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PEN International joins leading organisations calling on Iran to release interpreters Anisha Asadollahi and Keyvan Mohtadi
2022, Open Letter, Translators, Detention PEN International 14/07/2022 2022, Open Letter, Translators, Detention PEN International 14/07/2022

PEN International joins leading organisations calling on Iran to release interpreters Anisha Asadollahi and Keyvan Mohtadi

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UGANDA: Immediately and unconditionally release novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
Statement, 2021, Detention, Freedom Of Expression, Free Speech PEN International 30/12/2021 Statement, 2021, Detention, Freedom Of Expression, Free Speech PEN International 30/12/2021

UGANDA: Immediately and unconditionally release novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

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Egypt: retaliatory verdicts following an unjust ‘emergency’ trial must be quashed
2021, Statement, Imprisoned, Writer, Free Speech, Detention PEN International 20/12/2021 2021, Statement, Imprisoned, Writer, Free Speech, Detention PEN International 20/12/2021

Egypt: retaliatory verdicts following an unjust ‘emergency’ trial must be quashed

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Artists from around the world send this message to the Cuban government: LET CUBAN ARTISTS LIVE AND WORK FREELY
Open Letter, 2021, Imprisoned, Detention, Arrest PEN International 08/12/2021 Open Letter, 2021, Imprisoned, Detention, Arrest PEN International 08/12/2021

Artists from around the world send this message to the Cuban government: LET CUBAN ARTISTS LIVE AND WORK FREELY

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Cuba: Prominent Figures Urge End to Repression of Artists
2021, Statement, Arrest, Detention PEN International 08/11/2021 2021, Statement, Arrest, Detention PEN International 08/11/2021

Cuba: Prominent Figures Urge End to Repression of Artists

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UAE: Appeal for UAE to release detained human rights activists ahead of Dubai Expo
2021, Joint Letter, Detention PEN International 30/09/2021 2021, Joint Letter, Detention PEN International 30/09/2021

UAE: Appeal for UAE to release detained human rights activists ahead of Dubai Expo

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Egypt: Authorities must stop persecuting Alaa Abdelfattah, immediately end his arbitrary detention, and allow him access to books pending release
2021, Statement, Detention PEN International 29/09/2021 2021, Statement, Detention PEN International 29/09/2021

Egypt: Authorities must stop persecuting Alaa Abdelfattah, immediately end his arbitrary detention, and allow him access to books pending release

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China: PEN International joins over 40 human rights NGOs in open letter to Xi Jinping calling for release of Zhang Zhan
2021, Joint Statement, Women, Detention PEN International 17/09/2021 2021, Joint Statement, Women, Detention PEN International 17/09/2021

China: PEN International joins over 40 human rights NGOs in open letter to Xi Jinping calling for release of Zhang Zhan

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Cuba: Writers and artists remain threatened and imprisoned two months after protests
2021, Detention, Statement PEN International 16/09/2021 2021, Detention, Statement PEN International 16/09/2021

Cuba: Writers and artists remain threatened and imprisoned two months after protests

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Joint Statement: Freedom for Varavara Rao
2021, Joint Statement, Detention, Arrest PEN International 11/08/2021 2021, Joint Statement, Detention, Arrest PEN International 11/08/2021

Joint Statement: Freedom for Varavara Rao

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Azerbaijan: Health concerns for reporter Elchin Mammad
2021, Take Action, Detention PEN International 01/07/2021 2021, Take Action, Detention PEN International 01/07/2021

Azerbaijan: Health concerns for reporter Elchin Mammad

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Cuba: Hamlet Lavastida Abruptly Imprisoned
2021, Detention, Joint Statement PEN International 28/06/2021 2021, Detention, Joint Statement PEN International 28/06/2021

Cuba: Hamlet Lavastida Abruptly Imprisoned

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Nelson Aguilera, Free at Last
2021, Centres, Interviews, Writers, Detention PEN International 23/06/2021 2021, Centres, Interviews, Writers, Detention PEN International 23/06/2021

Nelson Aguilera, Free at Last

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Myanmar: PEN International Calls for Immediate Release of US Journalist
2021, Journalists, Statement, Detention PEN International 26/05/2021 2021, Journalists, Statement, Detention PEN International 26/05/2021

Myanmar: PEN International Calls for Immediate Release of US Journalist

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Belarus: Urgently end escalating crackdown on independent voices
2021, Statement, Detention PEN International 25/05/2021 2021, Statement, Detention PEN International 25/05/2021

Belarus: Urgently end escalating crackdown on independent voices

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Turkey: PEN Centres worldwide call for the acquittal of all defendants in the Gezi hearing, and for the immediate release of Osman Kavala
2021, Centres, Writers, Detention PEN International 20/05/2021 2021, Centres, Writers, Detention PEN International 20/05/2021

Turkey: PEN Centres worldwide call for the acquittal of all defendants in the Gezi hearing, and for the immediate release of Osman Kavala

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Sri Lanka – Joint statement calls for immediate release of poet detained for a year without charge
2021, Joint Statement, Poet, Detention PEN International 16/05/2021 2021, Joint Statement, Poet, Detention PEN International 16/05/2021

Sri Lanka – Joint statement calls for immediate release of poet detained for a year without charge

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China - Xinjiang: Severe prison sentences for Uyghur writers is latest example of government efforts to erase Uyghur culture
2021, Statement, Detention PEN International 10/05/2021 2021, Statement, Detention PEN International 10/05/2021

China - Xinjiang: Severe prison sentences for Uyghur writers is latest example of government efforts to erase Uyghur culture

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Belarus: PEN International expresses concerns over the detention of Aliaksandr Fiaduta
2021, Detention, Statement PEN International 30/04/2021 2021, Detention, Statement PEN International 30/04/2021

Belarus: PEN International expresses concerns over the detention of Aliaksandr Fiaduta

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Venezuela: Drop charges against Milagros Mata-Gil and Juan Manuel Muñoz
2021, Detention, Statement PEN International 30/04/2021 2021, Detention, Statement PEN International 30/04/2021

Venezuela: Drop charges against Milagros Mata-Gil and Juan Manuel Muñoz

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