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Florida High School Activist Jack Petocz, Organizer of Protests Against Book Bans and “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, Honored with 2022 PEN/Benenson Courage Award
Asia Kate Dillon said: “I hear from young people that seeing my character on Billions has helped them understand their own gender identity – and that this allowed them… More
Margaret Atwood Unveils Fireproof Copy of Bestseller The Handmaid’s Tale To Be Auctioned by Sotheby’s in Support of PEN America
‘Powerful Words Can Never Be Extinguished’ (NEW YORK)--Nearly 700 supporters of PEN America's work to defend free expression reacted with cheers and applause at the organization's annual gala tonight after… More
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Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali is a scholar of disaster medicine who is at imminent risk of execution in #Iran. #SaveAhmadreza #FreeDjalali before it is too late.
Female journalists in Afghanistan have reported increased challenges in doing their jobs due to the Taliban’s restrictions. A Taliban decree ordering female news anchors to cover their faces on air is the latest in a series of escalating restrictions. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/24/afghan-female-journalists-defiant-as-taliban-restrictions-grow
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