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On Human Rights Day, we invite you to explore PEN International’s Campaigning Handbook and join us in creating a world where every writer can speak freely, without fear of censorship, persecution, or violence. Click here to download: pen-international.org/news/a-guide-t…

Two months have passed since Alaa Abd el-Fattah completed his five-year sentence in Egypt. His mother Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike ever since to protest his ongoing and arbitrary detention. The need to #FreeAlaa has never been more urgent. @freedomforalaa

Read @MargaretAtwood 's powerful letter to #ImprisonedWriter Jimmy Lai, who is set to take the stand on Wednesday in his trial on national security charges. Read the full letter here: pen-international.org/our-campaigns/… #FreeJimmyLai

Jimmy Lai’s prosecution is a blatant attempt to silence his voice and dismantle Hong Kong’s independent press. As we mark the Day of the #ImprisonedWriter, we stand in solidarity with Jimmy Lai and call on the Hong Kong authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally. Will you join us? pen-international.org/doiw-2024-jimm… #FreeJimmyLai

During Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping's first meeting at the G20, Chinese officials removed journalists when the UK prime minister raised human rights issues and the case of Jimmy Lai.

#China: New campaign to censor creative use of language and wordplay signals further restrictions on online expression. We call on the Chinese authorities to end the practice of censorship as a means to silence dissent. Our statement ⬇️ pen-international.org/news/china-new…

British citizen, journalist, and prisoner of conscience #JimmyLai has been unjustly detained in Hong Kong for almost four years. The Foreign Secretary must call for his immediate release when visiting China. #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome @SupportJimmyLai @DavidLammy

Jimmy Lai has spent nearly four years in solitary confinement, targeted for his journalism and pro-democracy activism in #HongKong. Tonight, PEN Canada is honoured to present him, in absentia, with the One Humanity Award.

Seventeen years after I left my post as the U.N.’s representative in Myanmar, I crossed into the rebel-held part of the country to witness new forms of local governance emerge amid a dramatic revolution | @charlesjpetrie in @NoemaMag noemamag.com/a-journey-into…

AA လက်ထဲရောက်သွားသည့် ငပလီကမ်းခြေမှ စစ်ဗိုလ်ချုပ်များနှင့်ခရိုနီတို့၏ ဇိမ်ခံဟိုတယ်များ myanmar-now.org/mm/news/54638/

An extract of "The day Khet Thi was tortured to death" by Burmese poet Ko Ko Thett. The poem was written following the killing of poet #KhetThi who was kidnapped and tortured to death by #Myanmar Junta forces in May 2021. Read the poem: artsfuse.org/286505/weekly-… @ThettSuSan

Ahead of her birthday on 20 May, show your support for imprisoned Uyghur academic Professor Rahile Dawut by sending a message of solidarity to her family through our letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites. ✉️ englishpen.org/pen-writes/pen… #FreeRahile

General Min Aung Hlaing and his illegal and illegitimate military junta are waging war against the people of #Myanmar. They belong in handcuffs at the International Criminal Court. 🇲🇲

"Ma Thida has a unique eye, insight, and lyrical voice. Read this for a deep, pleasurable understanding of the amazing democratic revolution in Burma and the vicious repressive Junta trying to destroy it.." (James C. Scott, Yale University) @ThidaWriter balestier.com/books/literatu…

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The weapons that #Myanmar’s military junta uses against civilians and resistance groups are not manufactured inside the country. They are imported from abroad. A global embargo on arms and aviation fuel would save lives. Who is upholding their responsibilities? 🇲🇲⬇️ #R2P