Finnish PEN calls for the immediate release of our honorary member Nasrin Sotoudeh
Finnish PEN calls for the immediate and unconditional release of writer, human rights lawyer, activist and Finnish PEN honorary member...
Egypt: PEN calls for the poet Galal El-Behairy’s sentence to be quashed
PEN calls for charges of ‘insulting the military’ and ‘spreading false news’ to be quashed in an open letter and...
China: Uyghur pop musician and lyric writer detained, concerns for his well-being
PEN International is seriously concerned for the well-being of Uyghur pop musician and lyric writer, Ablajan Awut Ayup (popularly known...
Turkey: The charges against Finnish-Turkish journalist Ayla Albayrak must be dropped
A statement by Finnish PEN, 18.10.2017 Freedom of expression is under serious assault in Turkey and not even journalists of...
TAKE ACTION: Oleg Sentsov
The appeal has been updated 15 Nov, 8 Aug & 19 May 2018. The original was published 7 August 2017....
TAKE ACTION: Raif Badawi and Waleed Abu al-Khair
Writers’ freedom of expression organization Finnish PEN is deeply concerned of the well-being of Raif Badawi, the saudiarabian blogger and...
TAKE ACTION: Aron Atabek
Aron Atabek is a poet, journalist and social activist. He has written several books of poetry and prose inspired by...
TAKE ACTION: Dawit Isaak
Dawit Isaak (b. 1964) is an Eritrean-Swedish journalist and playwright who was arrested in his home in Eritrea on January...
Minsk: what is behind recent releases from KGB prison
Minsk: what is behind recent releases from KGB prison Oksana Chelysheva Also in Russian: Novaya Gazeta In the last few...