Léster Luis González Pentón | Status: Released | Cuba
Léster Luis González Pentón is an independent journalist and political activist. In 2002, he co-founded El Movimiento por la Democracia (the Movement for Democracy) and later the ALFA-3 Movement,… More
Six Journalists Released; 16 to Follow
International PEN is delighted at the news that six Cuban independent journalists imprisoned since March 2003 have finally been released. More
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We are relieved to see writer #AnandTeltumbde released on bail in India after 31 months in pre-trial detention for his #FreedomToWrite. He should never have been jailed in the first place.
https://scroll.in/article/1038464/will-the-bail-granted-to-anand-teltumbde-help-others-in-the-bhima-koregaon-case-to-get-out-of-jail
Digital rights in #Vietnam are declining as a new system of surveillance and control has emerged in the country, with the support of Western tech giants. https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/the-quiet-evolution-of-vietnams-digital-authoritarianism/
We welcome the establishment of an international fact-finding mission to investigate reported human rights abuses in Iran since protests against the death of #MahsaAmini. We urge the mission to pay close attention to targeted arrests of writers and #FreeExpression violations.