London, 20 May 2015 Earlier this year, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs used an extensive arsenal of vague and overbroad laws to muzzle the world’s largest environmental watchdog, Greenpeace International. Using seemingly innocuous provisions in the Indian Foreign Contribution (Regulation)...
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To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), PEN International has launched PEN OutWrite, an online platform featuring writings and short films from LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex) communities and writers around the world: PEN...
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London, 12 May 2015 The murder today of Bangladeshi writer, editor and blogger Ananta Bijoy Das is deeply shocking, PEN International said today. Das is the third secular blogger to be murdered for his writings by religious extremists in Bangladesh...
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7 May 2015 The Honduran state must honour its promises to the international community to protect journalists, combat impunity for attacks and safeguard freedom of expression by giving an honest account of progress and shortcomings at the United Nations in...
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6 May 2015 PEN International is seriously concerned for the health of prominent academic, activist and blogger Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, who has been on hunger strike since 21 March 2015 in protest at conditions in Jaw prison. Dr Al-Singace requires...
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