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Mauritania: Coalition Calls for Release of Detained Journalist Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir

AdvocacyJune 28, 2018

This statement was originally delivered at the 38th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 27, 2018 Mauritania:  Group of 10 Civil Society Organizations Calls for… More

Open Letter: President Abdel Aziz, Protect the Safety of Blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

AdvocacyNovember 11, 2016

On November 11th, PEN America joined with other concerned groups focused on free expression in publishing and sending an open letter to President Abdel Aziz of the Islamic Republic… More

Chimamanda Adichie, Neil Gaiman, and More Join PEN in Urging President Obama to Press Saudi Arabia on Poet Sentenced to Beheading

Press ReleaseDecember 18, 2015

NEW YORK—Seventy-one of the most prominent names in international literature and art have joined PEN America in an open letter to President Obama today, urging him to take up… More

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“How can we reckon with America’s history of racism and racial violence if our institutions shut down opportunities to use the arts for public engagement?” asks PEN America's Kristen Shahverdian https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/arkansas-tech-university-artwork-controversy-mlk-day-1234655313/ #Art #Artists ##FreeSpeech #ArtisticExpression @ArkansasTech

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