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PEN Melbourne retweeted
🚨Our prison census recorded 320 journalists behind bars last year – the second highest number CPJ has ever recorded. 🚨
cpj.org/reports/2024/0…
#JournalismIsNotACrime
cpj.org/reports/2024/0…
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
CPJ welcomes the release of @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and @RFERL editor Alsu Kurmasheva, and we continue to push for the release of:
➡️José Rubén Zamora
➡️Jimmy Lai
➡️Frenchie Mae Cumpio
And so many others.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
➡️José Rubén Zamora
➡️Jimmy Lai
➡️Frenchie Mae Cumpio
And so many others.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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Book for @PENMelbourne on Disinformation. The spread of disinformation is a direct concern of PEN. Hear and talk to people who know and understand this destructive weapon posing a threat to people’s political, social and personal freedoms across the globe. penmelbourne.org/a-forum-examin…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
#Morocco: We welcome the release of journalists Omar Radi, Soulaiman Raissouni and Taoufik Bouachrine on Monday via royal pardon. While celebrating their release, we stress that they should never have been imprisoned. We call for an end to the authorities’ crackdown on freedom of o/29nx5py17v
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
Lawmakers from across the globe are united: it’s time to #FreeJimmyLai.
Jimmy Lai is 76 & a British national.
He’s been in prison since 2020.
For being a journalist.
For standing up for democratic values.
Thank you @jpaternotte 🇳🇱 for your support.
Jimmy Lai is 76 & a British national.
He’s been in prison since 2020.
For being a journalist.
For standing up for democratic values.
Thank you @jpaternotte 🇳🇱 for your support.
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
An extract of the poem 'In My Silence Is My Death' by imprisoned poet Galal El-Behairy. El-Behairy wrote this poem on 5 March 2023 in Badr 1 Prison, #Egypt. He remains detained for his poems. We continue to call for his immediate and unconditional release: pen-international.org/news/end-the-a…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
We join the Free Narges Coalition in expressing deep concern for #NargesMohammadi's deteriorating health due to her imprisonment in #Iran. We reiterate our call on Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release her, and to ensure her access to adequate medical care pending her release: pen-international.org/news/authoriti…
Narges Mohammadi’s health deteriorates in prison : She has been hospitalised several times during her detention since Nov 2021, including a 75-percent blockage of one of her main coronary arteries in Feb 2022, when she underwent an emergency angioplasty.
narges.foundation/free-narges-co…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
“We have been campaigning for Evan’s release and also Alsu Kurmasheva…for more than a year and it will be amazing to see them hopefully both step off a plane, be in the arms of their families, finally, and be free," CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg told the BBC this morning.
Jailing asingly common tactic worldwide. 320 journalists were jailed worldwide on December 1, 2023. This is the second-highest number of imprisoned journalists CPJ has ever recorded.
Jailing asingly common tactic worldwide. 320 journalists were jailed worldwide on December 1, 2023. This is the second-highest number of imprisoned journalists CPJ has ever recorded.
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
We welcome news that @RFERL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and @WSJ Evan Gershkovich will be released under a prisoner exchange deal. We continue to urge #Russia to free all unjustly detained writers and artists: rferl.org/a/russia-priso…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
#RussianFederation: We condemn the outrageous 8-year prison sentence handed in absentia to @PENamerica member @mashagessen for spreading false information about the military. Gessen had spoken about war crimes committed by Russian forces in Bucha.
theguardian.com/world/article/…
theguardian.com/world/article/…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
This week the @humanrightsHRLC has published our guide for climate and environmental whistleblowing. We are at a critical moment in history, and we need truth and transparency for the planet more than ever. The guide can be downloaded here: hrlc.org.au/reports-news-c…
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Make sure you watch this: activist artist Bad i ucao
I will be featured in 《The Art of…》 with @ABCTV
and i-view iview.abc.net.au/show/art-of
to talk about my art，activism and censorship difficulty i face in Australia
Tuesdays 930pm
Tuning in 🐻👀👂
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
I will be featured in 《The Art of…》 with @ABCTV
and i-view iview.abc.net.au/show/art-of
to talk about my art，activism and censorship difficulty i face in Australia
Tuesdays 930pm
Tuning in 🐻👀👂
and i-view iview.abc.net.au/show/art-of
to talk about my art，activism and censorship difficulty i face in Australia
Tuesdays 930pm
Tuning in 🐻👀👂
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Make sure you get along to the screenings of All Static and Noise at Cinema Nova
When Uyghurs and Kazakhs are detained in “re-education” camps, survivors and their families risk everything to expose the truth.
cinemanova.com.au/films/mdff-all…
When Uyghurs and Kazakhs are detained in “re-education” camps, survivors and their families risk everything to expose the truth.
cinemanova.com.au/films/mdff-all…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
Sebastien Lai joins @jason_om on @ABCaustralia to shed light on his father, #JimmyLai's ongoing struggle for justice in Hong Kong. Watch the video to learn more about the campaign for his release and the fight to preserve press freedom. #FreeJimmyLai
abc.net.au/news/2024-07-0…
abc.net.au/news/2024-07-0…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
We join @globalfreemedia and partners in calling on @EU_Commission and @Europarl_EN to strengthen their commitment to protecting freedom of expression in their relations with #Türkiye: pen-international.org/news/trkiye-th…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
All Australian must not miss this important work which reveals the significant humanitarian crisis against Uyghurs Muslims in China.
With the closer economic relationship with Beijing，every cent we earn is stained by Uyghurs blood.
This is a shame for all！
With the closer economic relationship with Beijing，every cent we earn is stained by Uyghurs blood.
This is a shame for all！
All Static & Noise Aussie screening
Powerful doco's revealing China's Uyghur genocide!
My honor to design film poster
Melb Documentary Film Festival
July 27th 19:25 Cinema Nova, Lygon Court.
Q & A with @AbduwelA @DN_OdessaFilms and myself.
tickets: cinemanova.com.au/films/mdff-all…
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PEN Melbourne retweeted
Sebastien Lai urges foreign judges to leave Hong Kong’s courts, and not pretend the rule of law still exists in Hong Kong. His father, #JimmyLai, is on trial and faces life in prison for his journalism. Learn more from @Ben_Westcott in @business.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Support this powerful documentary on China's atrocious crimes against the Uyghur people.
threads.net/@penmelbourne/…
threads.net/@penmelbourne/…
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