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Myanmar
Joined February 2021
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On Human Rights Day, we invite you to explore PEN International’s Campaigning Handbook and join us in creating a world where every writer can speak freely, without fear of censorship, persecution, or violence. Click here to download: pen-international.org/news/a…
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Two months have passed since Alaa Abd el-Fattah completed his five-year sentence in Egypt. His mother Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike ever since to protest his ongoing and arbitrary detention. The need to #FreeAlaa has never been more urgent. @freedomforalaa
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Read @MargaretAtwood 's powerful letter to #ImprisonedWriter Jimmy Lai, who is set to take the stand on Wednesday in his trial on national security charges. Read the full letter here: pen-international.org/our-ca… #FreeJimmyLai
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Jimmy Lai’s prosecution is a blatant attempt to silence his voice and dismantle Hong Kong’s independent press. As we mark the Day of the #ImprisonedWriter, we stand in solidarity with Jimmy Lai and call on the Hong Kong authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally. Will you join us? pen-international.org/doiw-2… #FreeJimmyLai
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During Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping's first meeting at the G20, Chinese officials removed journalists when the UK prime minister raised human rights issues and the case of Jimmy Lai.
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#China: New campaign to censor creative use of language and wordplay signals further restrictions on online expression. We call on the Chinese authorities to end the practice of censorship as a means to silence dissent. Our statement ⬇️ pen-international.org/news/c…
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British citizen, journalist, and prisoner of conscience #JimmyLai has been unjustly detained in Hong Kong for almost four years. The Foreign Secretary must call for his immediate release when visiting China. #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome @SupportJimmyLai @DavidLammy
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Jimmy Lai has spent nearly four years in solitary confinement, targeted for his journalism and pro-democracy activism in #HongKong. Tonight, PEN Canada is honoured to present him, in absentia, with the One Humanity Award.
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AA လက်ထဲရောက်သွားသည့် ငပလီကမ်းခြေမှ စစ်ဗိုလ်ချုပ်များနှင့်ခရိုနီတို့၏ ဇိမ်ခံဟိုတယ်များ myanmar-now.org/mm/news/5463…
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An extract of "The day Khet Thi was tortured to death" by Burmese poet Ko Ko Thett. The poem was written following the killing of poet #KhetThi who was kidnapped and tortured to death by #Myanmar Junta forces in May 2021. Read the poem: artsfuse.org/286505/weekly-f… @ThettSuSan
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Ahead of her birthday on 20 May, show your support for imprisoned Uyghur academic Professor Rahile Dawut by sending a message of solidarity to her family through our letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites. ✉️ englishpen.org/pen-writes/pe… #FreeRahile
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General Min Aung Hlaing and his illegal and illegitimate military junta are waging war against the people of #Myanmar. They belong in handcuffs at the International Criminal Court. 🇲🇲
The gruesome photos of at least 30 local civilians savagely massacred by #Myanmar #military column in Let Htoe Taw village in #Sagaing’s Myinmu township this morning released by MFP local media, reporting some civilian houses incinerated in the village. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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"Ma Thida has a unique eye, insight, and lyrical voice. Read this for a deep, pleasurable understanding of the amazing democratic revolution in Burma and the vicious repressive Junta trying to destroy it.." (James C. Scott, Yale University) @ThidaWriter balestier.com/books/literatu…
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The weapons that #Myanmar’s military junta uses against civilians and resistance groups are not manufactured inside the country. They are imported from abroad. A global embargo on arms and aviation fuel would save lives. Who is upholding their responsibilities? 🇲🇲⬇️ #R2P – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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