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Academic Pinar Selek Will Be Tried February 9; Faces 36 Years in Prison
Pinar Selek, writer, sociologist, and founder of the Amargi Women’s Solidarity Cooperative, will be tried in Istanbul on February 9, 2011, on charges of which she has already been… More
PEN Appeal: Pinar Selek
February 4, 2011 Mr Sadullah Ergin Minister of Justice 06669 Kizilay Ankara Turkey Fax: 00 90 312 419 3370 Your Excellency, On behalf of… More
Anniversary Action for Abducted Columnist Pregeeth Ekanaliyagoda
One year after the disappearance of Sri Lankan journalist Pregeeth Ekanaliyagoda on January 24, 2010, there is still no news of his whereabouts or fate and that his abductors… More
PEN Appeal: Prageeth Ekanaliyagoda
March 5, 2010 His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa Presidential Secretariat Colombo 1 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 11 2446657 Mr. Mohan Peiris Attorney General Attorney General's Department, Colombo 12 SRI LANKA Fax: +94 112 436421 Your Excellencies, On behalf of the… More
Columnist Disappeared; Fears for Safety
International PEN is deeply concerned for the well-being of columnist Pregeeth Ekanaliyagoda, who has been missing since January 24, 2010. PEN fears that pro-government forces may be responsible for… More
Journalist Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
On January 17, 2011, journalist Abdulaelah Haider Shaea was given a five-year prison sentence for his coverage of Islamist groups in the Arabian peninsula. More
Writer Nevin Berktaş sentenced to 10 months in prison
Nevin Berktaş, a Turkish writer who has spent 21 years of her life in Turkish prisons, was arrested in early November 2010 and is currently imprisoned in Istanbul Bakirkoy… More
Online Editor Jailed for Treason
PEN International protests the continued detention of Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, editor of the online press agency Net Press, who was arrested on July 17, 2010. More
Journalists and Independent Publishers Targeted in Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
Journalists and independent media outlets were among those attacked, reportedly by the state, during peaceful pro-democracy protestors, on Friday 2, 2011. More
Leading Journalist Returned to Prison; Serious Health Concerns
Emadeddin Baghi was sentenced to six years in prison in September 2010 on charges relating to an interview he gave to the BBC’s Persian Service in 2008, but remained… More
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