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 …
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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 …
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 …
Take Action for Soulaiman Raissouni
Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Soulaiman Raissouni Occupation: journalist Situation: imprisoned in Morocco BACKGROUND Soulaiman Raissouni is a prominent Moroccan journalist and the former editor-in-chief of the now-defunct opposition newspaper …
Take Action for Iryna Danylovych
Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Iryna Danylovych Occupation: citizen journalist, human rights defender Situation: imprisoned in the Russian Federation BACKGROUND Born on 6 May 1979, Iryna Danylovych is a human …
Tsering Yangzom Lama writes to Gosher Gyatso
Go Sherab Gyatso is one of four cases PEN International is featuring for this year’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Tashi Delek, Go Sherab Gyatso la, We were born on …
Take Action for Go Sherab Gyatso
Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Go Sherab Gyatso Occupation: writer, educator and public intellectual Situation: imprisoned in China BACKGROUND A prominent Tibetan writer, educator and public intellectual, Go Sherab Gyatso, …