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Defending freedom of expression and promoting literature worldwide since 1921.
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- PEN International@pen_intPEN International supports and endorses @PENCanada's letter to Montreal authorities, expressing concern over the charges against writer Yves Engler. The Canadian author was detained on 20 February and is currently out on bail.pencanada @PENCanadaPEN Canada has sent the following letter to the mayor and police chief of Montreal, setting out our concerns with the charges brought against Yves Engler, a Canadian writer:710215.1K
- PEN International@pen_intToday's video poem from @TLRC_PEN is Meli Witran Mapu (The Four Corners of the Earth) by Fabio Inalef, read in Mapuzungun—the language of the Mapuche people. Watch here:0272.6K
- PEN International@pen_intWe support @PENamerica in stating that the conviction in the attack on Salman Rushdie is a reminder that violence must never be a response to ideas.PEN America @PENamericaThe conviction of Salman Rushdie’s attacker is an important step toward justice for this unparalleled writer and reaffirms that violence can never be the answer to ideas. Our statement:2461.8K
PEN America@PENamericaThe conviction of Salman Rushdie’s attacker is an important step toward justice for this unparalleled writer and reaffirms that violence can never be the answer to ideas. Our statement:013273.5K- PEN International@pen_int#Bangladesh: Civil society organisations raise concerns over emerging digital laws, highlighting risks to freedom of expression and human rights online. Read our joint statement:0441.5K
- PEN International@pen_intPEN InternationalRT @PENamerica: PEN America Calls for Immediate Release of Writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria as He Begins Hunger Strike Over Unjust Imprisonment0501.4K
- PEN International@pen_intToday's video poem from @TLRC_PEN is moanneljocht op tin iis (Moonlight on Thin Ice) by Arjan Hut, read in West Frisian—the language closest to Old English—as part of PEN Centres' World Poetry Day countdown. Watch here:0231.9K
- PEN International@pen_intPEN InternationalRT @TLRC_PEN: @PENMelbourne MAKING SILENCED LANGUAGES VISIBLE Day 4 - Poem 6: Frysk (West Frisian) Arjan Hut: moanneljocht op tin iis West Frisian, spoken in the province of Fryslân (Netherlands) is the most closely related foreign tongue to the Old English.0302
- PEN International@pen_intPEN InternationalRT @PENCanada: PEN Canada is concerned that charges have been brought against Yves Engler, a Canadian writer, who has been detained by Montreal police since Thursday in connection with his publicly expressed opinions on the conflict in Gaza. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...05509.3K
- PEN International@pen_intWe are gravely concerned about the health of British-Egyptian academic, HRD, and mother of @alaa, hospitalised overnight on day 149 of hunger strike. We reiterate our call for @FreedomForAlaa immediately and unconditionally @Keir_Starmer @AlsisiOfficial013127.3K
- PEN International@pen_int#Egypt: PEN International joins over 20 rights organisations urging the UK to lead international action addressing Egypt’s human rights crisis at the UN Human Rights Council. Full statement here ⬇️
527621 - PEN International@pen_intTomorrow the @ECHR_CEDH is set to hear a landmark case against #Georgia on journalistic protections in the context of protest. Read our statement & joint intervention with PEN Georgia & English PEN. Represented by @Can_Yeginsu & Naomi Hart ⬇️ @englishpen @EssexCourtLaw
035909 - PEN International@pen_intUkraine: Three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion—a war that has taken countless lives and devastated Ukraine’s cultural heritage. Read the online essay by writer Andrey Kurkov as he reflects on the profound loss ⬇️
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