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Detailing Severe Human Rights Abuses in Belarus, Leaders Call on the UN Human Rights Council to Extend the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Belarus

newsJune 28, 2022

In Taped Reading, Author Margaret Atwood Reads Letter from her Belarusian Translator About the Arrests and Jailing of Writers, Journalists and Publishers   By Suzanne Trimel (NEW YORK)-- The severe deterioration of… More

UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Urged to Raise Imprisonment of Writers Arash Ganji and Reza Khandan Mahabadi, Being Held in Teheran on Wrongful Convictions

Press ReleaseJune 8, 2022

“Arash Ganji and Reza Khandan Mahabadi are in prison for their unequivocal commitment to writing and expression in Iran,” said Liesl Gerntholtz, director of the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write… More

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The Children of “An Infinity of Cultures*”: A Human Rights Approach to Cultural Mixing

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Communication to the UN Commission on the Status of Women on the Persecution of Iranian Women’s Rights Defenders

AdvocacyJuly 21, 2021

We joined Iranian human rights organizations to alert the UN CSW to the persecution and prosecution of women human rights defenders in Iran. More

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The PEN Pod: The Propagation of Disinformation and Protocols of Protest with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewMarch 26, 2021

“It’s an ecosystem—a dysfunctional, polluted ecosystem. Within that ecosystem, among the most powerful actors—no question about it—are the social media companies.” More

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Saudi Official’s Death Threat Against UN Investigator Shows “Outright Lawlessness”

Press ReleaseMarch 25, 2021

It is hardly surprising that the regime behind his killing would view her work as a threat, but the horrifying revelation that a Saudi official threatened to murder Callamard… More

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PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Testifies in the House on Human Rights and Saudi Arabia

Commentary
By: Suzanne Nossel | March 17, 2021

“The regime’s determination to hunt down dissenters wherever they are instills a sense of fear from which there is no escape, even far beyond Saudi borders.” More

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In Letter to the UN, Imprisoned Iranian Writer Nasrin Sotoudeh Protests Executions

Open LetterFebruary 23, 2021

In this letter, jailed Iranian writer Nasrin Sotoudeh appeals to the UN and the global community to pay attention to the unjust executions taking place in her country. More

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PEN America Appeals to UN on Behalf of Detained Chinese Writer

Press ReleaseOctober 22, 2020

"We will continue to advocate for Xu until he is released, and we continue to call upon the Chinese government to drop these abusive and politically-motivated charges against him.” More

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Statement by PEN to the 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women

AdvocacyOctober 22, 2020

PEN is concerned about women facing harsh consequences for their expression to advance women’s rights, equality, and full participation in civic life. More

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Another bit of sound legal judgement this week, from TX, where a judge found that conservative library board members had likely exercised unconstitutional content-based restrictions when banning books from the Llano public library. The books ordered back.
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Talking to @AliVelshi, historian @TimothyDSnyder likens book bans in #Florida to Communism: “All this stuff is supposed to be anti-communist but as a historian of communism, that reminds me of some of the basic things that were wrong about communism.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yale-professor-ron-desantis-book-bans_n_642696c7e4b02a8d518df5a9

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