PEN Appeal: Frank Chikowore

April 22, 2008 His Excellency President Robert G. Mugabe Office of the President Munhumutapa Building Samora Machel Avenue, 3rd Street, Box 7700 Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe Fax: +263 4 734 644 Augustine Chihuri, Commissioner-General of… More

PEN Appeal: Ibrahim Souley & Soumana Idrissa Maiga

February 20, 2008 Président de la République S.E.M .Tandja Mamadou PO Box 369 Niamey, Niger Fax: + 227 2073 3430 H.E. Mr. Aboubacar Ibrahim Abani 417 East 50th Street New York, NY 10022 Fax: (212) 753-6931 Your Excellencies, On behalf… More

Trading Words

But mere words were inadequate vessels to contain the sense of shock and horror that people felt. R. W. Apple, The New York Times, 9.12.02falling bodiesfalling bodiesand—blind skyscrapers… More

PEN Appeal: Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand

June 5, 2008 Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei The Office of the Supreme Leader Shoahada Street Qom Islamic Republic of Iran Head of the Judiciary His Excellency Ayatollah… More

PEN Appeal: Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh

June 5, 2008 His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan c/o Said T. Jawad Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan Embassy of Afghanistan 2341 Wyoming Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008 Fax: (202)… More

PEN Appeal: Antoine Assalé Tiémoko

February 2, 2008 Monsieur le Président de la République Laurent Gbagbo Palais de la Présidence au Plateau P.O. Box: 01 BP 1354 Abidjan 01 Fax : + 225 20 21 14 25 Ambassador… More

PEN Appeal: Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh

January 31, 2008 President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan His Excellency Hamid Karzai c/o Said T. Jawad Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan Embassy of Afghanistan 2341 Wyoming Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008 Fax:… More

Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice

Stein’s acceptance of the punishment inflicted on her poem by the infuriated Toklas is almost beyond understanding. How could a serious writer agree to such a crazy demand? But… More

PEN Appeal: Faustin Bambou

February 6, 2008 Monsieur le Ministre Monsieur Thierry MALEYOMBO Ministre de la Justice, Garde des sceaux Ministère de la Justice BP 732 BANGUI, République centrafricaine Fax: + 236 21 611579/ 613198 Monsieur le Ministre Monsieur Cyriaque… More