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Tehran's suppression of widespread protests for women's rights has resulted in more than 14,000 people being detained by the end of the year. Dozens of writers were among them. With those arrests, Iran registered the largest increase globally in jailed writers between 2021 and 2022, with 39 new cases of detention or imprisonment in 2022,…
Number of writers detained in Iran doubles as Tehran sought to suppress dissent and protests, PEN America says
PEN America called on Algerian authorities today to explain the arrest on Sunday of writer Lazhari Labter, or release him immediately.
'We fully support Tsitsi in her appeal,' says IPA's Kristenn Einarsson. 'Failing to do so would be to condemn all Zimbabweans to silence.'