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The Disappearing Bride and Other Stories
The streets are murky. You could have picked a different bride. Yet here we are, burdened with luggage, limping, and I am insisting that I need a notebook, a… 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
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
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
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
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
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: 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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