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PEN Celebrates Victory in Tariq Ramadan Case

PEN American Center welcomed the news today that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has signed orders effectively ending the exclusion of Swiss Scholar Tariq Ramadan from the United… More

Tamil Journalist J. S. Tissainayagam Released on Bail

PEN American Center welcomes the release on bail of Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (J. S.) Tissainayagam from Welikada Prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on January 11, 2010. Tissainayagam, who… More

World Awaits Verdict in Liu Xiaobo Trial

Writer Liu Xiaobo pleaded not guilty to subversion charges in a trial that lasted less than three hours this morning in Beijing. The trial was closed to the public… More

The Unspoken Stories of Those Who Cannot Speak

The Broken Shelf: Part 1: Disfigured HaikuLife as Broken ShelvesIs one without acknowledgementTreasured tales collapse.The Broken Shelf: Part 2: LimerickThe shelf reeked of knowledge and dustIts hefty insides were… More

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One thought travels across that HD plasma in her mind.I am tired. 12 hour shifts to come home To work 12 hour shifts Those kiddies are her late night bosses. Brown paper bags… More