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Poet Assaulted in Prison
International PEN is seriously concerned for the well-being of dissident poet Sakit Mirza Zakhidov following reports that he was taken out of a prison medical center prematurely and was… More
PEN Appeal: Sakit Mirza Zakhidov
October 29, 2008 President Ilham Aliyev The President Palace 19 Istiqlaliyyat Street Baku, AZ1066 Republic of Azerbaijan Fax: + 994 12 492 0625 Minister of Internal Affairs Lt.-Gen. Ramil Usubov Ministry of Internal… More
Darfuri Journalist Released and Is Now in the Usa
International PEN welcomes the release of Al-Ghali Yahya Shegifat, journalist and president of the Association of Darfur Journalists. More
Author Threatened with Death
International PEN is concerned by reports that mafia members in Italy who were denounced in Roberto Saviano’s novel Gomorrah have reportedly announced he will be assassinated by Christmas. More
PEN Appeal: Nguyen Viet Chien and Nguyen Van Hai
October 22, 2008 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
Detained Journalist’s Death Sentence Commuted to 20 Year Prison Sentence
International PEN is outraged by the 20-year sentence handed down to journalist Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh by a Kabul appeal court on October 21, 2008, which commuted the death sentence,… More
PEN Appeal: Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh
October 22, 2008 His Excellency Hamid Karzai President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan C/O Said T. Jawad Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan Embassy of Afghanistan 2341 Wyoming Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008 Fax: (202)… More
74th International PEN Congress Calls for Cultural Rights, Free Expression
International PEN closed a historic Congress in Bogotá by strengthening its commitment to supporting writers and literature from all cultures and languages. From September 17 to 22 , over… More
Beyond the Olympics: The Freedom to Write in China, After the Spotlight
Today, October 17, 2008, temporary regulations that were said to guarantee the ability of international journalists to report freely from China will expire. More
PEN Appeal: Miguel Angel Villagómez Valle
October 20, 2008 Lic. Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Residencia Oficial de los Pinos Casa Miguel Alemán Col. San Miguel Chapultepec, C.P. 11850, México D.F. Fax: +52 55… More
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