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It's time to free Dr Yang Hengjun

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Release Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert

imprisoned in solitary confinement in an Iranian jail

The big chilling effect

Limits on Australia’s media freedom just keep increasing

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'Democracy Peddler’ still detained in China despite a lack of evidence

'Democracy Peddler’ still detained in China despite a lack of evidence

- Feng Chongyi Australian authorities have reportedly been told to stop interfering in the case of the Chinese–Australian writer Dr Yang Hengjun, ...
The Frankenstein effect – why whistleblowers are needed now, more than ever

The Frankenstein effect – why whistleblowers are needed now, more than ever

Quentin Dempster’s 2019 speech to the Whistleblowers Australia national conference. If we are not properly informed, we can create monsters. This ...

Saudi journalists detained in Australia after seeking asylum

PEN Sydney expresses support for two Saudi journalists administratively detained in Australia. The journalists (not named to protect their identiti...

Freedom to write…freedom to read

Sydney PEN Centre defends freedom of expression: campaigning on behalf of writers who have been silenced by persecution or imprisonment, and promoting the written word in all its forms.

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