PEN International

Literary institutions must remain neutral platforms and enable equitable debate, says PEN International.

The raids were conducted as part of a wider investigation into NewsClick, an independent media outlet.

Poet, human rights lawyer and activist Arnon Nampha was convicted of royal defamation for calling for monarchy reform in a public rally in October 2020.

A high-profile Tibetan language rights activist and blogger was assaulted in Qinghai province.

Freedom of expression organisations demand the immediate release of the Ticay and the suspension of the recent constitutional reforms linked to the crime of “treason”, which can be used against critics or opponents of the regime.

PEN International said that the ongoing case against Teesta Setalvad takes place within an increasingly hostile environment for free expression in India.

In a new report on the second anniversary, PEN International, PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) and Cubalex, profile 17 exiled cultural professionals – demonstrating their resilience – while documenting the repressive and sometimes violent tactics by the Cuban state that forced them to flee.

Detained Afghan poet Haseeb Ahrari is known for his poems on themes of freedom and patriotism.