“ We are thrilled to see the war stop in Gaza and continue to call for a permanent end to the genocide, occupation, and apartheid. For over two years, millions of Palestinians lived through the horror...

“We are thrilled to see Alaa reunited with his family and friends and look forward to seeing him together with his son in the UK. He is a remarkable writer and activist who should never have been impr...

Join us to mark the 35th birthday of PEN America’s 2025 Freedom to Write honoree Galal El-Behairy, currently detained in Egypt for his words.

Officers are deciding whether to investigate, a Counter Terrorism Policing spokesperson said.

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Raid on Educational Bookstore branches described by rights groups as part of harassment campaign against Palestinian intellectuals

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court for targeting the United States and its allies, such as Israel, a White House official said.

27 January 2024: PEN International, English PEN, and PEN America have contributed a joint submission on Egypt as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in advance of its upcoming ...