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PEN Appeal: Nguyen Hoang Hai and Pham Thanh Nghien

April 10, 2009 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam C/O Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyên Tân Dung Prime Minister 1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street Hanoi Socialist Republic… More

PEN Appeal: Chinese Writers

April 10, 2009 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Mr. Meng Jianzhu Minister of the Public Security East Chang’an Avenue 14 Beijing 100741 P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf… More

Raja Shehadeh: After “The Fact”

There were serious controversies about the project. Some thought the shameful past is better forgotten than commemorated. The “never again” contingent were into documentation and preserving the memory in… More

PEN Appeal: Miguel Angel Casillas

April 9, 2009 Lic. Emilio González Márquez Gobernador del Estado de Jalisco Palacio de Gobierno, Av. Corona No. 31, Planta Baja Col. Centro, Guadalajara C.P. 44100 Estado de Jalisco, México Fax: (+52 33) 36 48 1601/02 Lic.… More

Little Hungary

Little Jack lived in Little Hungary in a little Hungarian tenement house. Those who lived in Little Hungary were called little Hungarians even though Little Jack was actually quite… More

PEN Appeal: Omidreza Mirsayafi

April 9, 2009 His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed 'Ali Khamenei, The Office of the Supreme Leader Islamic Republic Street – Shahid Keshvar Doust Street Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Head… More

Night Zoo

My heart began racing the moment I reached the entrance. We hadn’t seen each other for a week, and after so long your absence was almost unbearable. Occasionally we… More