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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
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: Paulo Roberto Cardoso Rodrigues and Mario Randolpho Marques Lopes
February 17, 2012 Federal Minister of Justice Exmo. Ministro Sr. José Eduardo Cardozo Ministério da Justiça Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "T", 70712-902 - Brasília/DF Brasil Fax: + 55 61 3322 6817/ 3224 3398 Federal Human… 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
Doug Liman Seeks Contributors to Reckoning with Torture Film
Our Reckoning with Torture film project enters its final phase today with director Doug Liman’s national call for citizen-contributed video footage and the launch of reckoningwithtorture.org, an innovative web… More
Supreme Court Upholds Prison Sentences and Fines Against El Universo
Publishers Carlos Eduardo Pérez Barriga, César Enrique Pérez Barriga, Carlos Nicolás Pérez Enrique, and former editor Emilio Palacio each face three years in prison; a total of US$40million in… 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