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Writer Received Royal Pardon
International PEN welcomes the release of Australian writer Harry Nicolaides, who was granted a Royal pardon on February 19, 2009, and is now back in Australia. 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
PEN Appeal: Zargana
February 27, 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
Journalist Murdered Following Police Threats
International PEN is shocked by the murder of Weekly Citizen journalist Francis Nyaruri, who disappeared on January 15, 2009 and whose decapitated body was found on January 29. More
PEN Appeal: Dawit Isaacs
February 27, 2009 His Excellency Issayas Afewerki Office of the President P O Box 257 Asmara, Eritrea Fax: + 2911 125123 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members of PEN American Center, an international… More
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
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
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
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
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