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SIGN NOW: China Must Release Detained Essayist Xu Zhiyong
As representatives of the global literary community, we write to call for the immediate and unconditional release of essayist and legal scholar Xu Zhiyong. More
The PEN Pod: On Saudi Arabia’s Crimes and a Potential Trump Memoir with Suzanne Nossel
“We’ve convened an extraordinary group. . . to widen the aperture, force the world to reckon with Saudi Arabia’s really egregious record.” More
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An activist, Jolovan Wham, who held a sign bearing a smiley face as part of a one-man protest in Singapore has been charged with unlawful assembly. https://bit.ly/2JcrtP6
Unknown arsonists destroyed a car belonging to a journalist at an independent news outlet in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in an attack that the reporter's employer sees as linked to her professional activities. https://bit.ly/2UWWMAf
High-profile activists and a former presidential candidate are among 28 people an Egyptian court placed on a state terror list on Monday, a stifling designation which imposes restrictions for five years. https://bit.ly/3o5uO1Z
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