Articles by PEN International
Asia Pacific October round-up: Travel bans, award winners, and impunity in Afghanistan
October: Authorities use immigration rules to ban journalists and activists in Pakistan, Malaysia and Thailand; free expression advocates from Bangladesh and Malaysia win awards.
Parliament must defend health of Turkish democracy
Over 40 organisations call for Turkey’s national assembly to end the national state of emergency, extended for three months on October 19th.
Turkey: State of emergency provisions violate human rights and should be revoked
Twenty-six NGOs are calling on the Government of Turkey to ensure that the state of emergency and the related emergency decrees are not tools to facilitate serious human rights violations and to silence dissent.
The Middle East’s unusual suspects: MENA round-up
Oman and Jordan are two of the most stable countries in their region. But, as Hiba Zayadin points out in our MENA round-up, things may be taking a sinister turn for regular Jordanians and Omanis.
Refugees, migrants and minorities: Asia Pacific September round-up
Award recognizes Iranian cartoonist held by Australia, surveillance in Thailand takes a most scary turn and a report on transgender women in Cambodia reveals shocking statistics.
Canada must prioritise free expression rights in relationship with China
IFEX members call on Prime Minister Trudeau to put human rights, especially free expression and press freedom, at the heart of the Canada-China relationship.
Intolerance in the time of Modi
New report finds implicit vigilante “go aheads” have created a climate of unquestioning nationalism and harassment in PM Narendra Modi’s India.
Thailand: A surprise royal move
PEN International welcomes the early release of student activists Patiwat Saraiyaem and Pornthip Munkong following a royal pardon.