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Türkiye: PEN member Joakim Medin to be tried in absentia 
Türkiye, 2025, Joint Statement PEN International 22/09/2025 Türkiye, 2025, Joint Statement PEN International 22/09/2025

Türkiye: PEN member Joakim Medin to be tried in absentia 

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Türkiye: Stop throttling social media platforms and messaging services 
2025, Joint Statement, Türkiye PEN International 15/09/2025 2025, Joint Statement, Türkiye PEN International 15/09/2025

Türkiye: Stop throttling social media platforms and messaging services 

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Türkiye: Release journalist and writer Furkan Karabay 
Turkey, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 09/09/2025 Turkey, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 09/09/2025

Türkiye: Release journalist and writer Furkan Karabay 

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Honduras: PEN International and other free expression organisations condemn serious attacks on the press
Joint Statement, Honduras PEN International 26/08/2025 Joint Statement, Honduras PEN International 26/08/2025

Honduras: PEN International and other free expression organisations condemn serious attacks on the press

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Ireland: Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech 
Ireland, 2025, Joint Statement PEN International 09/07/2025 Ireland, 2025, Joint Statement PEN International 09/07/2025

Ireland: Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech 

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Türkiye: Arrest warrant issued against journalist and poet Nedim Türfent condemned  
Turkey, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 04/07/2025 Turkey, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 04/07/2025

Türkiye: Arrest warrant issued against journalist and poet Nedim Türfent condemned  

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El Salvador: International concern grows over deteriorating press freedom
Joint Statement, El Salvador PEN International 23/06/2025 Joint Statement, El Salvador PEN International 23/06/2025

El Salvador: International concern grows over deteriorating press freedom

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Georgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect
Georgia, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 17/06/2025 Georgia, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 17/06/2025

Georgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect

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Cuba: PEN International and Artist at Risk Connection denounce the continued persecution of Alina Bárbara López Hernández and Jenny Victoria Pantoja Torres 
Cuba, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 05/06/2025 Cuba, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 05/06/2025

Cuba: PEN International and Artist at Risk Connection denounce the continued persecution of Alina Bárbara López Hernández and Jenny Victoria Pantoja Torres 

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Pakistan: Mass expulsion of at-risk Afghans imperils lives of writers, journalists, human rights defenders and others persecuted by the Taliban
Afghanistan, Joint Statement, 2025 Ross Holder 28/05/2025 Afghanistan, Joint Statement, 2025 Ross Holder 28/05/2025

Pakistan: Mass expulsion of at-risk Afghans imperils lives of writers, journalists, human rights defenders and others persecuted by the Taliban

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China: Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Journalist Zhang Zhan
Joint Statement, China, 2025 Ross Holder 14/05/2025 Joint Statement, China, 2025 Ross Holder 14/05/2025

China: Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Journalist Zhang Zhan

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Türkiye: Free PEN member Joakim Medin 
Turkey, Joint Statement, Türkiye PEN International 29/04/2025 Turkey, Joint Statement, Türkiye PEN International 29/04/2025

Türkiye: Free PEN member Joakim Medin 

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Serbia: End chilling crackdown on peaceful dissent 
Serbia, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 22/04/2025 Serbia, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 22/04/2025

Serbia: End chilling crackdown on peaceful dissent 

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Sudan: PEN International joins calls to end atrocities in Darfur
Sudan, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 17/04/2025 Sudan, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 17/04/2025

Sudan: PEN International joins calls to end atrocities in Darfur

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Vietnam and China: Grave concern over reports of Tibetan writer’s suspicious death in custody
Joint Statement, China, Vietnam, Tibet, 2025 Ross Holder 16/04/2025 Joint Statement, China, Vietnam, Tibet, 2025 Ross Holder 16/04/2025

Vietnam and China: Grave concern over reports of Tibetan writer’s suspicious death in custody

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Hong Kong and Italy: Over 40 Global Organisations Stand with Badiucao Against Legal Harassment
China, Italy, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 11/04/2025 China, Italy, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 11/04/2025

Hong Kong and Italy: Over 40 Global Organisations Stand with Badiucao Against Legal Harassment

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Serbia: One year of unpunished attacks on journalist Dinko Gruhonjić 
Serbia, Joint Statement Sofia Dooley 14/03/2025 Serbia, Joint Statement Sofia Dooley 14/03/2025

Serbia: One year of unpunished attacks on journalist Dinko Gruhonjić 

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Bangladesh: Joint Statement on Emerging Digital Laws in Bangladesh
Joint Statement, Bangladesh, 2025 Ross Holder 25/02/2025 Joint Statement, Bangladesh, 2025 Ross Holder 25/02/2025

Bangladesh: Joint Statement on Emerging Digital Laws in Bangladesh

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India: Targeting of journalist Mohammed Zubair condemned by human rights organisations
2024, Joint Statement, India Ross Holder 10/12/2024 2024, Joint Statement, India Ross Holder 10/12/2024

India: Targeting of journalist Mohammed Zubair condemned by human rights organisations

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EU: Raise Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan during COP29 
2024, Joint Statement, European Union PEN International 06/11/2024 2024, Joint Statement, European Union PEN International 06/11/2024

EU: Raise Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan during COP29 

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