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Don’t Snatch Àbèní
Don’t Snatch ÀbèníI cannot handle farming,I am lazy,I cannot hunt small games,My wife has matured,I do not have money!The owner of twenty slaves must not take her,The master of… More
PEN Revives $5,000 Essay Award
PEN American Center announced today that the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, first created in 1991 and on hiatus since 2005, has been revived, with the… More
Detained Uzbek Journalist Suffers Stroke
PEN International is deeply concerned about the news that Kyrgyzstan-based Uzbek journalist Ulugbek Abdusalamov has suffered a serious stroke while detained at a hospital. More
PEN Appeal: Ulugbek Abdusalamov
October 26, 2010 Minister of Internal Affairs Kubatbek Baibolov Frunze Street, 469 Bishkek 720040 KYRGYZSTAN Fax: +996 312 68 20 44 General Prosecutor Baitemir Ibraev 72, Orozbekova Street Bishkek 720040 KYRGYZSTAN Fax: +996 312 66 54 11 President of the Kyrgyz Republic Roza… More
Journalist Detained; Fears for Safety
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Abdulelah Haider Shaea, a journalist who is known for his coverage of Islamist groups in the Arabian Peninsula. More
PEN Appeal: Abdulaelah Haider Shaea
October 25, 2010 His Excellency General ‘Ali ‘Abdullah Saleh President Office of the President Sana’a Republic of Yemen Fax: + 967 127 4147 Minister of the Interior Mutaher Rashad al Masri Ministry of the Interior Sana’a Republic of Yemen Fax: +967… More
from My Heart but not My Heart
This week in the PEN Poetry Series, guest editor Dawn Lundy Martin features an excerpt from a poem by Stephanie Cawley. About Cawley's work, Martin writes: "In these hybrid utterances… More
Boukaddous Seriously Ill; Tunisian Pen Member Facing Prison Sentence
International PEN is seriously concerned about the health of Fahem Boukaddous, correspondent for the Al-Badeel news web site and TV journalist, who is serving a four-year prison sentence for… More
PEN Appeal: Fahem Boukaddous
October 18, 2010 President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Palais Présidentiel Tunis, Tunisia Fax: +216 71 744 721 Minister of Justice and Human Rights Lazhar Bououni 31 Boulevard Bab Benat 1006 Tunis - La Kasbah Tunisia Fax: +216 71… More
PEN Appeal: Tal Al-Mallouhi
October 14, 2010 President Bashar al-Assad Presidential Palace al-Rashid Street Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Fax: +963 11 332 3410 Minister of Interior Major Sa’id Mohamed Samour Ministry of Interior ‘Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar Street Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Fax: +963… More
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