Saud Al-Sarhan
A researcher and columnist whose published works include political commentary on Saudi political, economic, and social issues, Al-Sarhan went missing in October 2021 after writing an article that acknowledged… More
Paul Rusesabagina
Rusesabagina is the author of An Ordinary Man, an autobiography on his life-saving actions as a hotel manager during the Rwandan genocide. He was detained in Kigali in August… More
Wai Moe Naing Monywa Panda
A writer and member of PEN Myanmar, the Gen Z social mobilizer Wai Moe Naing rose to prominence as an anti-coup protest leader in Monywa for his role in… More
Myo Tazar Maung Tayzar
Poet, translator, and teacher Myo Tazar Maung was arrested on September 20, 2021 and was charged with Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, which criminalizes speech that “is likely… More
Sithu Aung Myint
Sithu Aung Myint is among the cultural leaders in Myanmar who have been targeted following the February 2021 coup for speaking out against the military junta. A columnist and… More
Nasrullah Lashani
Lashani, a Kurdish freelance journalist and political commentator, was released from prison on early release in 2019 but was once again arrested on June 7, 2020 while trying to… More
Qasem Bahrami Sheyda Hamedani
Iranian poet and musician Qasem Bahrami was detained on September 15, 2021 on unknown charges, most likely due to his original poems and online readings of verses that criticze… More
Ahmad Qatamesh
Septugenarian literary writer and scholar Ahmad Qatamesh has been in and out of prison for a decade for his dissident political opinions and his membership in political organizations considered… More
Abdel Nasser Salama
Abdel Naser Salama, a columnist and political commentator, was arrested in July 2021 for a Facebook post in which he called for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to resign. Currently held… More
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This remarkable anthology by @PENamerica on #IndiaAt75 is truly “a historic document” - a treasure trove of incisive, poignant & sublime writing by some of the finest writers today…
A #mustread collectors’ item…!
India at 75 - PEN America https://pen.org/india-at-75/
“Chilling”: GOP has introduced 136 “educational gag order” bills in 37 states just this year
"This year's bills have been strikingly more punitive," warns #PENAmerica
https://www.salon.com/2022/08/17/chilling-has-introduced-136-educational-gag-order-bills-in-37-states-just-this-year_partner/ via
@Salon #StudentsRights #TeachersOfTwitter
PEN America's @LieslGerntholtz: "The grotesque sentencing of Salma Al-Shehab"—a Saudi student at Leeds University (U.K.) sentenced to 34 years in prison for her Twitter activity—"is yet another abhorrent restriction of free expression in #SaudiArabia." https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-grotesque-sentencing-of-saudi-student-to-34-years-in-prison-for-her-tweets/
