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Afghanistan: Three years of Taliban rule continues to devastate Afghanistan’s cultural sphere 
Statement, Afghanistan Ross Holder 15/08/2024 Statement, Afghanistan Ross Holder 15/08/2024

Afghanistan: Three years of Taliban rule continues to devastate Afghanistan’s cultural sphere 

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Afghanistan: Detention of activist and PEN member highlights ongoing crackdown on women and girls
2023, Statement Ross Holder 03/10/2023 2023, Statement Ross Holder 03/10/2023

Afghanistan: Detention of activist and PEN member highlights ongoing crackdown on women and girls

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Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 15/06/2023 Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 15/06/2023

Afghanistan: Poet Haseeb Ahrari is latest victim of the Taliban’s unrelenting crackdown on civil society

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Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 05/04/2023 Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 05/04/2023

Afghanistan: Arrest of girls’ education activist latest example of Taliban repression

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Afghanistan: Open Letter To UK Government Calling For Clarity On Scheme For At-Risk Afghan Journalists And Writers
2023, Open Letter Ross Holder 06/03/2023 2023, Open Letter Ross Holder 06/03/2023

Afghanistan: Open Letter To UK Government Calling For Clarity On Scheme For At-Risk Afghan Journalists And Writers

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Statement, 2022 Emily Ospina Ruiz 24/03/2022 Statement, 2022 Emily Ospina Ruiz 24/03/2022

Taliban orders closure of girls’ school just hours after opening, denying hope and equal opportunity to a generation

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Afghanistan: Taliban’s new media regulations are the latest effort to silence women, stifling free expression in country
2021, Statement PEN International 23/11/2021 2021, Statement PEN International 23/11/2021

Afghanistan: Taliban’s new media regulations are the latest effort to silence women, stifling free expression in country

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Afghanistan: Outrage at second murder of Afghanistan PEN member by Taliban
2021, Statement, Freedom Of Expression PEN International 09/08/2021 2021, Statement, Freedom Of Expression PEN International 09/08/2021

Afghanistan: Outrage at second murder of Afghanistan PEN member by Taliban

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Afghanistan: PEN International and PEN Norway condemn the murder of Afghan PEN member
2024, Statement PEN International 05/05/2021 2024, Statement PEN International 05/05/2021

Afghanistan: PEN International and PEN Norway condemn the murder of Afghan PEN member

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Poetry from Afghanistan PEN - A Starry Night in Kabul, by Samay Hamed
2021, Centres, News PEN International 25/02/2021 2021, Centres, News PEN International 25/02/2021

Poetry from Afghanistan PEN - A Starry Night in Kabul, by Samay Hamed

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Afghanistan: Campaign of targeted killings by militant groups imperils Afghanistan’s already vulnerable civic space
Statement, 2020 PEN International 22/12/2020 Statement, 2020 PEN International 22/12/2020

Afghanistan: Campaign of targeted killings by militant groups imperils Afghanistan’s already vulnerable civic space

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Featured Writer: Three poems by Samay Hamed
2018, Blog, Afghanistan PEN International 19/12/2018 2018, Blog, Afghanistan PEN International 19/12/2018

Featured Writer: Three poems by Samay Hamed

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