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PEN Appeal: Deniz Zarakolu
October 27, 2011 Minister of Justice Mr. Sadullah Ergin 06669 Kizilay Ankara Turkey Fax: 00 90 312 419 3370 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,500 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of writers… More
Writer and Academic Deniz Zarakolu Arrested
Although no charges have been formally declared, it is believed that writer, academic, and translator Deniz Zarakolu is being held as the result of his peaceful exercise of his… More
The Possessed
Despite the novel’s complexity, its central question is very simple: How does someone who doesn’t actually have tuberculosis end up spending seven years at a tuberculosis sanatorium? I often… More
The Noble Truths of Suffering
His head resembled an armchair—the deep-set forehead, the handlebar-like ears, the jutted jaw-seat—and I could not stop staring at it. He handed me back my passport with the invitation… More
PEN Appeal: Faranak Farid
October 24, 2011 Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani c/o Public relations Office Number 4, 2 Azizi Street Vali Asr Ave., above Pasteur Street intersection Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran Head of East Azerbaijan Province… More
Journalist, Poet, and Activist Faranak Farid Released on Bail
Journalist, poet, and activist Faranak Farid was released on October 17, 2011, after 42 days in prison for her peaceful activism and critical writings. More
Far District
Immodest in broad daylight, / a ruddy-bellied woman bathes / at the public stand-pipe More
Sentence Against Prominent Human Rights Lawyer, Journalist and Writer Reduced
The sentence against prominent writer, journalist, and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been reduced to six years on appeal. More
PEN Appeal: Nasrin Sotoudeh
October 24, 2011 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 Sadeqh Larijani Howzeh Riyasat-e… More
Occupied by Translation
This has been a heady few weeks of activity for the Translation Working Group down at Occupy Wall Street. In this time, the ranks of our volunteer translators have… More
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