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Bombay’s Republic
Bombay’s discoveries of the possible would come faster than the leeches in Burma’s crepuscular jungles. At first, Bombay’s tasks were limited to mule driving and porting baggage. If there… More
Summer Splash Poetry Roundup!
It’s summer, and because you are bound to need something cool, here are new exploding poetry journal offerings for that breath of fresh je-ne-sais-quoi! More
Take Action: Eskinder Nega Verdict Due Next Week
Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy issued a strong statement in support of 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award recipient Eskinder Nega. The Ethiopian journalist and blogger was accused of… More
PEN to Russia: Human Rights Orgs are not “Foreign Agents”
PEN International and 21 other international human rights and free expression organizations have issued an open letter to the Russian Duma protesting a draft law that would label non-governmental… More
PEN to Russia: Human Rights Orgs are not “Foreign Agents”
[caption id="attachment_14703" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Vladimir Putin"][/caption] PEN International and 21 other international human rights and free expression organizations have issued an open letter to the Russian Duma protesting a draft… More
A Tribute to Pablo Neruda
The Chilean secret police / searched everywhere / for the poet Neruda: in the dark shafts / of mines, in the boxcars of railroad yards, / in the sewers… More
New York Review of Books: Free Eskinder Nega!
The New York Review of Books has published a PEN-initiated letter calling on President Obama and all world leaders to condemn the conviction of journalist and 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith… More
New York Review of Books: Free Eskinder Nega!
[caption id="attachment_11203" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Eskinder Nega, photo by Lennart Kjörling"][/caption] The New York Review of Books has published a PEN-initiated letter calling on President Obama and all world leaders to… More
Postcard from Turkey: Criminal Trials of Major Publishers
Sara Whyatt, Deputy Director of PEN International, writes from Turkey:Yesterday at the Çağlayan Courts of Justice, Europe’s largest courthouse, situated in İstanbul, I sat and watched as a judge set… More
Postcard from Turkey: Criminal Trials of Major Publishers
[caption id="attachment_14440" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="The Ça?layan Courts of Justice"][/caption] Sara Whyatt, Deputy Director of PEN International, writes from Turkey: Yesterday at the Ça?layan Courts of Justice, Europe’s largest courthouse, situated in ?stanbul,… More
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