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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
Andrzej Poczobut Released on Bail, Still Faces Prison
Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut was released on bail on June 30. However, he still faces a prison sentence of almost eight years on charges of “libelling the President.” 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
Aufgabe: Salvadoran Poetry Feature
Here in this silence that gives cathedrals no solace / resplendent machetes that bore no bitterness transit still / ring. / How many of our priests warned of… More
Good Kisser
Why the reticence between two strangers diminishes / is for astronomers to interpret. / They do say that in me you will find anchor. / They do say… More
Poetry Roundup: “Rocks on a Table” Edition
Mud Luscious Press, the esteemed small press and progenitor of the imprints Nephew and Blue Square, is in financial trouble. More
Writer Enoh Meyomesse’s Detention Extended By Six Months
Writer Enoh Meyomesse will remain in detention at Kondengui Central Prison in Yaoundé until December 30, 2012, which means that upon his release he will have spent 13 months… More
QA: An Example Page/General Content Item
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An Example Page/General Content Item
sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta… More
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