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Mexico: PEN International alarmed by escalating attacks on journalists and critical voices
Mexico, 2026, Statement PEN International 11/06/2026 Mexico, 2026, Statement PEN International 11/06/2026

Mexico: PEN International alarmed by escalating attacks on journalists and critical voices

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Guatemala: PEN International joins CPJ and partners in urging Guatemala's Attorney General to end the persecution of journalists
Guatemala, 2026, Joint Letter PEN International 22/05/2026 Guatemala, 2026, Joint Letter PEN International 22/05/2026

Guatemala: PEN International joins CPJ and partners in urging Guatemala's Attorney General to end the persecution of journalists

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Serbia: Solidarity with Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation following another setback in its quest for justice
Serbia, Statement, 2026 PEN International 19/05/2026 Serbia, Statement, 2026 PEN International 19/05/2026

Serbia: Solidarity with Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation following another setback in its quest for justice

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China: PEN International calls for immediate medical parole for imprisoned writer Dong Yuyu
China, 2026, Statement PEN International 14/05/2026 China, 2026, Statement PEN International 14/05/2026

China: PEN International calls for immediate medical parole for imprisoned writer Dong Yuyu

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Colombia: PEN International condemns the killing of journalist and poet Mateo Pérez Rueda 
Colombia, Statement, 2026 PEN International 13/05/2026 Colombia, Statement, 2026 PEN International 13/05/2026

Colombia: PEN International condemns the killing of journalist and poet Mateo Pérez Rueda 

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Türkiye: Repeal the ‘disinformation law’
Statement, Türkiye, 2026 PEN International 28/04/2026 Statement, Türkiye, 2026 PEN International 28/04/2026

Türkiye: Repeal the ‘disinformation law’

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Czech Republic: Concerns over public media funding bill
Czech, 2026, Statement PEN International 22/04/2026 Czech, 2026, Statement PEN International 22/04/2026

Czech Republic: Concerns over public media funding bill

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China: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence and ensure his full freedom  
China, Joint Statement, 2026 PEN International 09/04/2026 China, Joint Statement, 2026 PEN International 09/04/2026

China: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence and ensure his full freedom  

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Belarus: Immediately release all those still unjustly imprisoned  
Belarus, Statement, 2026 PEN International 24/03/2026 Belarus, Statement, 2026 PEN International 24/03/2026

Belarus: Immediately release all those still unjustly imprisoned  

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Türkiye: Release investigative journalist Alican Uludağ  
Türkiye, Statement, 2026 PEN International 19/03/2026 Türkiye, Statement, 2026 PEN International 19/03/2026

Türkiye: Release investigative journalist Alican Uludağ  

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Belarus: PEN Belarus labelled ‘extremist’ amid systematic crackdown on cultural rights 
Belarus, Statement, 2026 PEN International 12/03/2026 Belarus, Statement, 2026 PEN International 12/03/2026

Belarus: PEN Belarus labelled ‘extremist’ amid systematic crackdown on cultural rights 

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Iran: PEN International calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities that undermine international peace and security law
Iran, 2026, Statement PEN International 05/03/2026 Iran, 2026, Statement PEN International 05/03/2026

Iran: PEN International calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities that undermine international peace and security law

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International: Over 80 civil society organisations call for fair elections at UN Committee
Joint Letter, International, 2026 Ross Holder 27/02/2026 Joint Letter, International, 2026 Ross Holder 27/02/2026

International: Over 80 civil society organisations call for fair elections at UN Committee

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Ukraine: Volodymyr Yermolenko on Life During the War | Walls of Life 
Ukraine, 2026 PEN International 24/02/2026 Ukraine, 2026 PEN International 24/02/2026

Ukraine: Volodymyr Yermolenko on Life During the War | Walls of Life 

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Guatemala: PEN International welcomes the release of Jose Rubén Zamora to house arrest, calls for all charges to be dropped 
Guatemala, 2026, Statement PEN International 13/02/2026 Guatemala, 2026, Statement PEN International 13/02/2026

Guatemala: PEN International welcomes the release of Jose Rubén Zamora to house arrest, calls for all charges to be dropped 

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Venezuela: PEN International welcomes the release of Rory Branker 
Statement, 2026, Venezuela PEN International 05/02/2026 Statement, 2026, Venezuela PEN International 05/02/2026

Venezuela: PEN International welcomes the release of Rory Branker 

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Cuba: The unjust convictions against José Gabriel Barrenechea Chávez and rapper Nando OBDC must be overturned 
Cuba, 2026, Joint Statement PEN International 27/01/2026 Cuba, 2026, Joint Statement PEN International 27/01/2026

Cuba: The unjust convictions against José Gabriel Barrenechea Chávez and rapper Nando OBDC must be overturned 

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Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma arrested for speaking up against human rights violations in prisons
2026, Egypt, Statement PEN International 22/01/2026 2026, Egypt, Statement PEN International 22/01/2026

Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma arrested for speaking up against human rights violations in prisons

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Argentina: Alarm over government’s ongoing efforts to undermine freedom of expression 
Argentina, 2026, Statement PEN International 21/01/2026 Argentina, 2026, Statement PEN International 21/01/2026

Argentina: Alarm over government’s ongoing efforts to undermine freedom of expression 

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Iran: Authorities must end brutal crackdown on protests and internet shutdowns  
Iran, Statement, 2026 PEN International 16/01/2026 Iran, Statement, 2026 PEN International 16/01/2026

Iran: Authorities must end brutal crackdown on protests and internet shutdowns  

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