PEN America: Egypt Going to Extreme Lengths to Quash Dissent, Imprisoning Writers as Part of Broader Crackdown
October 02, 2019
October 02, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- PEN America receiving reports of numerous writers, poets, and artists who have been arrested in recent days
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The Egyptian government is going to extreme, brutal measures to quash dissent in an intensified crackdown on freedom of expression and assembly. PEN America today said authorities must immediately cease arresting people without cause and release all those who . . .
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- PEN America receiving reports of numerous writers, poets, and artists who have been arrested in recent days
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The Egyptian government is going to extreme, brutal measures to quash dissent in an intensified crackdown on freedom of expression and assembly. PEN America today said authorities must immediately cease arresting people without cause and release all those who . . .