Afghanistan: PEN International Condemns Moves by the EU, UK, and US to Pursue Deportations of Afghans
May 06, 2026
May 06, 2026
LONDON, England, May 6 -- PEN International issued the following news:
* * *
Afghanistan: PEN International condemns moves by the EU, UK, and US to pursue deportations of Afghans
'Writers, poets, and journalists who have fled Afghanistan have already paid a heavy price for their expression. Forcing them back now would place them in immediate danger. Normalising deportations to a country where rights are systematically denied risks exposing those fleei . . .
* * *
Afghanistan: PEN International condemns moves by the EU, UK, and US to pursue deportations of Afghans
'Writers, poets, and journalists who have fled Afghanistan have already paid a heavy price for their expression. Forcing them back now would place them in immediate danger. Normalising deportations to a country where rights are systematically denied risks exposing those fleei . . .