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PEN America Calls for Release of Writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

Press ReleaseJanuary 7, 2022

On December 28, 2021, award-winning writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was detained by Ugandan security forces and taken into unlawful detention without charges or explanation. More

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PEN America Calls for Release of Ukrainian Theater Director Yevhen Lavrenchuk

Press ReleaseJanuary 6, 2022

PEN America called for the immediate release of Ukrainian theater director Yevhen Lavrenchuk, who has been detained in Italy since December 17 following an extradition request to Interpol from… More

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PEN America Denounces the Upcoming Trial and Arbitrary Detention of Journalist and Human Rights Defender Pham Doan Trang

Press ReleaseDecember 13, 2021

“The international community has made it abundantly clear that the ongoing detention of Pham Doan Trang is unacceptable,” said Karin Deutsch Karlekar, director of Free Expression at Risk Programs… More

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China Must Release Ailing Journalist Who Covered COVID Outbreak

Press ReleaseNovember 5, 2021

Chinese authorities must immediately release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who is reportedly “close to death” while on hunger strike in protest of her imprisonment for documenting and reporting the… More

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PEN America Decries Arrests of Chinese Social Media Users Who Critiqued Film

Press ReleaseOctober 14, 2021

PEN America today denounced the recent arrests of two Chinese social media users who made critical comments about The Battle of Changjin Lake, a state-sponsored blockbuster film set during… More

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On One Year Anniversary of His Arrest, Vietnamese Writer Tran Duc Thach Must Be Freed

Press ReleaseApril 22, 2021

— On the one year anniversary of Vietnamese writer Tran Duc Thach’s arrest, PEN America reiterates its call for Vietnamese authorities to release him. More

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Bangladeshi Cartoonist Released on Bail, But Charges Must Be Dropped

Press ReleaseMarch 3, 2021

Imprisoned Bangladeshi cartoonist Ahmed Kishore was granted bail today on health grounds after nearly a year in detention. More

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Amid Protest Crackdown in India, PEN America Calls for Protection of Free Expression

Press ReleaseFebruary 16, 2021

As protests have rippled across India in recent months, police have become increasingly violent and the government has taken drastic steps to limit information. More

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Charges Against Jimmy Lai, Arrest of Haze Fan are Dual Blows Against Press Freedom

Press ReleaseDecember 11, 2020

“Jimmy Lai is being treated as an enemy of the state for the apparent ‘crime’ of speaking his mind about the city he loves." More

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Turkey Arrests 93 in Raid on Turkish Music Collective’s Cultural Center

Press ReleaseNovember 9, 2020

“These arrests are yet another demonstration that freedom of expression does not exist for Turkish musicians whose lyrics criticize the government." More

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As reporters respond to the tragic shooting in Nashville, @Poynter⁩ offers some valuable tips for careful reporting that can help counter the spread of confusion or falsehoods. https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2023/covenant-school-shooting-nashville-trans-manifesto-gender-identity/

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"It's OK for a parent to decide whether or not a book is appropriate for their own child. But it's not appropriate for that same parent to make that same decision for your child," @jodipicoult tells @GioBenitez and @KaynaWhitworth on @ABCGMA3. https://abcnews.go.com/US/author-jodi-picoult-denounces-book-bans-after-florida/story?id=98151365 (1/2)

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