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Writer and Journalist Released

PEN International welcomes the release on July 11, 2011, of writer and journalist Abbas Al- Murshid, who had been held since May 15, 2011, for his peaceful dissident activities. 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

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

Success and Silence in Today’s China

Last week, a small group of representatives from PEN American Center and PEN International visited Beijing and Hong Kong, hoping to learn more about the situation for writers and… More

For the City

For the City (2005). Light projection on Rockefeller Center. Photographed by Attilo Maranzano. For the City (2005). Light projection on the New York Public Library. Photographed by Attilo Maranzano.For the… More

Ben Mirov in Conversation

The structure of both your poems and collections have an almost random, found quality to them. How do you go about editing your work and putting your manuscripts together?There’s… More