Madeleine Thien writes to Jimmy Lai | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
This year for Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN is calling for urgent international action from November 15 – 29 to protect four writers targeted for their peaceful free expression …
Author: PEN-Canada
PEN Canada signs join letter by Free Narges Coalition and partners
Free Narges Coalition and partners urge UN Human Rights Council to intervene for Narges Mohammadi’s urgent medical release November 18, 2024 To the United Nations Human Rights Council, We, the …
Free Them All: Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2024
As every year, on November 15, the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN calls for urgent international action to protect writers and journalists across the globe, who increasingly find themselves targeted for …
Alaa Abd El-Fattah: 27 NGOs send letter to United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
November 12, 2024: Dear Dr. Gillett, Dr. Yudkivska, Ms. Gopalan, Dr. Estrada-Castillo, and Dr. Malila, We are writing, as a coalition of human rights organisations, regarding the urgent submission made …
PEN Canada against the targeting and killing of journalists in Gaza and Lebanon
It is over a year since Israel began its lethal bombing campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. As of November 8, the Committee …
Global Surge in Attacks on University Faculty & Students: What is to be Done?
Tuesday, November 26 at 3 p.m. EST Free | Zoom link to event torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 A new report finds scholars and university students face frequent and pervasive attacks on their academic …
Take action for Kaciaryna Andrejeva | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Kaciaryna Andrejeva | Belarus | Occupation: Journalist, writer, poet | Situation: Imprisoned Journalist, writer and poet, Kaciaryna Andrejeva (real name Bachvałava) is serving an eight-year prison sentence in Belarus on …
Take action for José Rubén Zamora Marroquín | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
José Rubén Zamora Marroquín | Guatemala | Occupation: Journalist | Situation: House Arrest Jose Rubén Zamora Marroquín, a leading Guatemalan journalist and founder of elPeriódico, has faced threats, criminalization and …
Take action for Jimmy Lai | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Jimmy Lai | Hong Kong | Occupation: Journalist, publisher, activist | Situation: Imprisoned Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy campaigner, writer, and founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, has been imprisoned …
Take action for Alaa Abd El-Fattah | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Alaa Abd El-Fattah | Egypt | Occupation: Writer, blogger, software developer | Situation: Imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains arbitrarily imprisoned after serving an unjust five-year prison …