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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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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 Appeal: Oleg Kashin, Anatoliy Adamchukm & Mikhail Beketov
November 12, 2010 Mr. Dmitry Medvedev President of the Russian Federation Kremlin Moscow Russia Fax: +7 095 206 5173 / 230 2408 Mr. Chaika Yuri Yakovlevich Prosecutor General of the Russian… More
PEN Appeal: Eynulla Fatullayev
November 11, 2010 President Ilham Aliyev Office of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic 19 Istiqlaliyyat Street Baku AZ1066 Azerbaijan Fax: + 994 12 492 0625 Minister of Internal Affairs Lt.-Gen. Ramil Usubov Ministry of Internal Affairs Husu… More
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