We join @globalfreemedia.bsky.social and partners in urging EU leaders to facilitate the professional mobility of journalists from #Türkiye. Read our open letter: www.pen-international.org/news/eu-visa...

#Belarus: PEN members have actively campaigned for the release of Kaciaryna Andrejeva and Valeryja Kaściuhova. While we rejoice at their freedom, we condemn the authorities’ relentless campaign of repression. #FreeThemAll Read the full statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...

#Türkiye: BirGün reporter İsmail Arı was arrested for allegedly 'publicly disseminating misleading information' on account of his journalistic work. We urge the authorities to release him and repeal the disinformation law #JournalismIsNotACrime www.dw.com/tr/bayramda-...

📣 We welcome reports that #ValeryjaKaściuhova is among those released from prison in #Belarus. Thank you to everyone who stood with her on #InternationalWomensDay, collective action makes a difference! www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

📣 We welcome the release of journalist, writer, and poet Kaciaryna Andrejeva and many others after years behind bars in #Belarus. There must be full accountability for the violations they suffered. #FreeThemAll www.rferl.org/a/washington...

#Türkiye: The targeting of Alican Uludağ is yet another attempt to muzzle independent reporting and instil fear. We call for his release and urge the authorities to end their campaign of repression against dissent. Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

From #InternationalWomensDay until 20 March, we are raising our voices for #ValeryjaKaściuhova. Three actions you can take: ✍️ Send solidarity 📣 Ask your government to raise her case 🔁 Share her story www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

#Belarus: We vehemently condemn the authorities’ decision to criminalise the activities of @penbelarus.bsky.social and scores of publishers amid an ever-growing crackdown on the cultural sector. #StandWithBelarus Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...

We join @penamerica.bsky.social in strongly condemning the labelling of PEN Belarus as ‘extremist formation’, yet another brazen attack on the country’s cultural sector. #StandWithBelarus

A letter can remind someone in prison that they are not forgotten. 💌 Belarusian writer, editor and political scientist Valeryja Kaściuhova is imprisoned for speaking truth to power. Send her a message of solidarity today: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

PEN America strongly condemns the Belarusian authorities’ designation of @penbelarus.bsky.social as an “extremist organization.” The move is a dangerous escalation in the government’s ongoing assault on free expression and Belarusian culture independent of state control. pen.org/press-releas...

From 8 - 20 March, join us as we stand with imprisoned Belarusian writer #ValeryjaKaściuhova, serving a 10-year sentence on politically motivated charges. She must be released immediately and unconditionally. www.pen-international.org/our-campaign... #IWD26

#InternationalWomensDay: Imagine being behind bars just for being a woman who writes and speaks out. The Belarusian authorities must release #ValeryjaKaściuhova immediately and unconditionally and ensure she has access to medical care while detained. #IWD26 www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

Today marks the UK launch of the Safety of Journalists 2026 report, bringing together key organisations to discuss issues including media capture, transnational repression, and the political dimensions of the findings. Read the full report ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/press-f... #UKMFF2026.

#Belarus: PEN International condemns the authorities’ decision to declare PEN Belarus an ‘extremist formation’, which carries the risk of criminal prosecution. We stand in full solidarity with colleagues in their mission to uphold free expression and cultural rights. penbelarus.org/en/2026/03/0...

Türkiye: Deutsche Welle Reporter @alicanuludag.bsky.social Arrested Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/FYhIi Alert submitted by @pressfreedom.bsky.social @globalfreemedia.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social & @peninternational.bsky.social Photo: social media @turkce.dw.com

The Europe Press Freedom Report is out! 📑Available in English and French 👉 go.coe.int/LjTes #EuropeForFreeMedia

#Belarus: We join @penbelarus.bsky.social and partners in urging the authorities to stop confiscating and destroying the manuscripts and letters of those imprisoned on politically-motivated grounds, and to fully uphold cultural rights. Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...

📑 We’re in Brussels for the launch of the 2026 report of @coemediafreedom.bsky.social. Press freedom in Europe remains under sustained pressure, driven by legal threats, attempts at media capture and transnational repression. Read the full report ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/press-f...

📢Save the date ! 🗓️ The 2026 Europe Press Freedom Report will be released on 3 March. Join the press conference 🔸online or 🔸in presence in Brussels For more information and updates ➡️ go.coe.int/LjTes #EuropeForMediaFreedom

#Belarus: We condemn the labelling of @penbelarus.bsky.social digital platform as ‘extremist materials’ and reiterate our full solidarity with colleagues in their quest to promote and protect Belarusian culture, language, and identity. penbelarus.org/en/

On the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we honour voices that bear witness. At the PEN Congress in Kraków, Volodymyr Yermolenko, President of PEN Ukraine, spoke with @smohyeddin.bsky.social on literature’s role in documenting loss. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDL5...

#Ukraine: Four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, families continue to protect their children under constant threat. Read Walls of Life, by PEN Ukraine President Volodymyr Yermolenko ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/volodym...

Four years on, Ukraine resists and journalists risk everything to bring us the truth. We owe them our solidarity and our full attention. #standwithUkraine #UkraineUnderAttack #TruthMatters

📣 Stay tuned!

#Türkiye: PEN International Board Member Ege Dündar speaks with Die Zeit on the arrest of DW correspondent Alican Uludağ and the authorities’ weaponization of the justice system to silence independent views. Interview conducted in German language. @ege-dundar.bsky.social www.zeit.de/politik/2026...

#UK: We join @indexoncensorship.org and others in urging the UK government to ensure the BBC World Service has the funding it needs to continue its vital work across the globe. Read our joint letter 🔽 www.pen-international.org/news/open-le...

#Belarus: 1435 instances of human rights violations against cultural figures documented by @penbelarus.bsky.social in 2025. We continue to urge accountability and unfettered support for Belarusian culture. Read and share widely: penbelarus.org/en/2026/02/1...

Türkiye: @furkankarabay.bsky.social Detained on Charges of Disseminating Misleading Information Find out more👉 go.coe.int/ypXH0 Alert submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @pressfreedom.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social Photo: social media

#Türkiye: We urge the authorities to immediately release journalist and author Furkan Karabay from house arrest and to end their relentless judicial harassment. #JournalismIsNotACrime Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/turkiye...

#Italy: Tomorrow, @robertosaviano.bsky.social faces trial on spurious criminal defamation charges. A previous hearing in December was postponed. We reiterate our solidarity and urge the authorities to drop all charges immediately. Read more on the case ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/italy-c...

#Georgia: Tomorrow, Monday 26 January, Georgia’s human rights record is reviewed at the United Nations. Read our joint submission with PEN Georgia and PEN America (@penamerica.bsky.social) on repressive laws and attacks on journalists, writers and artists. www.pen-international.org/news/georgia...

In the country of Georgia, the government is escalating its attacks on independent culture, press, and freedom of expression with impunity. Read our joint statement with PEN Georgia and @peninternational.bsky.social ahead of the country’s human rights review at the UN: pen.org/press-releas...

#Türkiye: The hearing of @pensweden.bsky.social member Joakim Medin has been postponed to 7 May 2026. We reiterate calls for an end to his judicial harassment and for bogus terror-related charges to be dropped at once. Read more on the case ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

#Türkiye: We condemn the sentencing of writer and honorary PEN member Selahattin Demirtaş to yet another unjust prison term on ‘insult’ grounds and renew calls for his immediate release. Read more from Middle East Online ⬇️ www.middle-east-online.com/en/turkish-c...

Aljaž Koprivnikar, speaking for @pen-tlrc.bsky.social highlights the importance of respecting diverse languages and how translation can be used as a tool to build bridges between cultures. Join our Indigenous and Minoritised languages Videopoems Marathon: www.pen-international.org/committee-ne...

In this recent interview with Global Voices (@globalvoices.org), Ege Dündar (@ege-dundar.bsky.social) reflects on the work of the Young Writers Committee (@youngwriterspen.bsky.social) and the increasing importance of supporting emerging voices. Read more ⬇️ globalvoices.org/2025/12/26/t...

#Georgia: We welcome @echr.coe.int's landmark judgment in the case of Tsaava and Others v. #Georgia on the policing of protests and the protection of journalists, citing our joint intervention with PEN Georgia & English PEN. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/georgia...

#Italy: As @robertosaviano.bsky.social stands trial again on spurious criminal defamation grounds, we reiterate our full solidarity and call for all charges to be dropped. Read more ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/italy-c...

#Belarus: As we welcome the release of PEN members Ales Bialiatski, Maksim Znak and Aliaksandr Fiaduta with immense relief, we urge justice for the violations they suffered, including their forced exile. Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...

#Georgia #Belarus: PEN cases Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli are being awarded the prestigious 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought today. We reiterate calls for their immediate release. www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/ar...

A new analytical report dedicated to artistic freedom and the protection of cultural diversity has been published on the PEN Belarus website. We have gathered several examples of how artistic and cultural activities can become central elements in criminal charges.

We welcome the long-awaited release of PEN members Ales Bialiatski and Maksim Znak and fellow writers after years behind bars! We continue urging #Belarus to free all those still held on trumped up grounds. #FreeThemAll www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Poland is at a defining moment for cultural freedom. Critical Junctures uncovers the challenges faced by writers, journalists, and artists over the past decade, from censorship and SLAPPs to politicised media and shrinking space for dissent. Read the full report, available in English and Polish.

Now available in Polish and English: Critical Junctures. PEN International’s report examines the state of freedom to create in Poland from 2015–2025, documenting pressures on writers and journalists and outlining recommendations for reform. Read the report:

#RussianFederation: Writer Larisa Tuptsokova faces years in prison in absentia for her work promoting Circassian language and culture. We urge the authorities to drop all charges and to end mounting acts of transnational repression. www.pen-international.org/news/russian...

As #DayoftheImprisonedWriter comes to a close, thank you to all who stood in solidarity with imprisoned writers worldwide. Our collective voices challenge censorship and repression, today on #HumanRightsDay, and every day. #MohamedTadjadit #YalqunRozi #RoryBranker #MziaAmaglobeli

This Human Rights Day, we share a new statement from the Writers for Peace Committee. Together, they reaffirm that words still matter and that peace depends on how we speak and listen. Read the full statement: www.pen-international.org/news/human-r...

On #HumanRightsDay, PEN International launches its first global #LiteraryAuction — featuring rare contributions from leading writers, with all proceeds supporting freedom of expression worldwide. Explore the auction: www.pen-international.org/news/literar...

Huge congratulations to Elif Shafak, newly elected President of the Royal Society of Literature. A powerful advocate for free expression and the unifying force of storytelling. We celebrate this well-deserved recognition!. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...