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Publisher Released; Journalist Remains Imprisoned
International PEN welcomes the release of Tamil publisher Vetrivel Jasikaran and his wife Vadivel Valarmathy on October 26, 2009, after being held for 19 months. More
Internet Writers Detained and Beaten
International PEN is alarmed by reports that renowned internet writer Yoani Sánchez and fellow bloggers Orlando Luís Pardo Lazo and Claudia Cadelo were abducted and beaten by state security… More
Book Groups Support Patriot Act Reform Bill in House
The Campaign for Reader Privacy today urged its supporters to contact members of the House of Representatives in support of a bill that would effectively ban the government from… More
PEN Calls on President Obama to Stand Up for Free Expression in China
On the eve of Barack Obama’s first state visit to China, PEN American Center has sent a letter urging the president to intervene on behalf of the more than… More
St. Joseph’s Library Relocation
Through the initiative of Member Fatima Shaik, the Children's/Young Adult Book Authors Committee helped move an elementary school library from St. Joseph's School in Greenwich Village, New York City,… More
Kabir: Poems
Friend,/ You had one life/ And you blew it. More
Journalists Sentenced on Defamation Charges
International PEN protests the three-month prison sentences handed down to newspaper journalists Sardar Alibeili and Faramaz Nozruzoglu (Allahverdiyev) on defamation charges. More
International PEN Elects New President
The International PEN Assembly of Delegates last week elected John Ralston Saul as International President. He will succeed Jirí Grušá, one of the most important Czech writers, who has… More
Dissident Writers Sentenced
International PEN is outraged by the sentences handed down to six dissident writers in recent days for "spreading propaganda" against the government. More
PEN Appeal: Six Vietnamese Dissident Writers
October 16, 2009 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam C/O Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,400 members of… More
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