Hunger Striking Belarusian Musician Must Be Released
For over a week, detained Belarusian musician and performer Ihar Bancar has gone without food or water, protesting the bogus “hooliganism” accusations that have been raised against him. More
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"A butterfly flaps its wings in India, and we feel the breeze on our cheeks here in New York." @dwaynebetts reads from The Power of the Pen, @SalmanRushdie's 2005 Arthur Miller Lecture at the @PENWorldVoices Festival.
#Rushdie co-founded the festival in 2005. #StandWithSalman
PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel opens #StandWithSalman event at @nypl:
"When a would-be murderer plunged a knife into Salman Rushdie's neck he pierced more than just the flesh of a renowned writer. He sliced through time, jolting all of us to recognize that..." (1/x)
"I’m horrified by what happened to Salman and horrified by what’s happening to freedoms around the world," says Alicia Clarens. #FreeExpression #StandWithSalman
