Let's show SOLIDARITY & FULL support for #Kurdish author #YavuzEkinci on trial in #Tűrkiye -facing years of prison for his book Dream Divided: Charges MUST be dropped! Like & Share! @yavuzekinci.bsky.social @amdondo.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social @burhansonmez.bsky.social @judythhill.bsky.social

Afghanistan: Taliban imposes nationwide communications blackout, cutting off millions from the outside world — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide ‘ The ongoing internet shutdown is a grave escalation of the Taliban’s longstanding efforts to silence any form of expression it disagrees with. By isolating Afghanistan from the outside world and den...

The Taliban’s internet blackout is a direct attack on Afghan women’s education, work, and voices: @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social stands with our Afghan sisters and champion their right to connection and freedom! bit.ly/41Y @mahiramakrishna.bsky.social @sotiria-georganti.bsky.social

It destroys part of Belarusian culture. We are losing books, ideas, words that remain in prisons and may never make it out to their readers. It violates the right to freedom of speech and expression for those behind bars. Both people and books must be freed.

Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – June 2025 – PEN Belarus [БЕЛ: Чытаць маніторынг па-беларуску] [РУС: Читать мониторинг по-русски] This report is based on aggregated information collected by the PEN Belarus monitoring group during the first half of 2025 from...

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Read our latest monitoring report to see the full picture. Help us spread the word! Share this report to keep the voices of Belarusian culture alive.

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Türkiye: PEN member Joakim Medin to be tried in absentia  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide Update 25 September 2025: Joakim Medin’s hearing has been postponed to 8 January 2026. He continues to face years in prison on preposterous terrorism grounds. PEN International, PEN Sweden and PEN N...

#Türkiye: The hearing of @pensweden.bsky.social member Joakim Medin has been postponed to 8 January 2026. He continues to face years in prison on preposterous terrorism grounds.

All charges against him must be dropped.

Read our latest statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

Afghanistan: Taliban imposes nationwide communications blackout, cutting off millions from the outside world — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide ‘ The ongoing internet shutdown is a grave escalation of the Taliban’s longstanding efforts to silence any form of expression it disagrees with. By isolating Afghanistan from the outside world and den...

Afghanistan: Taliban imposes nationwide communications blackout, millions now cut off from outside world — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide bit.ly/4pGBJ1Y @h0ro.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social

Hey, Europe, you were dragging feet in sanctioning and stopping the russian shadow fleet? Guess what you'll have now.

#UkrainianView
#UAView

Thanks to #NAFO support, we were able to pay for 1800 sq m of anti-drone nets with a small mesh size.
#StrongerTogether with @tootswoot.bsky.social, @coloradowolf23.bsky.social @krychevska.bsky.social ‪‪@bettybouge.bsky.social @toonietuesday.bsky.social ‪
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Writers approve gender diversity justice resolution - Windy City Times PEN International, the largest worldwide organization of writers, endorsed a resolution “Gender Diversity Justice” at the 91st World Congress in September, Kraków, Poland. The resolution was ratified ...

PEN Writers approve Gender Diversity Justice resolution! @judythhill.bsky.social @burhansonmez.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social @tanjatuma.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @penamericas.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social windycitytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...

PEN International Women Writers The PEN International Women Writers Committee (PIWWC) exists to ensure that women’s voices are heard, preserved, and celebrated worldwide. Women writers continue to face barriers to freedom of express...

PEN's WWC YouTube channel is UP! Have a look! Join us to defend Freedom of Expression & promote the work & status of women writers around the world: piwwc.org
Write us! peninternationalwwc@gmail.com
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YouTube video by PEN International Women Writers Under-Representation of Prestigious Literary Prizes Won by Women, WWC Meeting, PEN Congress, 2025

Women's Ongoing: Liiterary Prize Under-Representation, presented by @sotiria-georganti.bsky.social Gen Sec of PEN Greece, @peninternational.bsky.social Women Writers Committee Advisory Board Meeting, PEN Int Congress, 2025, Kraków, Poland.
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BRAVA!!!!! @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social JOYOUSLY welcomes & celebrates @youngwriterspen.bsky.social! It's YOUR TIME! We are here for YOU! @tanjatuma.bsky.social @ege-dundar.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social @judythhill.bsky.social @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social @germanrojas.bsky.social

What’s Happening to Young Dissidents in Türkiye Echoes Everywhere  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide

In his first piece for our Young Writers Committee, writer, activist, and PEN International Board Member Ege Dündar reflects on youth-led protests in Türkiye, the global assault on free expression, and the urgency of cross-border solidarity.

Read it here: www.pen-international.org/committee-ne...

Freedom to Write Index 2024 - PEN America The number of writers jailed reached a new high, with at least 375 behind bars in 40 countries during 2024, compared to 339 in 2023.

PEN America's (@penamerica.bsky.social) latest #FreedomToWrite Index recorded at least 375 writers jailed for their work in 40 countries during 2024, a stark reminder of global repression.

Read more and take action: pen.org/report/freed...

US writers at growing risk of crackdown on free speech, says PEN America China again biggest jailer of writers in 2024, followed by Iran – with Israel in fifth place, says organisation’s annual report

@penamerica.bsky.social ’s latest report highlights rising threats to writers, not just in authoritarian states, but in democracies too.

PEN International echoes the call to protect writers everywhere.

Read via The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Gaza on brink of catastrophe as aid runs out and prices soar, groups warn Palestinians face starvation and severe malnutrition as Israel’s blockade continues, say aid agencies

#Gaza is on the brink of catastrophe. PEN International condemns the ongoing blockade of aid and calls for an immediate, permanent ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access. The world must act. #CeasefireNow www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... @penmena.bsky.social

#Ukrainian journalist #ViktoriiaRoshchyna, 27, died in Russian prison, held for a year w/o lawyer or contact; her body found with returned bones of 775 Ukrainians #StandwithUkraine #CedeRussiaNOTHING
bit.ly/ViktoriiaRos... @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social @scottishpen.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months

#Ukrainian journalist #ViktoriiaRoshchyna, 27, died in Russian prison, held for a year w/o lawyer or contact; her body found with returned bones of 775 Ukrainians. #WarCrimes #StandwithUkraine #CedeRussiaNOTHING
bit.ly/ViktoriiaRos... @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social @ukraineworld.bsky.social

Türkiye: Free PEN member Joakim Medin  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide ‘By prosecuting Joakim Medin, a Swedish national, the authorities of Türkiye are clearly seeking to muzzle the foreign press and intimidate all journalists into silence. We urge the authorities to end...

PEN Sweden (@pensweden.bsky.social) member Joakim Medin stands trial in Ankara tomorrow on spurious ‘insult to the president’ grounds.

We urge #Türkiye to drop all charges and to release him immediately.

Read more ➡️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

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@penintwomenwriters.bsky.social joins
@pensweden.bsky.social standing with Joakim Medin on trial in Ankara tomorrow for spurious ‘insult to the president’
We urge #Türkiye to drop all charges & release him immediately! @ege-dundar.bsky.social @burhansonmez.bsky.social @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social

A trans girl was banned from her track team. Now she’s competing with the boys. After President Donald Trump banned transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports, a Virginia high-schooler joined the boys’ team.

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Watch what the US is doing-- We MUST stand for #TransRights and decry the current policies of the US! @penamerica.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social @amdondo.bsky.social @aliciaqui.bsky.social @tanjatuma.bsky.social @selopez.bsky.social @mahiramakrishna.bsky.social

Journalists are particularly at risk in Belarus, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Vietnam. Congress must act to ensure journalists’ safety. Read the joint letter with @rsf.org @pressfreedom.bsky.social , and dozens more organizations: pen.org/joint-congre...

Thank you @penamerica.bsky.social for this campaign to protect journalists worldround! @radiofreeasiapr.bsky.social @rferl.org.web.brid.gy @voanews.com.web.brid.gy endangered by Trump admin gutting U.S. Agency for Global Media. US Congress: Ensure journalists’ safety NOW! bit.ly/JournalistsE...

We stand with @salmaniazi.bsky.social! @jleedomackerman.bsky.social @mahiramakrishna.bsky.social @sotiria-georganti.bsky.social @amdondo.bsky.social @tanjatuma.bsky.social @judythhill.bsky.social

We remember #LyraMcKee - we do not forget her. @mahiramakrishna.bsky.social @sotiria-georganti.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social

We are disappointed that none of the 630 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Fitr in #Bahrain were political prisoners. Bird Bahrain estimates that 322 political prisoners remain in Jau Prison. We call for their immediate release:
birdbh.org/2025/03/bahr... #FreeThemAll