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Next week, join @PENAmerica & @righttobeorg on Wed 10/13 at 4pm ET for a free one-hour interactive training on how to be an ally when you witness online abuse. Register here & #FightOnlineAbuseNow https://pen.org/event/bystander-intervention-how-to-be-an-ally-when-you-witness-online-abuse-10-22/

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"Putin’s war is an attack on democracy and freedom... In joining the #LvivBookForum & @hayfestival... I support Ukrainian writers and readers... May this theatre of ideas and talent inspire more to raise their voices and share their gifts"—@MargaretAtwood https://www.hayfestival.com/lviv-bookforum

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The #NobelPeacePrize is a poignant reminder it is 16 years since Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated. A Russian journalist and human rights defender who reported on Chechen War atrocities, Politkovskaya spoke truth to power and paid for that with her life. https://pen.org/advocacy-case/anna-politkovskaya/

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