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Georgia: Prison sentence for Mzia Amaglobeli condemned
Statement, Georgia PEN International 11/08/2025 Statement, Georgia PEN International 11/08/2025

Georgia: Prison sentence for Mzia Amaglobeli condemned

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Bangladesh: Writer and academic Nadira Yeasmin targeted for her support of women’s rights
Statement, Bangladesh, 2025 Ross Holder 11/08/2025 Statement, Bangladesh, 2025 Ross Holder 11/08/2025

Bangladesh: Writer and academic Nadira Yeasmin targeted for her support of women’s rights

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India: Academic Hany Babu’s bail hearing to take place after five years in jail without trial
Statement, India, 2025 Ross Holder 11/08/2025 Statement, India, 2025 Ross Holder 11/08/2025

India: Academic Hany Babu’s bail hearing to take place after five years in jail without trial

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Belarus: Five years of relentless crackdown on cultural rights 
Belarus PEN International 08/08/2025 Belarus PEN International 08/08/2025

Belarus: Five years of relentless crackdown on cultural rights 

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Venezuela: PEN International calls for the release of journalists detained amid deepening crackdown 
Venezuela, Statement PEN International 01/08/2025 Venezuela, Statement PEN International 01/08/2025

Venezuela: PEN International calls for the release of journalists detained amid deepening crackdown 

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Georgia: Alarming Human Rights Crisis Highlighted by Writers’ Groups
Georgia, UPR, Joint Submission PEN International 24/07/2025 Georgia, UPR, Joint Submission PEN International 24/07/2025

Georgia: Alarming Human Rights Crisis Highlighted by Writers’ Groups

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Serbia: Media freedom declining at alarming speed  
Serbia, Statement, 2025 PEN International 11/07/2025 Serbia, Statement, 2025 PEN International 11/07/2025

Serbia: Media freedom declining at alarming speed  

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Pakistan: Mahrang Baloch’s arbitrary detention highlights ongoing campaign to silence Baloch community
Statement, Pakistan, 2025 Ross Holder 11/07/2025 Statement, Pakistan, 2025 Ross Holder 11/07/2025

Pakistan: Mahrang Baloch’s arbitrary detention highlights ongoing campaign to silence Baloch community

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Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy starts a hunger strike while suffering from a tumour  
Egypt, 2025, Statement PEN International 11/07/2025 Egypt, 2025, Statement PEN International 11/07/2025

Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy starts a hunger strike while suffering from a tumour  

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Ireland: Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech 
Ireland, 2025, Joint Statement PEN International 09/07/2025 Ireland, 2025, Joint Statement PEN International 09/07/2025

Ireland: Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech 

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Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci on trial again as spurious terror-propaganda case resumes
Turkey, 2025, Statement PEN International 04/07/2025 Turkey, 2025, Statement PEN International 04/07/2025

Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci on trial again as spurious terror-propaganda case resumes

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Türkiye: Arrest warrant issued against journalist and poet Nedim Türfent condemned  
Turkey, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 04/07/2025 Turkey, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 04/07/2025

Türkiye: Arrest warrant issued against journalist and poet Nedim Türfent condemned  

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Algeria: Novelist Boualem Sansal's sentence upheld on appeal 
Algeria, 2025, Statement PEN International 02/07/2025 Algeria, 2025, Statement PEN International 02/07/2025

Algeria: Novelist Boualem Sansal's sentence upheld on appeal 

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Argentina: Serious deterioration of freedom of expression under Javier Milei’s government
Argentina, 2025, Statement PEN International 01/07/2025 Argentina, 2025, Statement PEN International 01/07/2025

Argentina: Serious deterioration of freedom of expression under Javier Milei’s government

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Georgia: Release renowned poet and translator Zviad Ratiani 
Georgia, 2025, Statement PEN International 01/07/2025 Georgia, 2025, Statement PEN International 01/07/2025

Georgia: Release renowned poet and translator Zviad Ratiani 

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United Kingdom: Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorist organisation threatens fundamental rights 
PEN International 30/06/2025 PEN International 30/06/2025

United Kingdom: Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorist organisation threatens fundamental rights 

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Perú: Authorities must stop legal harassment against Paola Ugaz 
Peru, Statement, 2025 PEN International 26/06/2025 Peru, Statement, 2025 PEN International 26/06/2025

Perú: Authorities must stop legal harassment against Paola Ugaz 

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Mozambique: Unconditionally free detained writer and publisher, Alex Barga 
Statement, Mozambique, 2025 PEN International 24/06/2025 Statement, Mozambique, 2025 PEN International 24/06/2025

Mozambique: Unconditionally free detained writer and publisher, Alex Barga 

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China-Hong Kong: PEN International joins letter to UK Prime Minister to meet with Jimmy Lai’s son Sebastien
China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Joint Letter Ross Holder 24/06/2025 China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Joint Letter Ross Holder 24/06/2025

China-Hong Kong: PEN International joins letter to UK Prime Minister to meet with Jimmy Lai’s son Sebastien

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Montenegro: Academic freedom and expression under threat
Montenegro, Statement, 2025 PEN International 24/06/2025 Montenegro, Statement, 2025 PEN International 24/06/2025

Montenegro: Academic freedom and expression under threat

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