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Prominent Dissident Writer Likely to Be Prosecuted Soon
One year after the arrest of prominent dissident writer Liu Xiaobo, former President and Board member of Independent Chinese PEN Center, his case has been transferred to the Beijing… More
Splendid Conspiracy
Whenever he looked back on the episode, Imtaz couldn’t help reliving all the ghastliness of that moment when, clasping his co-star in a fiery embrace, he had realized his… More
Crime Reporter Missing
Background Information The following press release was issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on November 20, 2009: A Mexican reporter who had recently covered corruption and organized crime was reported missing… More
Crime Reporter Missing
International PEN is seriously concerned for the safety of crime reporter María Esther Aguilar Cansimbe, who was last seen leaving her home in Zamora, Michoacán state, on November 11,… More
PEN Appeal: María Esther Aguilar Cansimbe
February 4, 2010 Felipe De Jesús Calderón Hinojosa Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Residencia Oficial de los Pinos Casa Miguel Alemán Col. San Miguel Chapultepec, C.P. 11850 DISTRITO FEDERAL, México Fax: (+ 52… More
Lao Tzu’s Taoteching; In Such Hard Times: The Poems of Wei Ying-wu
let people consider death and not move far let there be boats and carts but no reason to ride them let there be armor and weapons but no reason… More
The Golden Age
The IslandThe island is about twenty kilometres in diameter and lies in the Atlantic Ocean on the Tropic of Cancer between Cape Verde and the Canary Islands. In the… More
The Remnants
“If someone hasn’t eaten any, his breath doesn’t smell.” This on the pattern of the proverb about onions, the idea being that doubt was in order. “If her mouth weren’t… More