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      • 100 years, 100(s of) voices, more languages than ever before.
    • Writers for Peace
    • Writers in Prison
    • Women Writers
  • Annual Congress
    • 2022: THE POWER OF WORDS: Future challenges for freedom of expression
    • 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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  • 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
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      • Damien Allo
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    • PEN International: An Illustrated History
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Celebrating Literature
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  • Free the Word!
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  • 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
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    • Resolutions: ongoing concerns
  • Focus Campaigns
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    • 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
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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
    • 2022: THE POWER OF WORDS: Future challenges for freedom of expression
    • 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
      • Readers Circle
      • 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
  • Case Lists
  • News
  • Work with us
    • PEN International Translators
      • Damien Allo
  • Our History
    • PEN Presidents and Vice Presidents
    • PEN International: An Illustrated History
  • FAQs
  • Videos
  • Contact us
    • Privacy Policy
    • GDPR statement
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
Get Involved
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