2015 PEN Literary Gala: Emin Milli

RemarksMay 12, 2015

Imprisoned journalist Khadija Ismayilova was awarded the 2015 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award at the 2015 PEN Literary Gala. Her friend and fellow Azerbaijani dissident writer Emin Milli… More

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Saudi activist Omar Abdulaziz was one of the dissidents targeted by the two former Twitter employees charged with using Twitter to spy on behalf of Saudi Arabia. He says he “will continue to fight for free expression, at least online": https://wapo.st/2CN1Qy1 via @washingtonpost.

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There are writers, artists, and journalists who cannot be with us today because they have been unjustly imprisoned, detained or killed for their work. Thank you to all of the participants in PEN America's rally for Stanislav Aseyev. #FreeAsseyev #ImprisonedWriter

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Writer @Shteyngart read the words of Ukranian journalist & writer Stanislav Aseyev this morning as part of our rally in front of the Russian Embassy. We stand in solidarity with Aseyev and the many Ukranian political prisoners currently in Russia. #FreeAseyev #ImprisonedWriter

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