Human Rights Groups Ask U.S. to Grant Asylum to Bangladesh Bloggers
A coalition of human rights groups called on the United States on Monday to grant temporary visas to secular writers from Bangladesh after a series of bloody attacks by… More
US Sanctuary Sought for Threatened Bangladeshi Writers
Human rights groups on Monday urged the U.S. to offer emergency sanctuary to Bangladeshi writers targeted by Islamic extremists for their secular beliefs following a wave of killings that… More
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This remarkable anthology by @PENamerica on #IndiaAt75 is truly “a historic document” - a treasure trove of incisive, poignant & sublime writing by some of the finest writers today…
A #mustread collectors’ item…!
India at 75 - PEN America https://pen.org/india-at-75/
“Chilling”: GOP has introduced 136 “educational gag order” bills in 37 states just this year
"This year's bills have been strikingly more punitive," warns #PENAmerica
https://www.salon.com/2022/08/17/chilling-has-introduced-136-educational-gag-order-bills-in-37-states-just-this-year_partner/ via
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PEN America's @LieslGerntholtz: "The grotesque sentencing of Salma Al-Shehab"—a Saudi student at Leeds University (U.K.) sentenced to 34 years in prison for her Twitter activity—"is yet another abhorrent restriction of free expression in #SaudiArabia." https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-grotesque-sentencing-of-saudi-student-to-34-years-in-prison-for-her-tweets/