Global Free Expression
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“My Birthday”: Poem by a Writer Jailed in Egypt for His Words
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We Write, Even if Our Freedom Is Bound: Letter From a Writer Imprisoned in Iran
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PEN America Gala Draws Literary and Cultural Leaders to Celebrate Free Expression
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Global Number of Jailed Writers Tops 400 for First Time, With Sharp Rise in Iran
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The Courage of Women Writers Preserving Ukraine’s Stories
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“Freedom to write, freedom of soul”: Aziz Isa Elkun, Uyghur PEN Centre President, on Poetry as Resistance
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PEN America Announces 2026 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Ali Asadollahi of Iran
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Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations and Experts Call for an End to Trump’s Threats of War Crimes and Commit to Pursuing Accountability
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