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Journalist J. S. Tissainayagam Pardoned
International PEN welcomes the announcement on May 3, 2010, that Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (J. S.) Tissainayagam has received a presidential pardon. More
Burmese Poet Saw Wai Released from Prison
PEN American Center welcomed the release of imprisoned Burmese poet Saw Wai today, calling the release “long overdue.” Saw Wai was freed nearly five months after his sentence expired… More
Poet and Belarusian PEN President Vladimir Neklyayev Detained in Minsk
PEN American Center denounced the coordinated series of raids on the homes and offices of a number of writers, journalists, and activists in Minsk and other cities across Belarus… More
PEN Condemns Sentencing of Journalist Maziar Bahari in Iran
PEN American Center condemned the 13-year sentence handed down to Iranian-Canadian journalist and playwright Maziar Bahari in absentia on May 9, calling the action by the Tehran Revolutionary Court… More
A Time for Everything
That afternoon the sea reached the valley.They stood at the top of the steep mountain face and watched it happen. When they’d got there, tipped off by Javan and… More
Memories of the Decadence
During the Decadence we gave up sexual intercourse, substituting for it various kinds of fetishism. We refined our tastes, narrowing their range and fantastically increasing their complexity. Certain people… More
PEN Appeal: Hu Jia
May 6, 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
Dissident Writer’s Health Declining
International PEN is seriously concerned about the deteriorating health of imprisoned activist and dissident writer Hu Jia, who was hospitalized for tests in late March 2010. More
PEN Appeal: Germain S. Ngota Ngota
May 6, 2010 President Paul Biya Fax: +237 22 22 08 70 Mr. Amadou Ali Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Fax: +237 22 23 00 05 Your Excellencies, On behalf of the 3,400… More
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