Nasrin Sotoudeh | Status: Imprisoned | Iran
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent writer, human rights lawyer and activist, was abruptly re-arrested on June 13, 2018, and taken to Evin prison. Her arrest came shortly after her legal… More
Yury Dmitriev | Status: Imprisoned | Russia
Yury Dmitriev, Russian historian and head of the Karelian branch of the human rights center Memorial, was detained in Petrozavodsk on December 13, 2016, on suspicion of production of… More
Yury Alexeyevich Dmitriev
A historian and human rights activist who specializes in researching atrocities during the Stalinist period, Dmitriev has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on baseless and politically-motivated charges… More
Mehmet Baransu
Baransu has been detained since March 2015 for his reporting on an alleged coup attempt that referenced leaked military documents. He faces charges in at least four distinct court… More
Galal El-Behairy | Status: Imprisoned | Egypt
Galal El-Behairy is an Egyptian poet, lyricist, and activist who has been in detention in Tora Prison in Cairo since March 2018. More
Ahmet and Mehmet Altan | Status: Imprisoned | Turkey
Ahmet and Mehmet Altan were arrested in September 2016, as part of a wave of arrests of thinkers, writers, and journalists following the 2016 failed coup. More
Nagyz Muhammed
Muhammed, who worked in Altay’s State Intangible Cultural Heritage Office in Xinjiang, was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison for separatism in 2018. His family only found… More
Paing Ye Thu Daung Doh Myo Sat or Peacock Generation
Paing Ye Thu, a member of the Peacock Generation satirical poetry troupe that specializes in the traditional art form of Thangyat, a type of slam poetry, was sentenced to… More
Su Yadanar Myint Daung Doh Myo Sat or Peacock Generation
Su Yadanar Myint, a member of the Peacock Generation satirical poetry troupe that specializes in the traditional art form of Thangyat, a type of slam poetry, was sentenced to… More
Zaw Lin Htut Daung Doh Myo Sat or Peacock Generation
Zaw Lin Htut, a member of the Peacock Generation satirical poetry troupe that specializes in the traditional art form of Thangyat, a type of slam poetry, was sentenced to… More
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Today @SaudiEmbassyUSA celebrates #SaudiNationalDay as activist and PEN America #FreedomToWrite honoree Loujain al-Hathloul continues to face imprisonment, confinement, and torture by the Saudi government. #FreeLoujain https://bit.ly/2AF3Af8
We're calling for the immediate release of Chinese dissident poet Wang Zang and his wife. His arrest is a strike at the heart of free expression and artistic freedom in China. https://bit.ly/3iXaEVJ
TODAY: Join PEN America, @HumanitiesGC, @CullmanNYPL, & @segalcenter for the 20th & final week of Translating the Future, w/ "Translating for a World on Fire" w/ Maria Dahvana Headley & Emily Wilson, joined in conversation by LTAC Director Susan Bernofsky. https://bit.ly/3cakHEk