Since his arrest, he has endured more than 1,800 days of solitary confinement and served multiple sentences for peaceful dissent, including one for attending a vigil in memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Send him a message of hope via English PEN's #PENWrites campaign: buff.ly/FEexJhz
Together with @peninternational.bsky.social, we condemn the guilty verdict against Jimmy Lai & urge the UK government to act immediately and decisively on his behalf.
Read our statement & send a message of solidarity to Jimmy Lai through #PENWrites. #FreeJimmyLai
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Join English PEN’s letter-writing campaign for Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2025: send a message of hope and solidarity to an imprisoned writer.
To mark Day of the #ImprisonedWriter today, send a message of solidarity through our letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites, and join indie bookshops across the UK who are taking part.
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Calling all indie bookshops... 📣
Take part in our #PENWrites letter-writing campaign in solidarity with writers in prison for Day of the Imprisoned Writer on 15 November.
Find out more & sign up ⬇️
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Join our #PENWrites campaign in solidarity with writers in prison and at risk, and send a message of hope this #WorldLetterWritingDay.
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Today, poet and lyricist Galal El-Behairy is spending yet another birthday imprisoned in Egypt. Join us in sending messages of solidarity, and in continuing the call for his immediate and unconditional release. #FreeGalal #PENWrites
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Join us in sending messages of solidarity to Pham Doan Trang on her birthday today through our letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites.
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Join us in sending messages of solidarity to Rahile Dawut on her birthday today through our letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites. #FreeRahile
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We warmly welcome the news that poet Galal El-Behairy has been announced as the winner of the PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite Award. Please join us in sending messages of congratulations through our international letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites. #FreeGalal
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Join the call to #FreeJimmyLai & send him a message of solidarity through English PEN's letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites.
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Jimmy Lai has been imprisoned in Hong Kong since 2020. He now faces further charges which could result in a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Join the call to #FreeJimmyLai & send him a message of solidarity through our letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites.
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Today marks seven years since poet and lyricist Galal El Behairy was imprisoned in Egypt. Join us in sending him a message of solidarity through #PENWrites and calling for his immediate release. #FreeGalal www.englishpen.org/pen-writes/p...
Poet & lyricist Galal El-Behairy has been imprisoned in Egypt for almost 7 years. Ahead of tomorrow’s UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt, please join the call for his release & send a message of solidarity through our #PENWrites campaign. #FreeGalal
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Today is Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Join #PENWrites and send a message to someone held for writing things that challenge those in power here: www.englishpen.org/pen-writes/
