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Amid horrific state violence against protesters in Iran, writer Ali Asadollahi's recent arrest shows that the Iranian authorities are turning to their familiar playbook of silencing dissenting voices and crushing cultural and intellectual resistance. Read our full statement: pen.org/press-releas...
Violent Arrest of Iranian Writer An Assault on Free Expression
Asadollahi's detention signals a worsening campaign of intimidation and violence against writers amid the state’s crackdown on protestors.
pen.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Labor is opening up an area 1/3rd the size of Tasmania to big corporations for more gas drilling, threatening critical whale habitat and will locking us into more fossil fuels.
Join us in calling Labor to withdraw the Otway Basin acreage immediately: greens.org.au/otway-submis...
Join us in calling Labor to withdraw the Otway Basin acreage immediately: greens.org.au/otway-submis...
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Labor is opening up an area 1/3rd the size of Tasmania to big corporations for more gas drilling, threatening critical whale habitat and will locking us into more fossil fuels.
Join us in calling Labor to withdraw the Otway Basin acreage immediately: greens.org.au/otway-submis...
Join us in calling Labor to withdraw the Otway Basin acreage immediately: greens.org.au/otway-submis...
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🚨 #Malaysia #Thailand: We welcome the recent settlement for Australian writer Murray Hunter, but his case remains a stark example of a transnational SLAPP involving civil defamation in Malaysia and criminal defamation in Thailand.
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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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January 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
🚨 #Malaysia #Thailand: We welcome the recent settlement for Australian writer Murray Hunter, but his case remains a stark example of a transnational SLAPP involving civil defamation in Malaysia and criminal defamation in Thailand.
Read more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
Read more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/malaysi...
I just signed this open letter to the ABC. getup.to/dop4EulCD5NFP
ABC: Stand with your journalists
An independent movement to build a progressive Australia and bring participation back into our democracy.
getup.to
January 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I just signed this open letter to the ABC. getup.to/dop4EulCD5NFP
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#HongKong: Together with @englishpen.bsky.social, we condemn the conviction of writer and media publisher #JimmyLai. We continue to stand with him and urge the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally. www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
China - Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai found guilty in long-running national security trial — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“ The guilty verdict handed down to writer and media publisher Jimmy Lai is nothing less than a travesty and a betrayal of Hong Kong’s once vaunted legal system. Jimmy Lai’s selfless commitment to Hon...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#HongKong: Together with @englishpen.bsky.social, we condemn the conviction of writer and media publisher #JimmyLai. We continue to stand with him and urge the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally. www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
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#Iran: PEN International condemns the violent and arbitrary arrest of Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi on 12 December. We are gravely concerned for her health and safety and call for her immediate and unconditional release.
Read our statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/iran-au...
Read our statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/iran-au...
Iran: authorities must release writer and Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi immediately and ensure her safety — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwid...
“We are deeply shocked by the news of the brutal assault and subsequent detention of prominent Iranian writer and Nobel laureate, Narges Mohammadi last week. Mohammadi has always faced persecution due...
www.pen-international.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#Iran: PEN International condemns the violent and arbitrary arrest of Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi on 12 December. We are gravely concerned for her health and safety and call for her immediate and unconditional release.
Read our statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/iran-au...
Read our statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/iran-au...
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#HongKong: Yesterday, we have joined @englishpen.bsky.social, @hongkongwatch.bsky.social & over 30 other civil society organisations in an open letter to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging him press for Jimmy Lai's release.
Read the letter below ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
Read the letter below ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
China - Hong Kong: Civil society organisations urge UK PM to stand up for Jimmy Lai — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
15 December 2025: Following today’s unjust guilty verdict handed down to writer and media publisher Jimmy Lai, PEN International and English PEN have joined Hong Kong Watch and over 30 other civ...
www.pen-international.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#HongKong: Yesterday, we have joined @englishpen.bsky.social, @hongkongwatch.bsky.social & over 30 other civil society organisations in an open letter to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging him press for Jimmy Lai's release.
Read the letter below ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
Read the letter below ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ha...
Hands off our State Library!
Library workers deliver essential services to 2.8 million people in our community each year. They run information services, connect people online, hold free workshops, develop community connections an...
www.megaphone.org.au
December 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ha...
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Writers around the world are raising their voices for Day of the Imprisoned Writer.
Together, we defend the right to write freely through amplifying the voices of those silenced.
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker
#YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
Together, we defend the right to write freely through amplifying the voices of those silenced.
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker
#YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Writers around the world are raising their voices for Day of the Imprisoned Writer.
Together, we defend the right to write freely through amplifying the voices of those silenced.
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker
#YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
Together, we defend the right to write freely through amplifying the voices of those silenced.
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker
#YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
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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: www.pen-international.org/rory-branker...
seeking truth. His voice must be heard again.
This #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, join us in calling for
his immediate release.
Sign our petition: www.pen-international.org/rory-branker...
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 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: www.pen-international.org/rory-branker...
seeking truth. His voice must be heard again.
This #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, join us in calling for
his immediate release.
Sign our petition: www.pen-international.org/rory-branker...
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SIGN OUR PETITION: Uyghur writer #YalqunRozi has spent 9 years behind bars in China for
expressing his cultural identity. Sentenced to 15 years, his only “crime” was helping preserve the
Uyghur language. You can set him free. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
expressing his cultural identity. Sentenced to 15 years, his only “crime” was helping preserve the
Uyghur language. You can set him free. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
SIGN OUR PETITION: Uyghur writer #YalqunRozi has spent 9 years behind bars in China for
expressing his cultural identity. Sentenced to 15 years, his only “crime” was helping preserve the
Uyghur language. You can set him free. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
expressing his cultural identity. Sentenced to 15 years, his only “crime” was helping preserve the
Uyghur language. You can set him free. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
"Ekinci is guilty of nothing but daring to be a writer in today’s #Türkiye.” We welcome the dismissal of the case against @yavuzekinci.bsky.social and urge the authorities to uphold the freedom to create for all. www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-....
Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci on trial again as spurious terror-propaganda case resumes — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘That Kurdish writer Yavuz Ekinci finds himself in court again for his writings after the case against him was dismissed exposes the authorities of Türkiye’s pernicious pursuit of those who dare explo...
www.pen-international.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In solidarity with you Yavuz. Best wishes from Australia bsky.app/profile/peni...
A verdict is expected on 6 October in the preposterous case against Yavuz Ekinci. He faces years in prison on terror propaganda grounds for his book Rüyası Bölünenler (Dream Divided). We urge #Türkiye to drop all charges and to uphold the freedom to create.
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci on trial again as spurious terror-propaganda case resumes — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘That Kurdish writer Yavuz Ekinci finds himself in court again for his writings after the case against him was dismissed exposes the authorities of Türkiye’s pernicious pursuit of those who dare explo...
www.pen-international.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In solidarity with you Yavuz. Best wishes from Australia bsky.app/profile/peni...
Egypt: PEN International welcomes Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s release and urges Egyptian authorities to release imprisoned writers — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide www.pen-international.org/news/egypt-a...
Egypt: PEN International welcomes Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s release and urges Egyptian authorities to release imprisoned writers — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression...
“We are thrilled to see Alaa reunited with his family and friends and look forward to seeing him together with his son in the UK. He is a remarkable writer and activist who should never have been impr...
www.pen-international.org
September 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Egypt: PEN International welcomes Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s release and urges Egyptian authorities to release imprisoned writers — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide www.pen-international.org/news/egypt-a...
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#Belarus: Five years after the fraudulent 2020 elections, the crackdown on writers and cultural figures continues with impunity. PEN Belarus, PEN International & PEN America call for accountability and unwavering support for Belarusian culture.
Belarus: Five years of relentless crackdown on cultural rights — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘Belarusian culture, language and identity have come under sustained onslaught over the past five years. It is high time the international community takes a stance in support of the Belarusian…
www.pen-international.org
August 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Belarus: Five years after the fraudulent 2020 elections, the crackdown on writers and cultural figures continues with impunity. PEN Belarus, PEN International & PEN America call for accountability and unwavering support for Belarusian culture.
Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.
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theintercept.com/2025/07/21/i...
Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.
The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
theintercept.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.
theintercept.com/2025/07/21/i...
theintercept.com/2025/07/21/i...
#Georgia: PEN Georgia, PEN International & PEN America contribute to Georgia’s 4th UPR, assessing progress since 2021 on free expression, cultural worker safety & political control of culture.
Download the full UPR ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/research/joi...
Download the full UPR ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/research/joi...
Joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Georgia by PEN Georgia, PEN International and PEN America — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
15 July 2025: Between 2021 and 2025, Georgian authorities enacted a wave of repressive laws severely restricting freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. Journalists, writers, artist...
www.pen-international.org
July 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
