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Court Rules NSA Surveillance Suit Brought by PEN, Partners Can Proceed
PEN American Center today hailed an appeals court ruling that PEN and its co-plaintiffs have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the FISA Amendments Act, the 2008 legislation that… More
Intellectual Property Workshop
With the advent of e-books, reversion has raised some very interesting questions. When you have paper books it’s easy to tell if something is out of print. You go… More
A Thousand Pearls (for a Thousand Pennies)
Penny for them?I was thinking that several years went by between the moment when I realized that I would die and the moment when I realized that I would… More
Free Speech Groups Protest Denial of Visa for Afghan Rights Activist
The American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and PEN American Center today sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary… More
Activist Abdul-Jalil Alsingace Re-Arrested; Fears for Safety
PEN International is deeply concerned about the reported re-arrest of academic and human rights activist Dr. Abdul-Jalil Alsingace on March 16, 2011, after a violent crackdown on peaceful opposition… More
PEN Appeal: Abdul-Jalil Alsingace
March 18, 2011 His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa King of Bahrain Office of His Majesty the King P.O.Box 555 Rifa’a Palace Kingdom of Bahrain Fax: +973 176 64 587 Sheikh Khalid bin Ali… More
Anthony Appiah Reelected as President of PEN
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, announced yesterday at its Annual Members Meeting the reelection of Kwame Anthony Appiah, the… More
Appeal from the Bahrain Writers Association and Bahrain PEN Center
The following statement was distributed by the Bahrain Writers Association and Bahrain PEN on March 16, 2011. PEN International also recently released a statement on the developments in the… More
Journalist ‘Ali Al-‘Abdullah Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Writer, journalist, and activist ‘Ali al-‘Abdullah has been handed down an 18-month sentence on March 13, 2011, for “harming Syria's relations with a foreign country.” More
PEN Appeal: Ali al-‘Abdullah
March 16, 2011 His Excellency President Bashar al-Assad President of the Republic Presidential Palace Abu Rummaneh, Al-Rashid Street Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Fax: + 963 11 332 3410 His… More
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