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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
Prominent Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo’s Appeal Rejected
International PEN continues to call on supporters to take action on behalf of Liu Xiaobo and others detained in China. Liu Xiaobo, former president and board member of the… More
PEN Appeal: Liu Xiaobo
October 13, 2010 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Mr. Meng Jianzhu Minister of Public Security East Chang’an Avenue 14 100741 Beijing P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf of the… More
Harrison Ford and E.O. Wilson Join With PEN to Create New Literary Award
PEN American Center announced today that acclaimed naturalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Edward O. Wilson and actor and conservationist Harrison Ford have joined with PEN to create… More
Blogger Charged; Fears for Safety
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Tal Al-Mallouhi, a 19-year-old blogger, poet, and high school student, who is reportedly facing charges of espionage. She has been… More
Crackdown on Supporters of Prominent Dissident Writer and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo
International PEN is alarmed by an apparent crackdown on Chinese writers and intellectuals following the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo, former president… More
Susan Choi Wins Inaugural PEN/W.G. Sebald Award for a Fiction Writer in Mid-Career
PEN American Center, the nation’s preeminent association of writers, editors, and translators, has announced Susan Choi as the recipient of the PEN/W.G. Sebald Award, a new annual award recognizing… More
PEN’s Own Liu Xiaobo, Imprisoned Chinese Writer, Wins Nobel Peace Prize
PEN American Center today celebrated the news that Chinese colleague Liu Xiaobo, a literary critic, writer, and political activist who is serving an 11-year sentence in a Chinese prison,… More