pardon of Boualem Sensal is a welcome step, but repression of human rights in Algeria continues Poet Mohamed Tadjadit has just been sentenced to 5-year prison & started a hunger strike to denounce the violation of his rights (1/2)
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November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We support the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights in noting that despite Boualem Sensal’s pardon, repression in Algeria persists. Poet Mohamed Tadjadit has been sentenced to 5 years and began a hunger strike to protest violations of his rights. Read more ⬇️
x.com/EP_HumanRigh... (1/2)
x.com/EP_HumanRigh... (1/2)
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: Today, show solidarity with Venezuelan journalist #RoryBranker, who has been arbitrarily detained after being forcibly disappeared for over 200 days. Write your message today. www.pen-international.org/rory-branker... #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: Today, show solidarity with Venezuelan journalist #RoryBranker, who has been arbitrarily detained after being forcibly disappeared for over 200 days. Write your message today. www.pen-international.org/rory-branker... #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
#India: We join partner PEN Centres and free-press groups urging the Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner to urgently probe death threats against journalist Rana Ayyub and her father.
Read our joint letter ⬇️
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Read our joint letter ⬇️
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India: PEN International joins call for a police investigation into death threats against journalist and writer, Rana Ayyub — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression...
24 November : Last week, PEN International joined PEN Centres and free press organisations in sending an open letter to Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Milind Bharambe, calling for an urgent police i...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#India: We join partner PEN Centres and free-press groups urging the Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner to urgently probe death threats against journalist Rana Ayyub and her father.
Read our joint letter ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/pen-int...
Read our joint letter ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/pen-int...
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: Today, show solidarity with imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. He’s faced years of harassment, arrest, and imprisonment for his poetry and activism. Write your message now: www.pen-international.org/mohamed-tadj...
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: Today, show solidarity with imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. He’s faced years of harassment, arrest, and imprisonment for his poetry and activism. Write your message now: www.pen-international.org/mohamed-tadj...
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter
TAKE ACTION: His words kept Uyghur culture alive — now he’s silenced for them. Stand with #YalqunRozi this #DayoftheImprisonedWriter. Sign our petition to set him free:
Yalqun Rozi — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
24 HOURS LEFT TO JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN!
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November 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
TAKE ACTION: His words kept Uyghur culture alive — now he’s silenced for them. Stand with #YalqunRozi this #DayoftheImprisonedWriter. Sign our petition to set him free:
TAKE ACTION: Venezuelan journalist #RoryBranker has been arbitrarily detained— silenced for seeking truth. His voice must be heard again. This #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, join us in calling for his immediate release. Sign our petition:
Rory Branker - Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2025 — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
24 HOURS LEFT TO JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN!
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
TAKE ACTION: Venezuelan journalist #RoryBranker has been arbitrarily detained— silenced for seeking truth. His voice must be heard again. This #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, join us in calling for his immediate release. Sign our petition:
Writers around the world are raising their voices for the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Centres around the world are amplifying those silenced - through letters, readings, and action in solidarity. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Writers around the world are raising their voices for the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Centres around the world are amplifying those silenced - through letters, readings, and action in solidarity. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
#Thailand: We join PEN #Malaysia in expressing our alarm over the Malaysian government's targeting of Murray Hunter in an act of transnational repression. We call for the complaints against him to be withdrawn immediately.
Read our joint statement 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
Read our joint statement 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
Malaysia-Thailand: Australian writer Murray Hunter targeted in act of transnational repression — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘ As the current ASEAN Chair, the Malaysian government has a responsibility to demonstrate its commitment to human rights, including the right to freedom of expression, across the region. Instead, it ...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#Thailand: We join PEN #Malaysia in expressing our alarm over the Malaysian government's targeting of Murray Hunter in an act of transnational repression. We call for the complaints against him to be withdrawn immediately.
Read our joint statement 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
Read our joint statement 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
To mark the #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, journalist Cheng Lei shared her own story of unjust imprisonment, reflecting on the courage of advocates who helped secure her release.
Watch her full testimony on our Instagram and take action today to support imprisoned writers 👉
Watch her full testimony on our Instagram and take action today to support imprisoned writers 👉
PEN International on Instagram: "To mark the #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, journalist Cheng Lei shared her powerful story of unjust imprisonment, reflecting on the world’s growing neglect of truth and th...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
To mark the #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, journalist Cheng Lei shared her own story of unjust imprisonment, reflecting on the courage of advocates who helped secure her release.
Watch her full testimony on our Instagram and take action today to support imprisoned writers 👉
Watch her full testimony on our Instagram and take action today to support imprisoned writers 👉
PEN International congratulates @robertosaviano.bsky.social on receiving the Constantinople Prize, awarded in recognition of his powerful contributions to global understanding of conflict zones. Your commitment to truth and justice continues to inspire us all.
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Roberto Saviano Honored in Paris
On November 19, the writer and journalist Roberto Saviano, who released his book on Giovanni Falcone in February in France, was awarded at the Psyché du Ritz in Paris for his work on the Camorra....
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November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
PEN International congratulates @robertosaviano.bsky.social on receiving the Constantinople Prize, awarded in recognition of his powerful contributions to global understanding of conflict zones. Your commitment to truth and justice continues to inspire us all.
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www.ilmattino.it/en/roberto_s...
Last week, we partnered with the Independent Chinese PEN Centre for a conference on the brutal realities of Chinese imprisonment and the impact of global conflict on free expression. During its award ceremony, the ICPC also honoured the courage of Zhang Haitao, Ding Jiaxi, and Gao Yu.
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Last week, we partnered with the Independent Chinese PEN Centre for a conference on the brutal realities of Chinese imprisonment and the impact of global conflict on free expression. During its award ceremony, the ICPC also honoured the courage of Zhang Haitao, Ding Jiaxi, and Gao Yu.
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We are delighted to announce Mohamed Tadjadit as the winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards in the Arts category. We stand in solidarity with Tadjadit as he begins a hunger strike this week in protest of his continued imprisonment: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
Awards 2025 arts winner Mohamed Tadjadit - Index on Censorship
Imprisoned Algerian poet Mohamed Tadjadit has won the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award in the Arts category
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November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We are delighted to announce Mohamed Tadjadit as the winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards in the Arts category. We stand in solidarity with Tadjadit as he begins a hunger strike this week in protest of his continued imprisonment: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter: Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit — the voice of the Hirak movement — is in prison just for speaking truth to power. Join PEN International in demanding his immediate and unconditional release.
Take action today: www.pen-international.org/mohamed-tadj...
Take action today: www.pen-international.org/mohamed-tadj...
Mohamed Tadjadit Day of the Imprisoned Writer — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of E...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter: Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit — the voice of the Hirak movement — is in prison just for speaking truth to power. Join PEN International in demanding his immediate and unconditional release.
Take action today: www.pen-international.org/mohamed-tadj...
Take action today: www.pen-international.org/mohamed-tadj...