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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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Belarus: PEN Centres world-wide call for an end to the abuse of fundamental rights of those who speak out against repression
2021, Centres, Statement PEN International 15/02/2021 2021, Centres, Statement PEN International 15/02/2021

Belarus: PEN Centres world-wide call for an end to the abuse of fundamental rights of those who speak out against repression

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Nicaragua: PEN announces a regional alliance to continue its work in Nicaragua with a global impact
2021, Statement, Centres PEN International 12/02/2021 2021, Statement, Centres PEN International 12/02/2021

Nicaragua: PEN announces a regional alliance to continue its work in Nicaragua with a global impact

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Lebanon: PEN International mourns the loss of prominent writer and publisher Lokman Slim
2021, Writer, Statement PEN International 08/02/2021 2021, Writer, Statement PEN International 08/02/2021

Lebanon: PEN International mourns the loss of prominent writer and publisher Lokman Slim

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Myanmar: Military coup undermines the will of the people and raises the spectre of the country’s authoritarian past
2021, Statement, Free Speech, Writer PEN International 01/02/2021 2021, Statement, Free Speech, Writer PEN International 01/02/2021

Myanmar: Military coup undermines the will of the people and raises the spectre of the country’s authoritarian past

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Belarus: Over 590 writers, artists and cultural workers attacked in 2020 – Belarusian PEN Reports
2021, Report, News, Statement PEN International 29/01/2021 2021, Report, News, Statement PEN International 29/01/2021

Belarus: Over 590 writers, artists and cultural workers attacked in 2020 – Belarusian PEN Reports

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Egypt: Egyptian authorities should immediately end Ramy Kamel’s arbitrary detention
2021, Statement, Detention PEN International 07/01/2021 2021, Statement, Detention PEN International 07/01/2021

Egypt: Egyptian authorities should immediately end Ramy Kamel’s arbitrary detention

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United Kingdom/USA: PEN International welcomes the decision not to extradite Julian Assange, yet the threat to media freedom remains
2021, Statement, Arrest PEN International 04/01/2021 2021, Statement, Arrest PEN International 04/01/2021

United Kingdom/USA: PEN International welcomes the decision not to extradite Julian Assange, yet the threat to media freedom remains

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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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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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China: Book burning by public library officials threatens academic freedom
2020, Statement PEN International 10/12/2020 2020, Statement PEN International 10/12/2020

China: Book burning by public library officials threatens academic freedom

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China - “I have no enemies and no hatred” – Marking the Ten-Year Anniversary of Liu Xiaobo’s Awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
2020, Statement Deren Dimililer 10/12/2020 2020, Statement Deren Dimililer 10/12/2020

China - “I have no enemies and no hatred” – Marking the Ten-Year Anniversary of Liu Xiaobo’s Awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

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Ethiopia: A Call For Peace
2020, Statement PEN International 04/12/2020 2020, Statement PEN International 04/12/2020

Ethiopia: A Call For Peace

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Cuba: Repression of artists, journalists and writers show the power of art in society and the government's attempt to censor them
2020, Statement PEN International 02/12/2020 2020, Statement PEN International 02/12/2020

Cuba: Repression of artists, journalists and writers show the power of art in society and the government's attempt to censor them

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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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Thailand: End government crackdown and drop all charges against peaceful demonstrators
Statement, 2020 PEN International 29/11/2020 Statement, 2020 PEN International 29/11/2020

Thailand: End government crackdown and drop all charges against peaceful demonstrators

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China - Inner Mongolia: Changes to Education Policy Endangers Linguistic Diversity and Undermines Free Expression
2020, Statement PEN International 24/11/2020 2020, Statement PEN International 24/11/2020

China - Inner Mongolia: Changes to Education Policy Endangers Linguistic Diversity and Undermines Free Expression

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Declaration by the Polish PEN Club
2020, Statement, Centres PEN International 24/11/2020 2020, Statement, Centres PEN International 24/11/2020

Declaration by the Polish PEN Club

Poland Demo

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PEN International is alarmed at the reported arrest earlier today, 20 November, of three members of its Kurdish PEN Centre in Diyarbakir, south east Turkey.
2020, Statement PEN International 20/11/2020 2020, Statement PEN International 20/11/2020

PEN International is alarmed at the reported arrest earlier today, 20 November, of three members of its Kurdish PEN Centre in Diyarbakir, south east Turkey.

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