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Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
- Senior Manager, Protection Programs
- Senior Manager, International Programs
- Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) – Regional Representative for Middle East (Consultancy)
- Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) – Regional Representative for Africa (Consultancy)
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Senior Program Manager, Disinformation and Community Engagement
PEN America seeks an innovative and adept professional to serve as senior program manager of disinformation and community engagement. More
Senior Accountant
PEN America seeks a skilled, efficient, and detail-oriented senior accountant to support our finance operations. More
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We are relieved to see writer #AnandTeltumbde released on bail in India after 31 months in pre-trial detention for his #FreedomToWrite. He should never have been jailed in the first place.
https://scroll.in/article/1038464/will-the-bail-granted-to-anand-teltumbde-help-others-in-the-bhima-koregaon-case-to-get-out-of-jail
Digital rights in #Vietnam are declining as a new system of surveillance and control has emerged in the country, with the support of Western tech giants. https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/the-quiet-evolution-of-vietnams-digital-authoritarianism/
We welcome the establishment of an international fact-finding mission to investigate reported human rights abuses in Iran since protests against the death of #MahsaAmini. We urge the mission to pay close attention to targeted arrests of writers and #FreeExpression violations.