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Egypt, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 26/09/2025 Egypt, Joint Statement, 2025 PEN International 26/09/2025

Egypt: Writer and investigative journalist Ismail Alexandrani arrested and detained for speaking up on social media 

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Egypt, Good News, Statement, 2025 PEN International 23/09/2025 Egypt, Good News, Statement, 2025 PEN International 23/09/2025

Egypt: PEN International welcomes Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s release and urges Egyptian authorities to release imprisoned writers

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Cuba: Trial of writer José Gabriel Barrenechea Chávez set to open 

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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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Mozambique, Statement, 2025 PEN International 19/09/2025 Mozambique, Statement, 2025 PEN International 19/09/2025

Mozambique: Justice served as writer, editor and publisher Alex Barga is acquitted  

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Manifesto, Climate, 91st PEN International Congress, Congress PEN International 18/09/2025 Manifesto, Climate, 91st PEN International Congress, Congress PEN International 18/09/2025

PEN International launches its Manifesto on the Defence of Nature  

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Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 17/09/2025 Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 17/09/2025

China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s son calls for his father’s release at United Nations Human Rights Council

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PEN International 16/09/2025 PEN International 16/09/2025

Belarus: Writers released and forced into exile  

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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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Serbia, Joint Letter, 2025 PEN International 12/09/2025 Serbia, Joint Letter, 2025 PEN International 12/09/2025

Serbia: EU must urgently address alarming crisis 

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Statement, Congress, 91st PEN International Congress PEN International 11/09/2025 Statement, Congress, 91st PEN International Congress PEN International 11/09/2025

Freedom of Words – Words of the Free: Highlights from PEN International’s 91st Congress in Kraków, Poland

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Resolutions, 2025, Congress, 91st PEN International Congress PEN International 11/09/2025 Resolutions, 2025, Congress, 91st PEN International Congress PEN International 11/09/2025

PEN International’s resolutions to defend free expression, gender diversity, human rights, and climate justice 

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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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Congress PEN International 03/09/2025 Congress PEN International 03/09/2025

Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk joins PEN International leadership as Vice President 

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UPR, Joint Submission, USA PEN International 27/08/2025 UPR, Joint Submission, USA PEN International 27/08/2025

United States: Educational censorship poses serious human rights threat, warn PEN International and PEN America

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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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Egypt, Statement, 2025 PEN International 22/08/2025 Egypt, Statement, 2025 PEN International 22/08/2025

Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy faces fresh charges after four years in pre-trial detention

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Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 21/08/2025 Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 21/08/2025

China-Hong Kong: 72 human rights organisations urge UK PM to secure Jimmy Lai’s release as his health deteriorates

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Statement, Gaza, OPT PEN International 12/08/2025 Statement, Gaza, OPT PEN International 12/08/2025

OPT/Israel: The assassination of Aljazeera journalists is another desperate attempt to hide the truth about Israel’s crimes in Gaza

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Statement, Congress PEN International 12/08/2025 Statement, Congress PEN International 12/08/2025

Tokarczuk, Sonmez, Shehadeh and others at ‘Freedom of Words – Words of the Free’: PEN International’s 91st Congress in Kraków, Poland

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