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[Karin D Karlekar, PhD @karinkarlekar]

Join us in standing in solidarity with jailed poet Galal El-Behairy on this 35th birthday, and calling on authorities in Egypt to #FreeGalal! #FreeThemAll

[PEN America @PENamerica]

PEN America is deeply concerned about the health and welfare of  Le Huu Minh Tuan, an editor and member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam. Tuan’s health has deteriorated significantly since his arrest and detention in January 2021. https://t.co/TCWLIatzvE

[PEN America @PENamerica]

🧵Tomorrow 10/30, Vietnam will hold a closed-door trial for blogger Duong Van Thai, who exposed government corruption. Thai faces charges under Art. 117 of Vietnam's Penal Code, a provision often used to stifle dissent. https://t.co/5jaV5erh2A

[PEN International @pen_int]

One year after Hamas' attack on Israel and Israel’s bombardment of #Gaza, we call for an immediate #ceasefire, an end to attacks on civilians, and protections for writers and journalists. Read our resolution on #FoE in #Israel and the #OPT: https://t.co/kbKu4zH59d @Pen_mena

[PEN America @PENamerica]

Four years ago today, Vietnamese authorities unjustly arrested author and journalist Pham Doan Trang.

For her prolific writing and human rights advocacy, she was sentenced to 9 years in prison. We continue to call on Vietnam to immediately release Trang from prison. #FreeTrang

[PEN America @PENamerica]

We call on the U.S government to press for the immediate release of writers, journalists, and activists like Pham Doan Trang, Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Vu Binh, and others. (3/3)

https://t.co/2NbKvEZ3w4

[Khalil Sayegh @KhalilJeries]

With a heavy heart I announce that my 18-year-old younger sister, Lara Sayegh, was killed today on her way from Gaza City to the south. She and my mother were reaching Egypt for safety. My angel collapsed as she was walking on the “safe route” past the Israeli checkpoint, in an area where the Israeli armed forces has long refused to allow any ambulances, cars, or other emergency response to enter. My mother, who was accompanying her from the Catholic church to Rafah, is currently in a coma as a result of the shock. She is in much need of your prayers. Lara is the second immediate family member I lost after my father, who died on December 21 2023 due to the prevention of medical care or ambulances to the church which they take refuge.

In the face of the enemy’s brutality that normalized all sorts of direct and indirect killings, we praise God as our judge and our refuge, even if we don't get much-needed justice on this earth, we will certainly do so in the afterlife when we all stand in front of Christ. Until then I will continue to fight for justice for my family and other victims of this genocide.

[PEN America United @united_PEN]

PEN America United, UAW Local 2320, has been bargaining over our first contract for 18+ months. On 4/4, we finally received Management's Salaries counter. They propose salary floors of $48,500 for Assistants, $53,500 for Coordinators, and $68,500 for Managers.

[PEN America United @united_PEN]

Rally with PEN America United for a fair contract now!!

This Wednesday, April 17th at 12 pm - wear red and join us outside the PEN America Head Quarters at 588 Broadway New York, NY 10012 !!!

Share widely!! We'll see you there!!!

[PEN America @PENamerica]

BREAKING: Pham Doan Trang, writer and pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Vietnam, will be honored with the 2024 PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite Award.

Trang is currently serving 9 years in prison for spreading "anti-state propaganda."

More: https://t.co/GfeiDFS4Uv

[PEN America United @united_PEN]

PEN America United, UAW Local 2320, has been bargaining for a contract for 17+ months. On 3/14, our Management proposed language under which PAU members could be disciplined for engaging in any political activity that “impacts the ability of PEN America to engage in its mission.”

[IMS @IMSforfreemedia]

We're now seeing several of Gaza’s journalists evacuate, some in need of medical treatment, some too traumatised to continue their work.

A thread about the impossible dilemmas that journalists are facing after more than 100 days of covering #Israel’s war on #Gaza.
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[PEN America @PENamerica]

PEN America is deeply concerned about the deteriorating health of imprisoned journalist, Le Huu Minh Tuan. PEN America calls on the Vietnamese government to immediately release, drop all charges, and provide critical medical attention to Tuan. https://t.co/zMZZlA2cjO

[IFJ @IFJGlobal]

#Israel🇮🇱: Officials accused some media of employing Gaza-based photojournalists, suggesting they might be accomplices in the Hamas massacre. We condemn threats to lives based on unproven allegations that are extremely damaging to reporters on the ground. https://t.co/b2K8CcTc9t

[PEN America @PENamerica]

PEN America condemns the detention of Vietnamese journalist Duong Van Thai and his reported abduction in Bangkok in April. We call on the Vietnamese government to release Thai immediately.
https://t.co/6tn6334STg

[IRC - International Rescue Committee @RESCUEorg]

Afghans being forced to return from Pakistan have nowhere to go — and the conditions in which they arrive in Afghanistan are dire.

Our warning: https://t.co/qPmTu7c96R

[Oxfam International @Oxfam]

20 trucks of aid is nowhere near enough. The blockade of #Gaza means people are running out of food, water and fuel. People are facing intolerable suffering and need aid. Demand a ceasefire, now. Sign the petition: https://t.co/A5gGqHNKhC

[PEN International @pen_int]

PEN International is horrified by the appalling toll of civilian deaths in #Israel and the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories. We call for an end of all hostilities, the protection of civilians, and a just resolution in accordance with international law: https://t.co/t2XyVAIsYg @Pen_mena

[PEN America @PENamerica]

🧵We’re devastated over the flood in #Derna, Libya that has killed thousands. We’re alarmed by reports of authorities imposing a media blackout, expelling journalists & shutting down internet & telecoms amidst protests against authorities’ flood response. https://t.co/aQk9GZ80V5

[PEN America @PENamerica]

One year ago 22-year-old Mahsa (Jina) Amini, a Kurdish woman who was detained for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly, died in the custody of Iranian authorities. Thousands of people joined #IranProtests against the restrictions on human rights that prompted Amini’s arrest.