#India: We welcome the imminent release of academic Hany Babu following the approval of his bail application. Detained without trial for over 5 years, this ruling recognises the grave injustice he has faced. Learn more ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/india-a...

Aslı Tohumcu, yol üstündeki erkek sürülerini, ahlâkın hımhımlarını tuhaf bir rüyayı anlatır gibi anlatıyor. bit.ly/4iqK5aK

Ata Nahai’s novel Birds in a Gale has been translated from the Kurdish and published by the U.S. press Common Notions. This layered, metatextual novel reflects the political and cultural atmosphere of Kurdistan (Rojhilat). www.commonnotions.org/birds-in-a-g...

PEN International President Burhan Sonmez speaks with Corriere della Sera about publishing his first Kurdish novel and its meaning for identity, memory, and literary freedom — also featured on Rai Radio 3’s Pagina 3 (in Italian).

Burhan Sonmez will be in Rome with acclaimed writers and members of the aspiring PEN Rome Centre to discuss freedom of speech and press. Joining Janeczek, Lipperini, @robertosaviano.bsky.social and Veronesi at an event by Più libri più liberi. Find out more (IT): plpl.it/news/event/l...

#Türkiye: We welcome the release of journalist and author Furkan Karabay after 201 behind bars on spurious grounds. We call for his conviction to be overturned and for his judicial harassment to end once and for all. bianet.org/haber/gazete...

Su La Lettura - Corriere della Sera di oggi ho intervistato Burhan Sönmez sul suo nuovo romanzo "Gli amanti di Franz K."; sulla Letturina, in edicola solo oggi col Corriere e/o con la Lettura, ho scritto di librigame.

With just 8 days left of our Day of the Imprisoned Writer campaign, we call on our community to stand with #MohamedTadjadit #YalqunRozi #MziaAmaglobeli #RoryBranker. This campaign reminds us that freedom of expression survives through solidarity and collective action.

We mourn the passing of Hege Newth (1966–2025), a tireless champion for persecuted writers and former Secretary General of Norsk PEN. Her dedication, wisdom, and courage leave a lasting legacy. Our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues. norskpen.no/nyheter/hege...

@maazamengiste.bsky.social writes to imprisoned writer #RoryBranker: “There are more people than you realise who stand with you in your fight for freedom.” For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, add your voice. 💌 Write your own message: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

K24'teki yeni yazım Burcu Karakaş'ın, on yıl önce 28 Kasım 2015'te katledilen Diyarbakır Barosu başkanı Tahir Elçi'nin hayatını ve mücadelesini ele aldığı kapsamlı araştırması Hakikatin Peşinde Tahir Elçi üzerine. Adalete ve barışa adanmış bir hayat:Tahir Elçi – K24 www.k24kitap.org/adalete-ve-b...

PEN International celebrates @smohyeddin.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Ken Filkow Prize from @pencanada.bsky.social for her courageous journalism and defence of free expression. Learn more about the prize and its past recipients: pencanada.ca/defend-expre...

For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, Lauren Groff has written a letter of hope to imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. Join us in sending Mohamed your own message of solidarity. 💌 Read Lauren’s letter and take action here: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

This is journalist, Furkan Karabay, 29 yrs old who has been held in pre-trial detention in Turkey since May 2025, charged with insulting his president in his news reports. His next trial is 2nd December & he faces 6-15 years in prison if sentenced. We call for his release. Please repost for Furkan.

#India: We join partner PEN Centres and free-press groups urging the Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner to urgently probe death threats against journalist Rana Ayyub and her father. Read our joint letter ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/pen-int...

This made me cry at my desk

The Saturday Mothers have won the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award in the Campaigning category! The group were awarded for their dedicated peaceful human rights movement which has run for the last 30 years in #Turkey: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...

Together with @irishpen.bsky.social & the Estate of Seamus Heaney, we’re delighted to announce the PEN Heaney Prize 2025 shortlist. The winner will be announced on 1 December at a ceremony held at @nlireland.bsky.social. Find out more & book now ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...

Bingeha veguherînê, têgihiştin e. Jiyan, ji me napirse, em ji jiyanê dipirsin. Xwendin, rêya têgihiştina hişmendiyê ye. Tişt û heyberan weke ku hene qebûl bike, ne weke ku tu dixwazî. Em mirovên din weke heyberan (objects) dibînin, ne weke mirovan. Deriyê derûnnasiyê (Gateway to psychology)

Today @peninternational.bsky.social and PEN centers worldwide launch the #DayoftheImprisonedWriter campaign—a global call to release writers behind bars for their words. Join us & take action for #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit & #MziaAmaglobeli: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

Tomorrow, PEN International launches a global call to free writers jailed for their words: #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli. Follow & stay tuned to take action. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter

#Iran: PEN International is deeply concerned about the enforced disappearance of Iranian writers Shirin Karimi, Mahsa Assadollahnejad, Mohammad Maljoo & Parviz Sedaghat. We urge authorities to reveal their whereabouts and end the crackdown on writers. Read more ⬇️ www.fidh.org/en/region/as...

Selçuk Kozağaçlı: Korkmayın, yılmayın, vazgeçmeyin; henüz hiçbir şey bitmedi, hatta yeni başlıyor t24.com.tr/haber/selcuk...

PEN International welcomes the release of French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, granted a humanitarian pardon after a year in prison. We reaffirm our call for all writers to be free to express themselves without fear. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

I juli 2025 åtalades den kurdiska författaren Yavuz Ekinci återigen för terrorpropaganda på grund av innehållet i hans bok Rüyası Bölünenler. Den 10 november beslöt turkisk domstol att avvisa åtalet eftersom preskriptionstiden gått ut. Läs mer via länken.

#Turkey 🇹🇷 @peninternational.bsky.social calls for all charges to be dropped against PEN member and editor-in-chief of 'TELE 1', Merdan Yanardağ, who was arrested in October. The authorities also seized control of the media outlet. 🔗 buff.ly/yYvu5I9

#Türkiye: Kurdish writer Yavuz Ekinci (@yavuzekinci.bsky.social) stands trial again on 10 November for his book Dream Divided. Preposterous terrorism charges must be dropped once and for all. www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

Looking forward to @irishpen.bsky.social event @dublinbookfest.bsky.social It will be incredible to hear İlhan Sami Çomak read his poetry in person. dublinbookfestival.com/event/day-of...

Is Ahab, Ahab? Is it I, God, or who, that lifts this arm?

#Georgia: We condemn the sentencing of former PEN Georgia president Paata Shamugia to 5 days in prison for taking part in peaceful protests and urge the authorities to uphold fundamental rights. www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/8...

#Georgia: We urge the immediate release of acclaimed poet and former president of PEN Georgia Paata Shamugia, who faces up to 15 days in prison for taking part in peaceful protests. Read more ⬇️ georgiatoday.ge/police-arres...

#Türkiye: We urge authorities to release PEN member Merdan Yanardağ, held on ludicrous espionage charges, and to halt their pervasive assault on press freedom. #JournalismIsNotACrime Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

📢 Today is the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights being signed. It protects so many of our vital human rights, from our freedom from torture to our freedom of expression. So it's up to all of us to protect it. Because we either all have human rights, or none of us do

Sample to peek inside and share www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader...

Save-the-date for our annual PEN Canada Awards Night 💌 Together we'll celebrate a year of achievements in advocacy, literature and free expression. This event is free, but a ticket is required. RSVP through Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1902334757...

Day of the Dead 2025

Join us today at 3 pm in front of the Mexican Embassy in London to honour journalists in Mexico who’ve been killed or disappeared for their work. Can’t join in person? Create an altar wherever you are and share a photo with #NoOneIsGuaranteedSafety to stand in solidarity.

all these passing things

Asia Spotlight is live! 🌏 This new series from our Young Writers Committee @youngwriterspen.bsky.social features voices from Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand, and more, exploring censorship and resilience through personal reflections. Read the full overview ⬇️ tomorrowclub.world/spotlights/s...

New spotlight on Tomorrow Club is live, amplifying young voices across Asia until the new year. Over 30 bright young names from 20 countries joined up with inspiring stories, in truth and fiction, opening personal windows into a diverse range of contexts and experiences around the region ⬇️

even as in a drought a river will flow, whose source is in the well-springs of far-off and undiscernible hills

#Türkiye: PEN International joins press and freedom of expression organisations in urgently calling for the immediate removal of the anti-LGBTQ+ provision from Türkiye’s 11th Judicial Package. Read the full statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/turkiye...

PEN International warmly congratulates @giocondabelli.bsky.social, President of PEN Nicaragua, on receiving the Carlos Fuentes International Prize for Literary Creation. elpais.com/mexico/2025-...

Join PEN International, @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social, @englishpen.bsky.social and other PEN Centres with @amnesty.org and @article19.bsky.social. Together, we will gather in front of the Mexican Embassy in London to demand justice for murdered and disappeared journalists. #NoOneIsGuaranteedSafety

Our youngest board member, Turkish-born Ege Dündar, is an author-activist leading a new context for young citizens’ place in a troubled world. Read his latest article with Publishing Perspectives ⬇️ publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/pen-... @youngwriterspen.bsky.social

What would a world with true freedom of expression look like? 💡 At this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair with @youngwriterspen.bsky.social, leading voices reminded us that freedom of expression isn’t easy... It’s dialogue, discomfort, and the courage to speak and listen so every voice can be heard.

Join us at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen's University Belfast for this very special event celebrating the superb Kurdish poet Ilhan Sami Çomak. Booking is FREE on Eventbrite. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

At our 91st Congress in Kraków, the Young Writers Committee brought together voices from PEN Centres worldwide, sharing how they resist repression and defend free expression. This week, the Committee will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair for their panel “The Future of Writing and Free Expression.”

For all those attending Frankfurt Book Fair next week, join PEN International, the Young Writers Committee, and the Tomorrow Club for a panel discussion on the future of writing and free expression. #fbm25 @youngwriterspen.bsky.social RSVP link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

At our 90th Congress in Kraków, Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel laureate and Vice President of PEN International, reflected on how Ukraine’s literary life has not only survived but flourished despite the devastation of war. Watch the full 5 minutes on our website: www.pen-international.org/congress