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Journalist Fahem Boukaddous Jailed, Serious Concern for Health
International PEN strongly protests the imprisonment of Fahem Boukaddous, correspondent for the Al-Badeel news web site and a TV journalist, whose four-year prison sentence for his reports on social… More
I Am All of Yourselves
Was it because nobody expects the greatest Jewish writer since Kafka to be a part-time beauty columnist whose Chanel suits and wraparound sunglasses made her look more like a… More
PEN Appeal: Hugo Alfredo Olivera Cartas
July 14, 2010 Lic. Felipe De Jesús Calderón Hinojosa Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Residencia Oficial de los Pinos Casa Miguel Alemán Col. San Miguel Chapultepec México D.F. C.P. 11850 Fax: (+ 52 55)… More
José Luis García, Léster González, and Normando Hernández Arrive Safely in Spain
PEN American Center welcomed the news that Cuban journalists Normando Hernández González, Dr. José Luis García Paneque, and Léster Luis González Pentón, all high PEN priority cases who had… More
Young Journalist Shot Dead in Michoacán
International PEN protests the fatal shooting of 27-year-old journalist and editor Hugo Alfredo Olivera Cartas, whose body was found on July 6, 2010. More
Normando Hernández González Arrives in Spain
Cuban dissidents Normando Hernández González, right, and Omar Rodriguez hug upon arrival in Madrid on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. More
Six Journalists Released; 16 to Follow
International PEN is delighted at the news that six Cuban independent journalists imprisoned since March 2003 have finally been released. More
PEN Appeal: Gálvez, García, González, González, Pacheco, and Ruíz
July 13, 2010 Raúl Castro Ruz Presidente c/o Cuban Interests Section 2639 16th St, NW Washington, DC 20009 Fax: (202) 797-8521 General Abelardo Coloma Ibarra Ministro del Interior y Prisiones c/o Cuban Interests Section 2639 16th St, NW Washington,… More
Free Speech Groups Ask Sec. Clinton to Review Exclusion of Colombian Journalist
The American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Professors and PEN American Center today sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing alarm over reports that… More
PEN President Appiah Reacts to the Release of Normando Hernández González in Cuba
PEN American Center President Kwame Anthony Appiah hailed the news that journalist Normando Hernández González was freed from prison yesterday morning in Cuba, calling the release “a very hopeful… More
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