A verdict is expected on 6 October in the preposterous case against Yavuz Ekinci. He faces years in prison on terror propaganda grounds for his book Rüyası Bölünenler (Dream Divided). We urge #Türkiye to drop all charges and to uphold the freedom to create. www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

#Serbia: We join partners in condemning the latest smear campaign against writers Marko Vidojković and Dinko Gruhonjić and journalist Ivan Ivanović. The authorities must urgently ensure their safety and hold those responsible to account. www.bezbedninovinari.rs/article/1251...

#Türkiye: Honorary PEN member and publisher #OsmanKavala should be celebrating his birthday with his family, not behind bars. The global PEN community continues to stand with Kavala and to urge his immediate release. Read more about his case ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

#Belarus: Nobel Peace Prize winner and penbelarus.bsky.social member Ales Bialiatski turns 63 today – the 5th birthday he spends behind bars. The PEN International community continues to stand with Ales and to urge his immediate release. #FreeViasna www.pen-international.org/news/nobel-l...

#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-...

#Türkiye: @pensweden.bsky.social member Joakim Medin faces years in prison on spurious terrorism grounds in #Türkiye. His trial in absentia will open in Istanbul on 25 September. All charges against him must be dropped. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

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! [email protected] @burhansonmez.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social @amdondo.bsky.social @tanjatuma.bsky.social

I PEN/Opp berättar Joakim Medin om tiden i Marmarafängelset och hur han genom rutiner och små motståndshandlingar hanterar vardagen som frihetsberövad. Han slutar aldrig att vara journalist, även när regimen kallar honom terrorist. Läs här: penopp.org/.../sju-veck...

We join PEN centers in welcoming the release of writers jailed in Belarus. At the same time, we condemn their forced exile and call for their rights to be upheld. Writers still in prison—including Ales Bialiatski, Maksim Znak, and Kaciaryna Andrejeva—must be released. bsky.app/profile/peni...

While we welcome the release of writers after immense suffering, we utterly condemn their forced exile and call for their rights to be upheld. Read our joint statement with @peninternational.bsky.social

#FreeMaksimZnak Free them all.

#Belarus: While we welcome the release of writers after immense suffering, we utterly condemn their forced exile and call for their rights to be upheld. Read our joint statement with penbelarus.bsky.social ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...

During our 91st Congress Opening Ceremony in Kraków we brought together Burhan Sönmez, Olga Tokarczuk & Margaret Atwood. They each spoke out against repression in literature & the growing tide of censorship. @penbelarus.bsky.social honoured Andrzej Poczobut as the Empty Chair.

#Türkiye: We’ve joined 14 organisations in condemning the 21-hour social media blackout in Istanbul during protests at CHP HQ, cutting people off from vital info and undermining democracy. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

#Belarus: We welcome the long-awaited release of several cultural figures, including @penbelarus.bsky.social member Uladzimir Mackievič. All those still imprisoned on politically motivated grounds must be freed immediately. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Writer/Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, poet Maksim Znak & journalist Kaciaryna Andrejeva are still imprisoned in Belarus for their independent and critical voices. Read more in our joint submission with @penbelarus.bsky.social & @peninternational.bsky.social www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...

We welcome the release of politically-imprisoned writers in Belarus, including philosopher Uladzimir Matskevich. Their freedom is long overdue, and many are still in jail. We call for all jailed writers, cultural figures, and journalists to be released. en.belsat.eu/88871429/bel...

#Serbia: PEN International & PEN Centres from the former Yugoslav region urge EU leaders to address alarming rights crisis. Read our open letter ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/serbia-... @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @martakos.ec.europa.eu @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu

#Türkiye: PEN International joins @globalfreemedia.bsky.social and 16 partner organisations in condemning the pretrial detention of journalist @furkankarabay.bsky.social. We call for his immediate release and his freedom. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

#Turkey: IPI and 16 partner organizations call for the immediate release of journalist @furkankarabay.bsky.social, who has now been behind bars for 117 days. The indictment was prepared on the 114th day of his detention. Read our joint statement: buff.ly/G9F4Cuj

PEN International is delighted to announce the appointment of literary giant and Nobel Prize-winning Polish writer and activist Olga Tokarczuk as Vice President of PEN International. Read more ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/nobel-l...

#Belarus: Lawyer, writer & political prisoner Maksim Znak was sentenced to 10 years after defending opposition candidates. From prison, he wrote The Zekameron, a powerful story collection. PEN International calls for his immediate release. #EmptyChair #Congress25

Belarusian lawyer & writer Maksim Znak, jailed since 2020 on spurious charges, has been awarded the 2025 Disturbing the Peace Award. We call for his immediate release & stand with all writers risking their freedom for truth. havelcenter.org/2025/08/08/v...

#Georgia: We condemn the sentencing of prominent journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on politically motivated grounds. We urge her immediate release and full accountability for police abuse. www.pen-international.org/news/georgia...

PEN Belarus, PEN International and PEN America welcome the opportunity to contribute to the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Belarus. Read our joint UPR:

#Belarus: @peninternational.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social & @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social call for accountability and unwavering support for Belarusian culture! @amdondo.bsky.social @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social

#Belarus: Five years after the fraudulent 2020 elections, the crackdown on writers and cultural figures continues with impunity. PEN Belarus, PEN International & PEN America call for accountability and unwavering support for Belarusian culture.

#Georgia: Yesterday journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli delivered her final statement in court. The verdict is now expected tomorrow. We renew calls for her immediate release and for the disproportionate criminal charge against her to be dropped. www.pen-international.org/news/georgia...

#Georgia: PEN Georgia, PEN International & PEN America contribute to Georgia’s 4th UPR, assessing progress since 2021 on free expression, cultural worker safety & political control of culture. Download the full UPR ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/research/joi...

As President of @pencatala.bsky.social I thank @peninternational.bsky.social for their support By naming Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Bachvałava) an Honorary PEN Member, we reaffirm our commitment to writers imprisoned for their right to free speech. Please join the call: immediate & unconditional release

#Belarus: We warmly welcome PEN Català’s decision to elect Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Bachvałava) as an Honorary PEN member, and we reiterate our call for her immediate and unconditional release.

Demà a les 18 h a Sant Lluc, tindrà lloc 'Un cafè amb Olga Búbitx i Mehdi Mousavi', una conversa sobre literatura, memòria, censura i dignitat amb Marta Nin i @danivilaro.bsky.social. 💌 Iniciarem la campanya de postals de suport a Katsiarina Andréieva, que traduirem i farem arribar a la presó.

📢 Nomenem Katsiarina Andréieva, periodista, escriptora i poeta bielorussa, membre d'honor de l'entitat. Condemnada a 8 anys de presó per “traïció a l’Estat”, Andréieva és un símbol de la repressió contra la llibertat d’expressió a Bielorússia. www.pencatala.cat/noticia/el-p...

#Italy: Full solidarity with #RobertoSaviano after a court upheld the conviction of a mafia boss and his lawyer who threatened him — forcing him to live under police protection for years. www.reuters.com/business/med... @robertosaviano.bsky.social

#Belarus: Today marks four years since PEN member and Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski was arrested on spurious grounds. We reiterate calls for his immediate release and share his powerful message. @penbelarus.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social pentransmissions.com/2025/05/21/p...

#Serbia: The media freedom crisis, flagged during the April MFRR mission, has not only persisted but worsened at an alarming pace. We stand in urgent and united solidarity with all journalists under threat. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/serbia-...

#Türkiye: We welcome the release of journalist Mehmet Üçar from pre-trial detention after spending 225 days behind bars on bogus grounds. His next hearing has been set for 7 November. All charges against him must be dropped. bianet.org/haber/yeni-o...

We are disappointed that #Ireland's Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech. As the Bill goes to the Seanad today, Index and others call on senators to make the necessary amendments to ensure the protection of free expression: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/irel...

#Ireland: As the Defamation (Amendment) Bill goes to the Seanad today, we join @indexoncensorship.org and partners in calling on senators to make the necessary amendments to protect freedom of expression. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/ireland...

#Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci stands trial in Istanbul tomorrow for his writings. We will closely monitor proceedings and call once again for the bogus case against him to be dropped. www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

We join PEN #Ukraine in utterly condemning #Russia’s missile strike on their warehouse in Kyiv, which stores books for their Unbreakable Libraries project. Continuing harm to Ukraine’s invaluable culture and literature must be addressed. pen.org.ua/en/unaslidok...

#Türkiye: journalist Mehmet Üçar stands trial tomorrow in Batman on trumped-up terror-related grounds. We urge his immediate and unconditional release. The case against him must be dropped. www.pen-international.org/news/turkiye...

#Türkiye: #Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci is back on trial on 9 July, despite the case being previously dismissed. He faces up to 7.5 years for his writing. We call on the authorities to drop the charges and end the judicial harassment Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

#Türkiye: We join partners in expressing deep concern over the arrest warrant issued against journalist, poet, and Honorary PEN member Nedim Türfent. We call for the warrant to be retracted without delay. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

#Türkiye: We welcome the release from pre-trial detention of journalist Hamza Kaan. His next hearing has been scheduled for 7 October. We continue to stand with Kaan and call for all charges against him to be dropped bianet.org/haber/contri...

#Türkiye: journalist Hamza Kaan stands trial tomorrow at the 14th High Criminal Court of Istanbul. We urge his immediate and unconditional release. All charges against him must be dropped. www.pen-international.org/news/turkiye...

#Georgia: Acclaimed poet Zviad Ratiani must be released from pre-trial detention. PEN International and PEN Georgia call for an end to the disproportionate charges and demand a fair trial. Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/georgia...

Today marks two years since PEN #Ukraine member Victoria Amelina died from injuries sustained in a Russian missile strike. We continue to pay homage to her fearlessness and rich literary legacy, and to urge justice and accountability for her killing. www.pen-international.org/news/ukraine...

#Türkiye: PEN International is deeply concerned by reports that an arrest warrant has been issued against journalist, poet, and Honorary PEN member Nedim Türfent on terror-propaganda grounds. Read more ⬇️ www.diken.com.tr/gazeteci-ned...