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Editor Released; His Son Jailed
17-year-old Akram Ezedin was arrested on September 11, 2010, following the release of his father, Ezedin Mohamed, editor of Al-Quds, who was jailed in January for criticizing statements made… More
PEN Appeal: Alan Shadrake
November 17, 2010 Office of the Prime Minister Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Orchard Road Istana Singapore 238823 Fax: +633 28 983/+683 56 621 Dear Prime Minister, On behalf of the 3,500 members of PEN… More
British Author Alan Shadrake Imprisoned
British author Alan Shadrake was handed down a six-week prison sentence by the high court in Singapore today for allegedly “scandalizing the judiciary” in his book, Once a Jolly… More
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, National League for Democracy Leader and Writer, Released
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the Burmese National League for Democracy (NLD), was released on November 13, 2010. More
Egyptian Blogger Kareem Amer Released from Prison
PEN welcomes the news that 26-year-old blogger and PEN American Center Honorary Member Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman, better known as Kareem Amer, was finally released from prison Monday evening,… More
Lawyer and Writer Attacked; Fears for Safety
Lawyer and writer Muhannad al-Hassani, who is serving a three-year prison sentence in Adra prison, Damascus, for his human rights work and writings, was attacked and severely beaten on… More
PEN Appeal: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
November 16, 2010 Senior General Than Shwe Chairman, State Peace and Development Council c/o Ministry of Defense Naypyitaw Union of Myanmar Dear General, On behalf of the 3,500 members of PEN American Center, an international organization… More
PEN Appeal: Jaafar Alsabki Ibrahim
November 15, 2010 H.E. President Omar Al Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum Fax: +249 183 774339 Mohamed Atta Al-Moula Abbas Director of the NISS NISS Headquarters Khartoum Your Excellencies, On behalf of the 3,500 members… More
Journalists Detained, Fears for Safety
Jaafar Alsabki Ibrahim, a Darfuri journalist working for the opposition newspaper Al-Sahafa, was reportedly arrested on November 3, 2010, amid a wave of arrests of Darfuri media workers and… More
PEN International Commemorates 50 Years of Work on Day of the Imprisoned Writer
The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International commemorates its 50th year in 2010 on the International Day of the Imprisoned Writer, and pays tribute to 41 writers… More
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