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#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional release.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-p...
#FreeGuiMinhai
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-p...
#FreeGuiMinhai
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#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional release.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-p...
#FreeGuiMinhai
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-p...
#FreeGuiMinhai
Eight years ago, we were shaken by a tragedy that had no precedent in Malta. Eight years ago, someone decided to carry out an assassination on a person who chose, instead of living a comfortable life, to risk her own safety in order to expose facts in the public interest
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Eight years ago, we were shaken by a tragedy that had no precedent in Malta. Eight years ago, someone decided to carry out an assassination on a person who chose, instead of living a comfortable life, to risk her own safety in order to expose facts in the public interest
The latest targeted assassination of Palestinian journalists by Israel in Gaza is horrifying confirmation of a long-standing, genocidal policy aimed at wiping out Palestinian life and culture.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The latest targeted assassination of Palestinian journalists by Israel in Gaza is horrifying confirmation of a long-standing, genocidal policy aimed at wiping out Palestinian life and culture.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
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Family statement:
1️⃣ The criminal court in Malta today has sentenced car bomb suppliers Robert Agius and Jamie Vella to life imprisonment and other penalties for their role in Daphne’s murder on 16 October 2017.
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
Photo: Pippa Zammit Cutajar
1️⃣ The criminal court in Malta today has sentenced car bomb suppliers Robert Agius and Jamie Vella to life imprisonment and other penalties for their role in Daphne’s murder on 16 October 2017.
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
Photo: Pippa Zammit Cutajar
June 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Family statement:
1️⃣ The criminal court in Malta today has sentenced car bomb suppliers Robert Agius and Jamie Vella to life imprisonment and other penalties for their role in Daphne’s murder on 16 October 2017.
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
Photo: Pippa Zammit Cutajar
1️⃣ The criminal court in Malta today has sentenced car bomb suppliers Robert Agius and Jamie Vella to life imprisonment and other penalties for their role in Daphne’s murder on 16 October 2017.
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
Photo: Pippa Zammit Cutajar
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PEN Malta stands with Maltese and Malta-based writers, artists, academics & activists in calling out European Parliament Roberta Metsola's silence on Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/
We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/
June 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
PEN Malta stands with Maltese and Malta-based writers, artists, academics & activists in calling out European Parliament Roberta Metsola's silence on Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/
We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/
PEN Malta stands with Maltese and Malta-based writers, artists, academics & activists in calling out European Parliament Roberta Metsola's silence on Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/
We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/
June 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
PEN Malta stands with Maltese and Malta-based writers, artists, academics & activists in calling out European Parliament Roberta Metsola's silence on Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/
We endorse this powerful open letter: openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/
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Amid a lack of detail on how a US-Israeli plan for Gaza aid will work, what little information there is appears so problematic that major humanitarian groups have refused to take part.
Why US-Israeli 'humanitarian foundation' for Gaza is flawed | The National
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May 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Amid a lack of detail on how a US-Israeli plan for Gaza aid will work, what little information there is appears so problematic that major humanitarian groups have refused to take part.
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We're very concerned by the UK Home Office's refusal to grant a visa to PEN Translates award-winner Ibrahima Balde. This raises serious concerns for artistic freedom and exchange – we urge them to reconsider this decision.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Author denied UK visa unable to attend premiere of play based on his memoir
Exclusive: London theatre urges Home Office to reconsider as Ibrahima Balde unable to watch adaptation of award-winning book
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May 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We're very concerned by the UK Home Office's refusal to grant a visa to PEN Translates award-winner Ibrahima Balde. This raises serious concerns for artistic freedom and exchange – we urge them to reconsider this decision.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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At #PENWorldVoices, Uyghur poet Tahir Hamut Izgil and Iraqi American poet Dunya Mikhail delved into the urgency of documenting personal and collective experiences, and how the act of writing both engenders change and urges us towards the future. Read more: pen.org/2025-pen-wor...
2025 PEN World Voices Festival: Writing as Resistance - PEN America
Every poem is a smuggled truth.
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May 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
At #PENWorldVoices, Uyghur poet Tahir Hamut Izgil and Iraqi American poet Dunya Mikhail delved into the urgency of documenting personal and collective experiences, and how the act of writing both engenders change and urges us towards the future. Read more: pen.org/2025-pen-wor...
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#Trump has aggressively used legal action to silence unfavorable coverage — a move that’s extremely rare for a sitting U.S. president. These are not normal times for American press freedoms🗞️
Read more about key cases in CPJ’s special report “Alarm bells": cpj.org?p=473694
Read more about key cases in CPJ’s special report “Alarm bells": cpj.org?p=473694
May 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#Trump has aggressively used legal action to silence unfavorable coverage — a move that’s extremely rare for a sitting U.S. president. These are not normal times for American press freedoms🗞️
Read more about key cases in CPJ’s special report “Alarm bells": cpj.org?p=473694
Read more about key cases in CPJ’s special report “Alarm bells": cpj.org?p=473694
We joined civil society in marking the Palestinian Nakba and in urging our government and the EU to stop Israel's genocoide of Palestinians
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
NGOs mark 77 years since Nakba with march, call for action on Gaza
Organisers say the march honours the Palestinian Nakba and urges Malta and the EU to take immediate action to stop Israel’s crimes against humanity
www.maltatoday.com.mt
May 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We joined civil society in marking the Palestinian Nakba and in urging our government and the EU to stop Israel's genocoide of Palestinians
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
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Since his arrest in 2018, Galal El-Behairy has been a focus of our advocacy and campaigning.
Galal’s case remains emblematic of Egypt’s crackdown on artistic expression.
Find out more and take action to support his freedom: www.pen-international.org/cases/galal-...
Galal’s case remains emblematic of Egypt’s crackdown on artistic expression.
Find out more and take action to support his freedom: www.pen-international.org/cases/galal-...
Galal EL-BEHAIRY — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Arrested in March 2018, he continued to be held without trial at the end of the year despite fully serving an unjust three-year sentence followed by two years in…
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May 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Since his arrest in 2018, Galal El-Behairy has been a focus of our advocacy and campaigning.
Galal’s case remains emblematic of Egypt’s crackdown on artistic expression.
Find out more and take action to support his freedom: www.pen-international.org/cases/galal-...
Galal’s case remains emblematic of Egypt’s crackdown on artistic expression.
Find out more and take action to support his freedom: www.pen-international.org/cases/galal-...
Check out PEN Malta's May newsletter – find out more about the Open Mic on Manoel Island, standing up to unchecked development, and how you can raise your voice.
Manoel Island should be for everyone, not for the greedy trying to grab our country with enabling politicians.
Manoel Island should be for everyone, not for the greedy trying to grab our country with enabling politicians.
May 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Check out PEN Malta's May newsletter – find out more about the Open Mic on Manoel Island, standing up to unchecked development, and how you can raise your voice.
Manoel Island should be for everyone, not for the greedy trying to grab our country with enabling politicians.
Manoel Island should be for everyone, not for the greedy trying to grab our country with enabling politicians.
In-Newsletter ta' PEN Malta għal Mejju - niżżilha u ssib iżjed informazzjoni dwar il-Palk Ħieles fuq Manoel Island kontra l-iżivlupp bla kontroll u kif tista' ssemma' leħnek.
Manoel Island tista' tkun post fejn ingawdu lkoll, kontra r-regħba ta' min irid jaħtaf 'il pajjiżna.
Manoel Island tista' tkun post fejn ingawdu lkoll, kontra r-regħba ta' min irid jaħtaf 'il pajjiżna.
May 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In-Newsletter ta' PEN Malta għal Mejju - niżżilha u ssib iżjed informazzjoni dwar il-Palk Ħieles fuq Manoel Island kontra l-iżivlupp bla kontroll u kif tista' ssemma' leħnek.
Manoel Island tista' tkun post fejn ingawdu lkoll, kontra r-regħba ta' min irid jaħtaf 'il pajjiżna.
Manoel Island tista' tkun post fejn ingawdu lkoll, kontra r-regħba ta' min irid jaħtaf 'il pajjiżna.
Ingħaqad magħna għall-Palk Ħieles f'lejla li tiċċelebra l-libertà tal-espressjoni, il-komunità u l-kreattività fl-arja miftuħa.
Organizzat minn PEN Malta mal-kampanja "Manoel Island: Post Għalina".
- 22 ta’ Mejju 2025
- 6:00 PM
- Manoel Island
Irreġistra hawn:
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Organizzat minn PEN Malta mal-kampanja "Manoel Island: Post Għalina".
- 22 ta’ Mejju 2025
- 6:00 PM
- Manoel Island
Irreġistra hawn:
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May 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Ingħaqad magħna għall-Palk Ħieles f'lejla li tiċċelebra l-libertà tal-espressjoni, il-komunità u l-kreattività fl-arja miftuħa.
Organizzat minn PEN Malta mal-kampanja "Manoel Island: Post Għalina".
- 22 ta’ Mejju 2025
- 6:00 PM
- Manoel Island
Irreġistra hawn:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Organizzat minn PEN Malta mal-kampanja "Manoel Island: Post Għalina".
- 22 ta’ Mejju 2025
- 6:00 PM
- Manoel Island
Irreġistra hawn:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
1/ PEN Malta tesprimi solidarjetà mal-poplu ta’ Gaża u tikkundanna r-rifjut tal-gvern Malti li joffri għajnuna lill-vapur umanitarju Conscience, li tħalla bejn sema u ilma wara attakk mill-ajru li hu rrappurtat li twettaq mill-Iżrael.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
Activists urge government to allow Gaza aid ship to dock in Malta after drone attack
Activists are urging the Maltese government to allow the damaged humanitarian vessel Conscience to dock for emergency repairs, following a reported Israeli drone strike near Malta's waters
www.maltatoday.com.mt
May 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
1/ PEN Malta tesprimi solidarjetà mal-poplu ta’ Gaża u tikkundanna r-rifjut tal-gvern Malti li joffri għajnuna lill-vapur umanitarju Conscience, li tħalla bejn sema u ilma wara attakk mill-ajru li hu rrappurtat li twettaq mill-Iżrael.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
1/ PEN Malta stands in solidarity with Gaza and condemns the Maltese government’s refusal to assist the humanitarian vessel Conscience, left stranded following a reported Israeli drone attack.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
Activists urge government to allow Gaza aid ship to dock in Malta after drone attack
Activists are urging the Maltese government to allow the damaged humanitarian vessel Conscience to dock for emergency repairs, following a reported Israeli drone strike near Malta's waters
www.maltatoday.com.mt
May 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
1/ PEN Malta stands in solidarity with Gaza and condemns the Maltese government’s refusal to assist the humanitarian vessel Conscience, left stranded following a reported Israeli drone attack.
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nationa...
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Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we take action for José Gabriel Barrenechea.
Detained in Cuba for participating in peaceful protests. Read his story, take action and demand his release: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
#WPFD25 #WorldPressFreedomDay #JoséGabrielBarrenechea
Detained in Cuba for participating in peaceful protests. Read his story, take action and demand his release: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
#WPFD25 #WorldPressFreedomDay #JoséGabrielBarrenechea
World Press Freedom Day 2025: Take Action for José Gabriel Barrenechea (Cuba) — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“José Gabriel Barrenechea’s unjust detention underscores the risks faced by journalists who challenge authority. While his voice is now silenced, his courage continues to resonate for those who defy r...
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May 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we take action for José Gabriel Barrenechea.
Detained in Cuba for participating in peaceful protests. Read his story, take action and demand his release: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
#WPFD25 #WorldPressFreedomDay #JoséGabrielBarrenechea
Detained in Cuba for participating in peaceful protests. Read his story, take action and demand his release: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
#WPFD25 #WorldPressFreedomDay #JoséGabrielBarrenechea
Fil-jum Dinji għal-Libertà tal-Istampa nitlobu għall-waqfien tal-impunità ta' min iwettaq krimini kontra l-ġurnalisti.
On World Press Freedom Day we call for the end of impunity for crimes against journalists.
On World Press Freedom Day we call for the end of impunity for crimes against journalists.
May 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Fil-jum Dinji għal-Libertà tal-Istampa nitlobu għall-waqfien tal-impunità ta' min iwettaq krimini kontra l-ġurnalisti.
On World Press Freedom Day we call for the end of impunity for crimes against journalists.
On World Press Freedom Day we call for the end of impunity for crimes against journalists.
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#USA: Journalists at Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe, and Voice of America are in danger of deportation and imprisonment as the Trump administration guts the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). With 36 organisations, we urge to ensure journalists’ safety: pen.org/joint-congre...
Joint Congressional Letter on Journalists Endangered by Shutdown of U.S. Agency for Global Media - PEN America
Journalists sent back to their countries of origin are likely to face extreme consequences, including being imprisoned.
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April 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#USA: Journalists at Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe, and Voice of America are in danger of deportation and imprisonment as the Trump administration guts the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). With 36 organisations, we urge to ensure journalists’ safety: pen.org/joint-congre...
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#Nicaragua: PEN International stands with global partners in calling on Nicaragua to urgently reengage with the UN Human Rights Council and protect civic freedoms.
Read more ➡️ www.pen-international.org/news/nicarag...
Read more ➡️ www.pen-international.org/news/nicarag...
Nicaragua: PEN International joins other organisations in urging Nicaragua to reengage with the UN Human Rights Council — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression W...
03 April 2025: PEN International, alongside the undersigned national and international organisations, as well as regional networks, condemn the Nicaraguan State's lack of cooperation in completing the...
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April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#Nicaragua: PEN International stands with global partners in calling on Nicaragua to urgently reengage with the UN Human Rights Council and protect civic freedoms.
Read more ➡️ www.pen-international.org/news/nicarag...
Read more ➡️ www.pen-international.org/news/nicarag...
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For the first time, we are launching a digital catalogue of IDENTITY ON TRIAL: PERSECUTION AND RESISTANCE, our Case List 2025, allowing users to explore individual cases by region and status.
Discover the stories of writers facing persecution worldwide: www.pen-international.org/identity-on-...
Discover the stories of writers facing persecution worldwide: www.pen-international.org/identity-on-...
Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – PEN International Case List 2025 — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – PEN International Case List 2025
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March 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
For the first time, we are launching a digital catalogue of IDENTITY ON TRIAL: PERSECUTION AND RESISTANCE, our Case List 2025, allowing users to explore individual cases by region and status.
Discover the stories of writers facing persecution worldwide: www.pen-international.org/identity-on-...
Discover the stories of writers facing persecution worldwide: www.pen-international.org/identity-on-...
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PEN America: Lawyers and Courts Must Not Back Down as President Trump Issues Executive Order Calling for Sanctions and Investigations of Attorneys and Law Firms
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas...
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas...
Lawyers and Courts Must Not Back Down as President Trump Issues Executive Order Calling for Sanctions and Investigations of Attorneys and Law Firms - PEN America
In one of the most draconian steps to date in his campaign seeking retribution against political foes, insulation from legal accountability, and the chilling of immigrants rights' litigation and other...
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March 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
PEN America: Lawyers and Courts Must Not Back Down as President Trump Issues Executive Order Calling for Sanctions and Investigations of Attorneys and Law Firms
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas...
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas...
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These graffiti were drawn by orphaned siblings I met today who just arrived in Al Geneina, Darfur, from Khartoum. They depict the daily horrors they faced in their neighbourhood: fighters, drones, artillery and deadly battles they fled to survive.
March 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
These graffiti were drawn by orphaned siblings I met today who just arrived in Al Geneina, Darfur, from Khartoum. They depict the daily horrors they faced in their neighbourhood: fighters, drones, artillery and deadly battles they fled to survive.
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Today, on #WorldPoetryDay, we launch IDENTITY ON TRIAL: PERSECUTION AND RESISTANCE—our 2025 Case List exposing growing threats against writers targeted for gender, ethnicity, sexuality & beliefs.
Find out more and protect writers at risk: www.pen-international.org/news/stateme...
Find out more and protect writers at risk: www.pen-international.org/news/stateme...
Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – PEN International Case List 2025 — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“As the very principles of international human rights and humanitarian law are being increasingly questioned by governments worldwide, we must redouble our efforts, defending the values that unite us:...
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March 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Today, on #WorldPoetryDay, we launch IDENTITY ON TRIAL: PERSECUTION AND RESISTANCE—our 2025 Case List exposing growing threats against writers targeted for gender, ethnicity, sexuality & beliefs.
Find out more and protect writers at risk: www.pen-international.org/news/stateme...
Find out more and protect writers at risk: www.pen-international.org/news/stateme...