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PEN Appeal: Hossein Derakhshan
January 28, 2009 His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Head of the Judiciary Howzeh Riyasat-e Qoveh Qazaiyeh Office of the Head of the Judiciary Pasteur St., Vali Asr Ave., south of Serah-e Jomhouri Tehran 1316814737 Islamic… More
PEN Appeal: Lasantha Wickramatunga
January 27, 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
PEN Appeal: Harry Nicolaides
January 28, 2009 Abhisit Vejjajiva Prime Minister The Secretariat of the Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Government House Pitsanulok Road Dusit, Bangkok 10300 Thailand Fax: +66 2 280 0858 Sompong Amornwiwat Minister of Justice Office of the Minister Ministry of… More
St. Joseph’s Library Relocation
Through the initiative of member Fatima Shaik, the Children's/Young Adult Book Authors Committee helped move an elementary school library from St. Joseph's School in Greenwich Village, New York City,… More
Journalist Released
International PEN welcomes the release of journalist Nguyen Viet Chien on January 17, 2009, as part of a presidential amnesty to mark the Lunar New Year. More
PEN American Center Wins NBCC Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) today announced PEN American Center as the recipient of its prestigious Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award. With past winners including Studs Terkel, Richard… More
Writer and Activist Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the imprisonment without charge or trial of novelist, blogger and activist Mosaad Suleiman Hassan (pen name: Mosaad Abu-Fajr), who has been held since… More
Novaya Gazeta Journalist and Lawyer Shot Dead
International PEN is shocked by the January 20, 2009 murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasiya Baburova. More
Editor and Columnist Shot Dead
International PEN condemns the murder of newspaper editor and columnist Orel Zambrano, who was shot dead on January 16, 2009. More
Writer Sentenced for Insulting the Monarchy
International PEN protests the three-year prison sentence handed down to Australian writer Harry Nicolaides for "lèse-majesté" (insulting the monarchy) in his 2005 novel Verisimilitude. More
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