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Iran: New sentence for Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi highlights Iran's free expression crisis
2024, Statement PEN International 21/06/2024 2024, Statement PEN International 21/06/2024

Iran: New sentence for Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi highlights Iran's free expression crisis

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Additional retaliatory sentence against writer and Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi must be quashed  
Statement, 2024 PEN International 19/01/2024 Statement, 2024 PEN International 19/01/2024

Additional retaliatory sentence against writer and Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi must be quashed  

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Iran: Authorities must guarantee writer and Noble Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi access to vital healthcare pending release
Statement, Iran PEN International 03/11/2023 Statement, Iran PEN International 03/11/2023

Iran: Authorities must guarantee writer and Noble Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi access to vital healthcare pending release

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Iran: Nobel Peace winner Narges Mohammadi must be released immediately 
2023, Statement PEN International 06/10/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 06/10/2023

Iran: Nobel Peace winner Narges Mohammadi must be released immediately 

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Iran: More than a year since Iranians’ uprising for freedom, hundreds killed and tortured, and thousands remain in arbitrary imprisonment
2023, Statement PEN International 28/09/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 28/09/2023

Iran: More than a year since Iranians’ uprising for freedom, hundreds killed and tortured, and thousands remain in arbitrary imprisonment

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Iran: authorities must quash retaliatory sentences against Narges Mohammadi and release her immediately
Statement, 2023 PEN International 11/08/2023 Statement, 2023 PEN International 11/08/2023

Iran: authorities must quash retaliatory sentences against Narges Mohammadi and release her immediately

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The Cost of Repression: The Systemic Silencing of Writers and Artists in Times of Crisis
2023, event, International PEN International 04/07/2023 2023, event, International PEN International 04/07/2023

The Cost of Repression: The Systemic Silencing of Writers and Artists in Times of Crisis

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Iran: authorities must end the persecution of Mahvash Sabet and ensure access to adequate medical care pending her release
Joint Statement, 2023 PEN International 22/05/2023 Joint Statement, 2023 PEN International 22/05/2023

Iran: authorities must end the persecution of Mahvash Sabet and ensure access to adequate medical care pending her release

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Iran: Writer, poet, and honorary member of Danish and Austrian PEN Mahvash Sabet sentenced to ten years in prison
2022, Statement PEN International 14/12/2022 2022, Statement PEN International 14/12/2022

Iran: Writer, poet, and honorary member of Danish and Austrian PEN Mahvash Sabet sentenced to ten years in prison

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PEN International 88th Congress: A Message of Solidarity with the Women and People of Iran
2022, Statement, Congress PEN International 01/10/2022 2022, Statement, Congress PEN International 01/10/2022

PEN International 88th Congress: A Message of Solidarity with the Women and People of Iran

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Iran: Authorities must release writer and poet Mahvash Sabet and end its crackdown on the Baha’i community in Iran
Statement, 2022 PEN International 15/08/2022 Statement, 2022 PEN International 15/08/2022

Iran: Authorities must release writer and poet Mahvash Sabet and end its crackdown on the Baha’i community in Iran

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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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IRAN: PEN International raises concerns over writers' return to prison
Statement, 2022 Emily Ospina Ruiz 14/04/2022 Statement, 2022 Emily Ospina Ruiz 14/04/2022

IRAN: PEN International raises concerns over writers' return to prison

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Reza Baraheni’s Obituary
News, 2022, Obituary Emily Ospina Ruiz 06/04/2022 News, 2022, Obituary Emily Ospina Ruiz 06/04/2022

Reza Baraheni’s Obituary

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Iran: PEN International calls for investigation over Baktash Abtin’s tragic death and warns Reza Khandan is at risk
2022, Statement PEN International 10/01/2022 2022, Statement PEN International 10/01/2022

Iran: PEN International calls for investigation over Baktash Abtin’s tragic death and warns Reza Khandan is at risk

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PEN signs open letter calling for immediate medical attention to be given to poet and filmmaker Baktash Abtin
2022, Open Letter PEN International 08/01/2022 2022, Open Letter PEN International 08/01/2022

PEN signs open letter calling for immediate medical attention to be given to poet and filmmaker Baktash Abtin

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Iran: Prominent writer Narges Mohammadi is at risk of flogging and retaliatory imprisonment
2021, Women, Statement PEN International 18/11/2021 2021, Women, Statement PEN International 18/11/2021

Iran: Prominent writer Narges Mohammadi is at risk of flogging and retaliatory imprisonment

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IRAN: Execution of Ruhollah Zam - Iranians should not trade their lives for their freedom of expression
2020, Statement PEN International 16/12/2020 2020, Statement PEN International 16/12/2020

IRAN: Execution of Ruhollah Zam - Iranians should not trade their lives for their freedom of expression

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Iran: Writers Baktash Abtin, Reza Khandan-Mahabadi and Keyvan Bazhan Imprisoned
2020, Statement PEN International 30/11/2020 2020, Statement PEN International 30/11/2020

Iran: Writers Baktash Abtin, Reza Khandan-Mahabadi and Keyvan Bazhan Imprisoned

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Iran: Temporary release of Nasrin Sotoudeh welcomed while calls for her unconditional release continue
2020, Statement PEN International 10/11/2020 2020, Statement PEN International 10/11/2020

Iran: Temporary release of Nasrin Sotoudeh welcomed while calls for her unconditional release continue

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