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Tag: Syria

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Syria: We remember Razan, Samira, Nazem and Wa’el five years after their kidnapping

7 December 20187 December 2018 - by English PEN staff - Leave a Comment

On 9 December, people around the world remember Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Nazem Hamadi and Wa’el Hamada, kidnapped in Douma, Syria on this day five years ago. We, the undersigned …

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Day of the Imprisoned Writer

6 November 2017 - by Cat Lucas - Leave a Comment

Join us in taking action for writers at risk around the world

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Take action for Razan Zaitouneh

6 November 20176 November 2017 - by English PEN staff - Leave a Comment

Join PEN in calling for justice for Razan and her colleagues

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Syria: Rights groups condemn extrajudicial execution of human rights defender and software engineer Bassel Khartabil

2 August 20172 August 2017 - by English PEN staff - Leave a Comment

PEN joins colleagues around the world in mourning the death of Bassel Khartabil

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Vahni Capildeo on the Douma 4

3 July 20175 July 2017 - by Cat Lucas - Leave a Comment

In April 2017, Vahni Capildeo was among the writers to take part in our second English PEN Modern Literature Festival, in partnership with Steven J Fowler and the Enemies Project. …

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