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Myanmar: Arrest of satirist and poet Zarganar highlights latest efforts by military junta to silence public figures
2021, Artists, Poet, Statement PEN International 08/04/2021 2021, Artists, Poet, Statement PEN International 08/04/2021

Myanmar: Arrest of satirist and poet Zarganar highlights latest efforts by military junta to silence public figures

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Turkey: Free Selahattin Demirtaş
2021, Statement, Writers PEN International 07/04/2021 2021, Statement, Writers PEN International 07/04/2021

Turkey: Free Selahattin Demirtaş

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Egypt: Release researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy and stop violating academic freedom Egypt
2021, Joint Statement, Detention PEN International 01/04/2021 2021, Joint Statement, Detention PEN International 01/04/2021

Egypt: Release researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy and stop violating academic freedom Egypt

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Rwanda: Investigate and publicly account for the whereabouts of poet Innocent Bahati
2021, Statement, Poet PEN International 31/03/2021 2021, Statement, Poet PEN International 31/03/2021

Rwanda: Investigate and publicly account for the whereabouts of poet Innocent Bahati

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Azerbaijan: End harassment campaign against Akram Aylisli
2021, Free Speech, Statement PEN International 30/03/2021 2021, Free Speech, Statement PEN International 30/03/2021

Azerbaijan: End harassment campaign against Akram Aylisli

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​Statement on The Need for a Council of Europe Recommendation on Combatting SLAPPs
2021, Statement, SLAPPs PEN International 26/03/2021 2021, Statement, SLAPPs PEN International 26/03/2021

​Statement on The Need for a Council of Europe Recommendation on Combatting SLAPPs

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Open letter to all Commonwealth Heads of Government
2021, Rwanda, Open Letter PEN International 25/03/2021 2021, Rwanda, Open Letter PEN International 25/03/2021

Open letter to all Commonwealth Heads of Government

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Belarus: Release Volha Kalackaja
2021, Belarus, Statement, Translators PEN International 23/03/2021 2021, Belarus, Statement, Translators PEN International 23/03/2021

Belarus: Release Volha Kalackaja

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Who ranked you among poets?
2021, Centenary, News PEN International 20/03/2021 2021, Centenary, News PEN International 20/03/2021

Who ranked you among poets?

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Joint Statement: International Human Rights Groups Condemn Violent Crackdown Against Journalists in Myanmar
2021, Joint Statement, Journalists PEN International 19/03/2021 2021, Joint Statement, Journalists PEN International 19/03/2021

Joint Statement: International Human Rights Groups Condemn Violent Crackdown Against Journalists in Myanmar

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Myanmar: PEN Myanmar Joint Statement - “Call to the Global Creative Community to Show Solidarity with the People of Myanmar”
2021, Centres PEN International 17/03/2021 2021, Centres PEN International 17/03/2021

Myanmar: PEN Myanmar Joint Statement - “Call to the Global Creative Community to Show Solidarity with the People of Myanmar”

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Egypt: States break silence to condemn Egypt’s abuses at UN rights body
2021, Egypt, Joint Statement, Freedom Of Expression PEN International 12/03/2021 2021, Egypt, Joint Statement, Freedom Of Expression PEN International 12/03/2021

Egypt: States break silence to condemn Egypt’s abuses at UN rights body

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Myanmar: PEN Myanmar Statement Calling for the Immediate Release of Poets
2021, Statement, Poet PEN International 11/03/2021 2021, Statement, Poet PEN International 11/03/2021

Myanmar: PEN Myanmar Statement Calling for the Immediate Release of Poets

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Media Freedom in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia
2021, Joint Letter PEN International 10/03/2021 2021, Joint Letter PEN International 10/03/2021

Media Freedom in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia

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Myanmar: Two poets among dozens of unarmed protestors killed by military junta
2021, Poet, Statement PEN International 05/03/2021 2021, Poet, Statement PEN International 05/03/2021

Myanmar: Two poets among dozens of unarmed protestors killed by military junta

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Malaysia: Attempts to ban memoir reveals limits of free expression
2021, Statement, Freedom Of Expression PEN International 04/03/2021 2021, Statement, Freedom Of Expression PEN International 04/03/2021

Malaysia: Attempts to ban memoir reveals limits of free expression

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Bangladesh: PEN International calls for an investigation into the untimely death of imprisoned writer Mushtaq Ahmed
2021, Writer, Statement PEN International 02/03/2021 2021, Writer, Statement PEN International 02/03/2021

Bangladesh: PEN International calls for an investigation into the untimely death of imprisoned writer Mushtaq Ahmed

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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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Spain: Release rapper Pablo Hasél and uphold freedom of expression
2021, Musicians, Free Speech PEN International 22/02/2021 2021, Musicians, Free Speech PEN International 22/02/2021

Spain: Release rapper Pablo Hasél and uphold freedom of expression

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Joint Statement: Discard the Sub-Decree on the Establishment of the National Internet Gateway, set to detrimentally impact human rights online in Cambodia
2021, Joint Statement, Freedom Of Expression PEN International 18/02/2021 2021, Joint Statement, Freedom Of Expression PEN International 18/02/2021

Joint Statement: Discard the Sub-Decree on the Establishment of the National Internet Gateway, set to detrimentally impact human rights online in Cambodia

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