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PEN Appeal: Hamza Kashgari

February 21, 2012 His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud The Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Office of His Majesty the King Royal Court, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia… More

Palimpsests

In most fiction, the aim is to convey the reader to actual and imaginary places, often a mix of the two; and if such places are rendered vividly enough—readers… More

Croak

Dear lovely legs dear love my legs in this better pond we are coming together my fingers in our genitals in a swamp we’re coming together your hands with… More

PEN Appeal: Zhu Yufu

February 17, 2012 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 3,500 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of… More

PEN Appeal: El Universo

February 17, 2012 Presidente Rafael Correa Palacio de Carondelet García Moreno No. 10-43, entre Chile y Espejo, Quito, Ecuador Fax: +593 2 258 0714 Justice and Human Rights Minister Johana Pesántez Benítez Ministra de Justicia y… More

PEN Appeal: Mohammad Soleimani Nia

February 17, 2012 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 Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani c/o Public… More

Dissident Poet Zhu Yufu Sentenced

Writer Zhu Yufu was handed down a seven-year prison sentence on February 10, 2012, for his allegedly subversive poem “It’s Time.” More