PEN/Anne Frank Center Diary Project

In an effort to reach out to prisoners and educate people on both sides of the "wall," The Anne Frank Center USA, in partnership with PEN American Center, has… More

Diary Excerpt

Richard ParkerRamsey Prison UnitRosharon, TexasMonday, May 26, 2008, 5:26 p.m.Hello World:I decided I am going to put this booklet in the mail tonight. Since it’s a holiday weekend (Memorial… More

PEN Appeal: Aliaksandar Zdzvizhkou

February 7, 2008 President of the Republic of Belarus Alyaksandr G. Lukashenka Karl Marx Str. 38 220016 g. Minsk Belarus Fax: 00 375 (172) 26 06 10 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,400… More

PEN Appeal: Azerbaijani journalists

January 7, 2008 His Excellency Heydar Aliyev President of the Azerbaijan Republic 19 Istiglaliyyat Street Baku AZ1066 Azerbaijan Fax: 011 994 12 92-0625 His Excellency Lt.-Gen. Ramil Usubov Ministry of Internal Affairs Husu Hajiyev Street… More

PEN Appeal: Jesús Lemus Barajas

July 10, 2008 Lic. Felipe De Jesús Calderón Hinojosa Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Residencia Oficial de los Pinos Casa Miguel Alemán Col. San Miguel Chapultepec C.P. 11850 México D.F. Fax: (+ 52… More

PEN Appeal: Lu Gengsong

February 6, 2008 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Procurator General Mr. Jia Chunwang Supreme People’s Procuratorate Beiheyan Street 147 100726 Beijing P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf… More

PEN Appeal: Ragip Zarakolu

March 18, 2008 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Office of the Prime Minister Basbakanlik 06573 Ankara Turkey Foreign Minister and State Minister for Human Rights Mr. Abdullah Gül Office of the Prime Minister Basbakanlik 06573 Ankara … More

PEN Appeal: Hu Jia

May 16, 2008 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,400 members of PEN American Center, an international organization… More

PEN Appeal: Nikolai Andrushchenko

May 14, 2008 H. E. Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation The Kremlin Moscow, Russia Fax: 011 7 095 206 5173/ 206 6277 Mr. Vladimir Ustinov Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Possiyskaya Federatsiya … More