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World Press Freedom Day 2025: Take Action for José Gabriel Barrenechea (Cuba)

“José Gabriel Barrenechea’s unjust detention underscores the risks faced by journalists who challenge authority. While [...]

03
May
PEN INTERNATIONAL: What’s Happening to Young Dissidents in Türkiye Echoes Everywhere

Freedoms in Türkiye have been under attack for a very long time. Yet, large parts [...]

29
Apr
PEN International Young Writers Committee: A New Chapter in Youth Engagement

Image Credit: Roberk Brooks 24 April 2025: PEN International is proud to launch its Young [...]

25
Apr
PEN International calls for an end to book bans on World Book Day 2025

“Censoring books is not just silencing authors, it is an attempt to suppress society’s ability [...]

23
Apr
PEN INTERNATIONAL: Meral ŞIMŞEK

Throughout 2024, writer, poet, and Kurdish PEN member Meral Şimşek continued to be on trial, [...]

23
Apr
PEN INTERNATIONAL: Hong Kong and Italy: Over 40 Global Organisations Stand with Badiucao Against Legal Harassment

Photo credit: Badiucao. Still image taken from a video provided with permission by the artist. [...]

16
Apr
PEN INTERNATIONAL/ Algeria: Novelist Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

Photo Credit: ActuaLitté via Creative Commons “We are shocked by the court’s decision to convict [...]

02
Apr
PEN INTERNATIONAL/ Türkiye: Alarming crackdown on peaceful expression condemned

Protests by university students in front of Beyazıt Square in Istanbul. By Mellonsapka – Own [...]

26
Mar
PEN INTERNATIONAL: Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – PEN International Case List 2025

“As the very principles of international human rights and humanitarian law are being increasingly questioned [...]

23
Mar
Mexico: PEN International denounces threats against journalist Lucero Díaz Estrada and calls for protection

“It is unacceptable that the authorities in Mexico, the country with the highest rate of [...]

12
Mar