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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Nicaragua: PEN International joins other  organisations in urging Nicaragua to reengage with the UN Human Rights Council 
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Nicaragua: PEN International joins other  organisations in urging Nicaragua to reengage with the UN Human Rights Council 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Türkiye: Ensure peaceful assembly and freedom of expression during protests 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Statement, Turkey, 2025 PEN International 28/03/2025 Statement, Turkey, 2025 PEN International 28/03/2025

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Algeria: Novelist Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Algeria: Novelist Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Türkiye: Alarming crackdown on peaceful expression condemned
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – PEN International Case List 2025  
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Guatemala: Court's order to return José Rubén Zamora Marroquín back to prison condemned
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PEN International calls for clemency for imprisoned writer Alaa Abdel-Fattah
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PEN International calls for clemency for imprisoned writer Alaa Abdel-Fattah

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Egypt: Call on UK to lead international action on Egypt at UN Human Rights Council 
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Georgia: Journalistic Protections in the Context of Protest to be Considered at the Highest Level by the European Court of Human Rights  
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