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Pen President and Member Assaulted By Police
International PEN protests the arrest and alleged police assault of Philo Ikonya and Fwamba N C Fwamba, president and member of Kenyan PEN, respectively, in Nairobi on February 18,… More
PEN Appeal: Vu Van Hung
February 27, 2009 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President, 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 of Vietnam Lê… More
Zargana’s Sentence Reduced to 35 Years
International PEN has learned that the 59-year prison sentence handed down to leading comedian and poet Zargana has been commuted by 24 years. More
Uighur Historian Released from Prison
International PEN welcomes the release of Uighur historian and writer Tohti Tunyaz (pen name: Muzart) on expiry of his 11-year prison sentence. More
Dawit Isaac Hospitalised, Denied Visits
International PEN is deeply concerned by reports that the Eritrean-Swedish journalist and author Dawit Isaac, who has been detained incommunicado without charge for over seven years, was transferred to… More
Professor and Internet Writer Detained, Fears for Health
International PEN is seriously concerned by reports that professor and Internet writer Vu Van Hung is suffering from ill health and has been relocated to an unknown location. More
PEN Appeal: Mamadali Makhmudov and Muhammad Bekjanov
February 26, 2009 Islam A. Karimov President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Rezidentysia prezidenta Ul. Uzbekistaniskaia 43 Tashkent Uzbekistan Fax: +998 71 139 5325 Akmal Saidov Head of the National Center for Human Rights Natsionalny tsentr po pravam cheloveka 5/3… More
On Translating The Naked Eye
The Naked Eye by Yoko Tawada tells the story of a character trapped between cultures and languages. The unnamed narrator, a girl from Vietnam, travels to East Berlin for… More
On Translating Diary of a Wave Outside the Sea
Diary of a Wave Outside the Sea is separated into two parts: an older section, originally written and published in Iraq in 1995, and a newer section, written in… More
PEN Appeal: Philo Ikonya and Fwamba N C Fwamba
February 25, 2009 The Honorable Mwai Kibaki C.G.H. M.P President of Kenya Office of the President PO Box 30510-00100 Nairobi Kenya Fax: +254-20-313600 Major General Mohamed Hussein Ali, M.G.H. Commissioner of Police PO Box 30083 Nairobi Kenya Fax: +254-20-240955 Your Excellencies, On behalf… More
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