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The PEN World Voices Festival Joins the Word Alliance
The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature in New York has joined the six other international Literary Festivals which make up the ground-breaking Word Alliance, which was formed… More
Beauty Was the Case
The brand new Summer issue of the poetry/art publication Sixth Finchis up. Editor Rob MacDonald feeds your brain. More
Blogger Nguyen Van Hai Reportedly Critically Injured in Prison; Concerns for Safety
PEN International is alarmed at unconfirmed reports that journalist and blogger Nguyen Van Hai (aka Dieu Cay) has lost a hand in prison. More
Journalist Abducted and Murdered in Veracruz State
PEN International protests the abduction and murder in Veracruz state of Notiver journalist Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz, whose decapitated body was found on July 26, 2011, two days… More
Hrant Dink’s Killer Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison; Other Trials Continue
Last week, on July 25, 2011, Ogün Samast was convicted and sentenced to 22 years and 10 months in prison for the “premeditated murder” of Turkish-Armenian editor… More
One Journalist Killed, Two Threatened
PEN International protests the murder of El Heraldo de Urabá and Urabá al Día journalist Luis Eduardo Gómez, who was shot dead in front of his wife in Arboletes,… More
Rai Al-Shaab Editor and Al-Sahafa Journalist Now Face Death Penalty
SUDAN[Update on Rapid Action 3/18/11 and Rapid Action: 2/4/11]PEN International protests the anti-state charges brought against Rai al-Shaab editor Abu Zar Al-Amin and Al-Sahafa journalist Jaafar Alsabki Ibrahim in… More
Poet and Song Writer Killed for A Protest Song
PEN International is appalled by the murder on July 5, 2011, of poet and song writer Ibrahim Qashoush, known as "the singer of the revolution." Qashoush’s body was found… More
Award-Winning Writer and Journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy (F) Released into Exile
PEN International welcomes the release from prison of writer and journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, but is saddened that she has been forced into exile. More
Writers Released Under Amnesty
PEN International welcomes the release of several dissident writers as part of a presidential amnesty announced on June 2, 2011. Protestors had called for the release of all political… More
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