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Some Good News from the OAS
The Organization of American States acts to protect its key human rights mechanisms. More
Writer Faces Another Prison Term
PEN disturbed by reports that Uzbeki writer will not be released from prison on completion of his 14-year jail term. More
Fears for Health of Imprisoned Writer and Activist
PEN seriously concerned for the health of writer and activist Nguyen Huu Cau, who is now seriously ill after being denied adequate medical care in the prison camp where… More
State of Unhappiness Das Kapital
are you coughing now? do you / feel a dull pain in the chest when you breathe deeply? can you still broadcast although / disgruntled that you’d die for… More
Chinua Achebe, Storyteller In Excelsis
Nigerian PEN President Tade Ipadeola on the influence of Chinua Achebe on his life and African letters. More
One Journalist Shot Dead, Another Threatened
PEN International protests the murder of Nuestro Diario journalist Jaime Napoleón Jarquín Duarte More
Six Poems by Michael Keenan
An 8th of a / tank of gas, a / day // old loaf of / bread, what / more could anyone / ask // for out of /… More
Editor Imprisoned for Writing Open Letter
PEN International protests the continued detention of Le Républicain editor Boukary Daou More
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Chinua Achebe Reads from Things Fall Apart
PEN America joins the literary community in mourning the loss of Chinua Achebe, a major contributor not only to African literature but to world literature as well. Listen to… More
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