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On Day of Imprisoned Writer, PEN calls for urgent protection of writers and journalists (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 15, 2018

PEN's annual Day of the Imprisoned Writer invites supporters of free expression across the world to stand in solidarity with our courageous colleagues and to send a message: they will not be silenced, their readers will not be silenced, we will not be silenced, this bond of writers and readers won’t be silenced.
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