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American-Iranian Journalist Detained Without Charge
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Iranian-American journalist and writer Roxana Saberi, who has been held incommunicado without charge in Evin Prison, Tehran, since late January… More
Tamil Journalists Detained for One Year, Health Concerns
International PEN is seriously concerned by the continued detention of Tamil journalists V. Jasikaran and J. S. Tissainayagam, who have been held since March 2008. PEN is deeply worried… More
PEN Appeal: V. Jasikaran and J. S. Tissainayagam
March 12, 2009 His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa Presidential Secretariat Colombo 1 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 11 2446657 Hon. Amarasiri Dodangoda Minister of Justice and Law Reforms Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms Superior Courts Complex, Colombo 12 Sri… More
PEN Appeal: Arche
March 10, 2009 Alyaksandr G. Lukashenka President of the Republic of Belarus Karl Marx Str. 38 220016 g. Minsk Belarus Fax: + (375) 172-260-610, + (375) 172-223-872 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,400 members of… More
Pen Protests Seizure of Literary Magazine
On February 25, 2009, a district court in Brest, on the Polish-Belarus border, ordered the destruction of the most recent edition of the Belarusian language cultural magazine Arche on… More
Newspaper Editor Arrested and Ill-Treated
International PEN is seriously concerned by the arrest of newspaper editor Nadesapillai Vithyatharan under emergency legislation on February 26, 2009, apparently for his reporting. More
PEN Appeal: Nadesapillai Vithyatharan
March 4, 2009 His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa Presidential Secretariat Colombo 1 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 11 2446657 Hon. Amarasiri Dodangoda Minister of Justice and Law Reforms Superior Courts Complex Colombo 12 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 11 2445447 H. M.… 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
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
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