Appalling - read more… facebook.com/share/L1GZUHzL…

#Türkiye: The decision to ban the storytelling platform Wattpad without any justification is yet another example of the ever-growing crackdown on reading materials in the country. Our statement: pen-international.org/news/trkiye-li…

#Russian Federation: We utterly condemn the 16-year prison sentence handed to The Wall Street Journal correspondent #EvanGershkovich on bogus espionage charges and reiterate calls for his immediate release. Evan Gershkovich bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

China must end decade of injustice - Please sign the Amnesty International’s Urgent Appeal for the Immediate Release of my father #ilhamtohti ! amnesty.org/en/petition/ch…

The #VocesPresas campaign calls on the #Cuban authorities to release imprisoned artists. #Cuba's government persecutes and criminalises dissident art and thought. PEN International Civil Rights Defenders Latin America ARC (Artists at Risk Connection) highlight the stories of their unjust imprisonment. Join our social media campaign:

#Nicaragua: As we receive reports that police raided the homes of at least 15 independent journalists in July, PEN International calls on the authorities to immediately end its persecution of journalists, cultural workers, writers and media outlets. The whereabouts of at least

ACFID, Australian Global Health Alliance , Amnesty International Australia 🕯 , Safer World for All , UNICEF Australia, Jewish Council of Australia & PEN Sydney are hosting an important event to mark #WorldHumanitarianDay to remember all workers who have lost their lives in crises across our 🌏 in 2023 & 2024. Details below👇

Mahvash Sabet has now been imprisoned in Iran's Evin Prison for 2 years. Show your support by sending her a letter of solidarity through our letter-writing campaign: ✉️englishpen.org/pen-writes/pen… #FreeMahvash #PENWrites

Literature national though it be in origin, knows no frontiers, and should remain common currency among nations in spite of political or international upheavals. - PEN Charter

Mary Kostakidis Misrepresented in Complaint - PEN Sydney ‘The common phenomenon among these regimes is intolerance towards thinking differently, cracking down on freedom of expression in all forms, employing various strategies to bully, intimidate, threaten writers, journalists,

PEN Sydney stands with 💧Mary Kostakidis and condemn any attempts to silence her. We demand that the Zionist Federation of Australia drop all complaints and allegations against her.

#Afghanistan: Today marks 3 years since the #Taliban entered Kabul, marking the group's return to power. Since then, their repressive rule has shattered the aspirations of a generation of women and girls, with its violent intolerance towards dissent creating a suffocating climate

We are thrilled to announce that Adania Shibli will be delivering the keynote in partnership with English PEN at the opening of #PENInternational’s 90th Annual Congress in Oxford! Join us at the Bodleian Libraries on 24th Sept, 19:30, where you’ll also hear from English PEN President

With the alarming increase in the number of journalists, writers, and media workers killed or imprisoned globally, join PEN Sydney in marking World Humanitarian Day 8am this August 19 on Parliament Lawns in Canberra. #WorldHumanitarianDay

Today, on World Humanitarian Day, ACFID held a vigil on the lawns of Parliament House. We gathered to pay tribute to the 452 humanitarian workers who have lost their lives in 2023 and 2024. Our joint media release can be found here 👇 acfid.asn.au/remembering-fr…

Insightful reflection by saliltripathi (জয় বাংলা!) in Foreign Policy on Booker Prize-winner #SalmanRushdie's resilience and courage in his memoir #Knife. A powerful reminder of the vital fight for #FreedomOfExpression. foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/18/sal…

'As you read this essay [...] I would ask that you hear my voice as though you are on land and I am out at sea.' In #PENTransmissions, Sema Kaygusuz on language, water and renewal. Translated by nick glastonbury. pentransmissions.com/2024/08/20/sho…

BALOCHISTAN: "...the government’s decision to silence peaceful expression through violent repression is a violation of its international human rights obligations & risks stoking further unrest," said Ma Thida of PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee ifex.org/pakistan-conce…

PEN Sydney defends freedom of expression in Australia. We campaign on behalf of writers at risk of being silenced and we celebrate writing in all its forms. Protect the freedom to read. Protect the freedom to write. 🌏: pen.org.au/about-us/ #FreedomOfSpeech #FreeSpeech

SOLD OUT: On 24 Sept, PEN International and English PEN will be at Blackwell Hall, Weston Library Bodleian Libraries for the Opening Ceremony of our 90th Congress! With a keynote speech by author Adania Shibli, plus words from Margaret Busby and Burhan Sonmez: pen-international.org/news/adania-sh…