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PEN Sounds Alarm Over Treatment of Jailed Nobel Laureate’s Wife in China
PEN American Center expressed extreme concern today for the well-being of Liu Xia, wife of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has been completely isolated since October… More
PEN Appeal: Tal Al-Mallouhi
February 18, 2011 His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President Presidential Palace al-Rashid Street Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Fax: +963 11 332 3410 Major Sa’id Mohamed Samour Minister of Interior Ministry of Interior ‘Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar Street Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Fax: +963… More
Dissident Writer He Depu Completes Eight-Year Sentence
Veteran dissident writer and activist He Depu was freed on January 23, 2011 after serving eight years in prison on charges of "inciting subversion of state power" for his… More
One More Writer Released; Four Remain in Prison
Writer and journalist Héctor Fernando Maseda Gutiérrez was freed on February 12, 2011, after almost eight years in prison. More
February 19 Is the Two-Month Anniversary of the Mass Arrest of Writers, Journalists
February 19, 2011, is the two-month anniversary of the mass arrests which followed demonstrations against the results of the flawed presidential election of December 19, 2010. More
Blogger and Poet Sentenced
Blogger, poet, and high school student Tal Al-Mallouhi was handed down a five-year sentence on February 14, 2011, on the charge of "divulging information to a foreign state." More
PEN Appeal: Taghi Rahmani
February 18, 2011 His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic The Office of the Supreme Leader Shoahada Street Qom Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sadeqh Larijani Head of the Judiciary Howzeh… More
PEN American Center Decries “Thuggery” in Attacks on Foreign Press in China
PEN American Center today denounced a series of brazen attacks on foreign journalists seeking to visit a dissident living under house arrest, calling the attacks “thuggery” and a blatant… More
PEN Appeal: Crackdown on Journalists in Sudan
February 11, 2011 H.E. President Omar Al Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Fax: +249 183 774339 Mohamed Atta Al-Moula Abbas Director of the NISS NISS Headquarters Khartoum, Sudan Your Excellencies, On behalf of the… More
Journalist Arrested; Fears for Safety
Iranian journalist Taghi Rahmani, who was arrested at his home on February 9, 2011, is believed to be held without charge and his whereabouts are still unknown. More
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