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A Collaborator in Kashmir
After flights from Delhi to Jammu and then on to Srinagar, I rode north in a taxi to Sopore, closer to the Pakistan border. I’d come to Kashmir to meet… More
Internet Writers’ Sentences Upheld
International PEN strongly protests the recent decision of the Baku Court of Appeal to uphold the two-year and two-and-a-half-year prison sentences handed down to Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade… More
The Sixth Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
Salman Rushdie and The PEN American Center today announce the program for the Sixth Annual World PEN Voices Festival of International Literature taking place this year Monday, April 26… More
PEN Election Results: Anthony Appiah Reelected as President of PEN
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, announced yesterday the reelection of Kwame Anthony Appiah, the scholar, author, and critic, to… More
Award-Winning Writer and Journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy Sentenced; Health Concerns
International PEN strongly protests the three-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed to writer and journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy. More
PEN Appeal: Tran Khai Thanh Thuy
March 16, 2010 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam C/O Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyên Tân Dung Prime Minister 1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street Hanoi Socialist Republic… More
PEN Appeal: Tan Zuoren
March 11, 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 the Public Security East Chang'an Avenue 14 100741 Beijing P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf of… More
Writer and Independent Chinese Pen Officer Zhao Shiying Detained
International PEN condemns the detention of Zhao Shiying, Secretary General of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC), who was arrested on January 11, 2010. More
Writer and Independent Chinese Pen Officer Zhao Shiying Released
International PEN welcomes the release of Zhao Shiying, dissident writer, activist and Secretary General of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC), after being detained for two weeks. There were… More
Writer Tan Zuoren Sentenced
International PEN strongly protests the five-year prison sentence handed down to writer and activist Tan Zuoren on February 9, 2009, for "inciting subversion of state power." More