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PEN Appeal: Albert Santiago Du Bouchet Hernández
May 21, 2009 Raúl Castro Ruz Presidente c/o Cuban Interests Section 2639 16th St, NW Washington, DC 20009 Fax: (202) 797-8521 General Abelardo Coloma Ibarra Ministro del Interior y Prisiones c/o Cuban Interests Section 2639 16th St, NW Washington,… More
Journalist Sentenced to Three Years’ Imprisonment
International PEN strongly protests the three-year prison sentence given to Habana Press director Alberto Santiago Du Bouchet, reportedly for “disrespect for authority,” on May 12, 2009. More
PEN Appeal: El Malick Seck
May 15, 2009 His Excellency President Abdoulaye Wade President of the Republic of Senegal Office of the President Avenue Aoume Dakar, Republic of Senegal Fax: 221 33 823 1702 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members… More
Editor El Malick Seck Released
International PEN welcomes the news that 24 Heures Chrono editor El Malick Seck, who was serving a three-and-a-half year sentence for “offending the head of state” and defaming a… More
PEN Appeal: Carlos Ortega Samper
May 14, 2009 Lic. 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
Writer and NLD Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Taken to Prison
International PEN is outraged by the charges of “subversion” brought against writer, National League for Democracy (NLD) leader, and Nobel Peace laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for allegedly… More
American-Iranian Journalist Released
International PEN welcomes the May 11, 2009 release of Iranian-American journalist and writer Roxana Saberi, who had been held since January 2009. She had been sentenced to eight years… More
Gürsel Trial to Continue Against Prosecutor’s Advice
The trial against author Nedim Gürsel, who stands accused of "incitement to enmity or hatred" for his book, Daughters of Allah, is to continue despite the prosecutor's advice… More
PEN Appeal: Nedim Gürsel
May 14, 2009 Mehmet Ali Sahin Minster of Justice Adalet Bakanligi 06659 Ankara Turkey Fax: 00-90-312419-3370 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of writers dedicated to protecting freedom… More
PEN Appeal: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
May 14, 2009 Senior General Than Shwe Chairman, State Peace and Development Council c/o Ministry of Defense Naypyitaw Union of Myanmar Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members of PEN American Center, an international organization… More