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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
Book on Trial for “Humiliation” of Religion
International PEN is concerned by the opening of trial proceedings on May 5, 2009, against the book Daughters of Allah by noted Turkish author Nedim Gürsel. More
PEN Appeal: Nedim Gürsel
May 4, 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: Zargana
May 7, 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
PEN Appeal: Milton Chacaguasay Flores
May 7, 2009 President Rafael Correa Palacio de Carondelet Garcia Moreno 1043 Entre Chile y Espejo Quito, Ecuador Fax: +593 2 258 0714 Minister Gustavo Jalk Ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos Av. Amazonas 4545 y Atahualpa Quito,… More
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