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PENamericaPEN America@PENamerica·
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Belarus elections are taking place today. PEN America & @pen_belarus have expressed concern for the politically motivated arrests that have happened in the lead up to the election, alongside Belarusian writers who have shared their thoughts with us. https://bit.ly/2EwyzvJ

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Earlier this year, PEN America spoke to @nupol_justice - president of @Blklivesmatter Greater NY about what #freespeech means to her and to the Black Lives Matter movement, why protests matter & how young people can harness the power of their voices: https://bit.ly/2CbbFt4.

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Check out this reading list by PEN America's CEO @SuzanneNossel. These books have offered "a pathway for thinking through [free speech] issues and have helped to inform the principles for protecting free speech" in Suzanne's new book, DARE TO SPEAK: https://bit.ly/33GmXkd.

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