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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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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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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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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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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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