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PEN Appeal: Milton Chacaguasay Flores
December 18, 2008 President Rafael Correa Palacio de Carondelet Garcia Moreno 1043 Entre Chile y Espejo Quito, Ecuador Fax: +593 2 258 0714 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members of PEN American Center, an international… More
Former Journalist and Political Leader Released
International PEN welcomes the December 11, 2008 release of former journalist and member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Ohn Kyaing. More
Editor Given 10 Months in Prison
International PEN protests the 10-month prison sentence handed to La Verdad editor Milton Chacaguasay Flores on November 15, 2008 for allegedly libeling a judge. More
Testimony, Hearing on Restoring the Rule of Law
Opportunistic governments have co-opted the U.S. “war on terror,” citing support for U.S. counterterrorism policies as a basis for internal repression of domestic opponents. In some instances, U.S. actions… More
Justice After Bush: Prosecuting an Outlaw Administration
I. The CrimesAmericans may wish to avoid what is necessary. We may believe that concerns about presidential lawbreaking are naive. That all presidents commit crimes. We may pretend that… More
The Campaign Against Torture in Algeria
TIMELINEOctober 5, 1988Algeria’s post independence baby boom—two thirds of the country was born after 1962—takes to the streets to protest the corrupt, self serving cliques—known by the French word… More
The Dark Side
Two years later, Kleinman was exonerated by the Department of Defense’s investigation. He was thanked for upholding the law by the Inspector General at the Joint Forces command and… More
Prominent Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of prominent dissident writer Liu Xiaobo, former President and Board member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center, who was arrested on… More
PEN Appeal: Liu Xiaobo
December 10, 2008 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 of… More
Leading PEN Member Liu Xiaobo Detained in China on Eve of Human Rights Day
PEN American Center expressed extreme dismay today over the detention of prominent dissident and leading PEN Member Dr. Liu Xiaobo on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power,” a… More
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