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– World writers join PEN in solidarity with Turkey's imprisoned writers, as high-level mission ends (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 31, 2017

As a high-level mission ends in Istanbul, leading world writers join PEN in a message of solidarity to Turkish writers protesting the heavy-handed crackdown against free expression in the country.
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