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Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu Acquitted – Writer Mehmet Güler Sentenced to 15 Months
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and human rights activist, who has been subject to harassment, trials, and periods of imprisonment since the 1970s, was acquitted at a hearing on June 10,… More
The Restless Himalayas
It should be known that understanding the realm and range of Tibet and understanding that Tibet was formerly a viable independent nation before being colonized by China is of… More
Robert Lipsyte, Tim O?Brien, and Susan Orlean to Judge PEN/ESPN Award
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, announced today that writers Robert Lipsyte, Tim O’Brien, and Susan Orlean will be the… More
Prominent Writer Zhang Jianhong (Pen Name Li Hong) Released; Grave Health Concerns
International PEN welcomes the release on medical parole on June 5, 2010, of prominent writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center Zhang Jianhong. More
PEN Appeal: Zhang Jianhong
June 9, 2010 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,400 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of… More
PEN Appeal: Abu Zara Al-Amin, Ashraf Abdel Aziz, and Dahab Ibrahim
June 8, 2010 H.E. President Omar Al Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Fax: +249 183 774339 Director of the NISS Mohamed Atta Al-Moula Abbas NISS Headquarters Khartoum, Sudan Your Excellencies, On behalf of the… More
Publisher and Human Rights Activist Faces Imprisonment
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and human rights activist, who has been subject to harassment, trials and periods of imprisonment since the 1970s, is expecting a verdict at his next trial… More
Three Journalists Detained, Two Incommunicado; One Tortured
International PEN protests the May 16, 2010 arrest and detention of three journalists for the opposition daily newspaper Rai al-Shaab amid a post-election crackdown on the Sudanese media and… More
Eynulla Fatullayev Has Been Unfairly Tried
International PEN welcomes the April 22, 2010 decision of the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled unanimously that Eynulla Fatullayev’s 2007 convictions were contrary to his right freedom… More
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