PEN International @pen_int
Defending freedom of expression and promoting literature worldwide since 1921. pen-international.org Global Joined June 2011-
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From today, PEN International will no longer post on X. Follow us today to find out why: bsky.app/profile/penint…
PEN 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.
PEN 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.
Today'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: youtube.com/watch?v=_F3JGU…
We 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.
We 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.
#Bangladesh: Civil society organisations raise concerns over emerging digital laws, highlighting risks to freedom of expression and human rights online. Read our joint statement: pen-international.org/news/banglades…
PEN America Calls for Immediate Release of Writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria as He Begins Hunger Strike Over Unjust Imprisonment pen.org/press-release/…
Today'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: youtube.com/watch?v=0lPBRE…
@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. youtube.com/watch?v=0lPBRE…
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...
We 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 @AlsisiOfficial pen-international.org/news/uk-foreig…
#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 ⬇️ pen-international.org/news/egypt-cal…
Tomorrow 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 ⬇️ pen-international.org/news/georgia-j……
Ukraine: 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 ⬇️ pen-international.org/news/andrey-ku…

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