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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
Internet Writer and Activist Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Internet writer and activist Guo Quan. More
PEN Appeal: Guo Quan
December 3, 2008 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of… More
PEN Appeal: Zargana
December 3, 2008 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
Zargana Sentenced to Total of 59 Years
International PEN is appalled by the additional 14-year prison term handed down to leading comedian and poet Zargana on November 27, 2008, added to the 45-year sentence he received… More
Second U.S.-Based Internet Writer Released
International PEN welcomes the release without charge of the U.S.-based Internet writer Emmanuel Emeka Asiwe, who was held incommunicado from October 28 to November 4, 2008 due to his… More
PEN Appeal: Chen Daojun
November 25, 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… More
Journalist Zaw Thet Htwe Sentenced
Journalist Zaw Thet Htwewas arrested on June 13, 2008 after leading a private effort to deliver aid to cyclone Nargis’ victims. More
PEN Appeal: Zaw Thet Htwe
November 25, 2008 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
Dissident Writer Chen Daojun Sentenced
PEN considers Chen Daojun’s conviction to be in violation of his right to free expression as guaranteed by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which… More