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#democraticrepublicofcongo We join #KeepItOn in calling on DRC authorities to immediately end internet shutdowns and blocking of social...

#democraticrepublicofcongo
We join #KeepItOn in calling on DRC authorities to immediately end internet shutdowns and blocking of social media.
Acts like these reduce access to information, humanitarian coordination, and documentation of atrocities for future accountability.

Read more: https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-drc-goma/

We urge #Serbia to uphold the right to peacefully protest and ensure the safety of journalists who continue to be threatened and vilified...

We urge #Serbia to uphold the right to peacefully protest and ensure the safety of journalists who continue to be threatened and vilified for reporting on nationwide demonstrations. Read our statement ⬇️ https://www.pen-international.org/news/serbia-protect-journalists-amidst-nationwide-protests

#Türkiye: PEN member Pınar Selek stands trial again in Istanbul tomorrow. Selek has been persecuted by the authorities for 26 years –...

#Türkiye: PEN member Pınar Selek stands trial again in Istanbul tomorrow. Selek has been persecuted by the authorities for 26 years – half her life. Her politically motivated ordeal must end once and for all Read more: https://www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-politically-motivated-charges-against-pinar-selek-must-be-dropped

#China: One year ago today, writer Yang Hengjun, an Australian citizen, was handed down a suspended death sentence by the #PRC government....

#China: One year ago today, writer Yang Hengjun, an Australian citizen, was handed down a suspended death sentence by the #PRC government. Amid reports of his worsening health, we renew our call for his immediate and unconditional release. Read our statement⬇️

https://www.pen-international.org/news/china-writer-yang-hengjuns-health-deteriorates-as-decision-on-suspended-death-sentence-looms

Today, we stood with Prof. Laila Soueif outside 10 Downing Street, urging Keir Starmer to act for the release of British-Egyptian writer...

Today, we stood with Prof. Laila Soueif outside 10 Downing Street, urging Keir Starmer to act for the release of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd El- Fattah, who remains arbitrarily detained in Egypt.

Laila is on her 129 day of hunger strike and we remain gravely concerned for her health.

PEN International continues to demand Alaa’s immediate release.

We join the International Press Institute in expressing serious concern over press freedom violations in #Türkiye. At least 9 journalists...

We join the International Press Institute in expressing serious concern over press freedom violations in #Türkiye. At least 9 journalists were arrested, 6 sentenced to prison, 5 detained & 23 faced investigations in January alone. Read more ⬇️ https://www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-surge-in-press-freedom-violations-condemned

Join us for the 5th annual poetry marathon with the Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee as we celebrate Indigenous & Minoritised...

Join us for the 5th annual poetry marathon with the Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee as we celebrate Indigenous & Minoritised Languages.

Contribute your voice and send an expression of interest to pen.tlrc@gmail.com, deadline 14th February.

Find out more: https://www.pen-international.org/news/5th-indigenous-and-minoritised-languages-videopoems-marathon