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Larisa TUPTSOKOVA
Larisa TUPTSOKOVA
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Ales BIALIATSKI
Ales BIALIATSKI
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DONG Yuyu
DONG Yuyu
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Mohamed TADJADIT 
Mohamed TADJADIT 
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José Gabriel Barrenechea CHÁVEZ 
José Gabriel Barrenechea CHÁVEZ 
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Óscar Enrique MARTÍNEZ D´AUBUISSON
Óscar Enrique MARTÍNEZ D´AUBUISSON
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Professor Étienne Fakaba SISSOKO 
Professor Étienne Fakaba SISSOKO 
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Writers and journalists subjected to enforced disappearance for almost 25 years 
Writers and journalists subjected to enforced disappearance for almost 25 years 
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Ahmed MANSOOR
Ahmed MANSOOR

Emirati poet, blogger and human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor continued to serve a 10-year prison term. In July, Mansoor was further convicted…

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Mahvash SABET
Mahvash SABET

Mahvash Sabet is a teacher and poet serving an unjust 10-year prison sentence imposed in 2022. She has previously spent a decade in prison due solely to…

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Kaciaryna ANDREJEVA (BACHVAŁAVA) 
Kaciaryna ANDREJEVA (BACHVAŁAVA) 

 Journalist, writer and poet, Kaciaryna Andrejeva (real name Bachvałava) was arrested in Minsk in November 2020 while livestreaming a peaceful protest and sentenced to two years in prison in…

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María Cristina GARRIDO RODRÍGUEZ
María Cristina GARRIDO RODRÍGUEZ

Cuban poet and activist María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez is continuing to serve a seven-year prison sentence imposed after she was convicted on 10 March 2022 of ‘public disorder,’ ‘contempt,’ and ‘resistance’. She was arrested…

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Cover of a report titled "Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance," with a subtitle "PEN International Case List 2025." The background features red and black abstract symbols and writing.

Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance

PEN International is proud to launch Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – its Case List 2025, which highlights the increasing persecution of writers based on their identity. This year’s report documents the alarming rise in censorship, imprisonment, and threats faced by writers due to their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or religious beliefs. It underscores a disturbing global trend: those who dare express their identity or challenge dominant narratives are being silenced through legal threats, censorship, and violence.

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