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Songwriter Sentenced to Three Years’ Imprisonment
International PEN protests the three-year prison sentence and exorbitant fine imposed on the well-known singer-songwriter Lapiro de Mbanga (real name Pierre Roger Lambo Sandjo) on September 24, 2008 for… More
Editor Abducted and Shot Dead
International PEN is shocked by the murder of Michoacán-based newspaper editor Miguel Angel Villagómez Valle on October 9, 2008. More
PEN Appeal: Lapiro de Mbanga
October 20, 2008 President Paul Biya Fax: +237 22 22 08 70 Email: [email protected] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Mr. Amadou Ali Fax: +237 22 23 00 05 Your Excellencies, On behalf of the 3,300… More
PEN Appeal: Adnan Hassanpour
October 16, 2008 His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei The Office of the Supreme Leader Shoahada Street, Qom Islamic Republic of Iran Email: [email protected] His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Ministry of Justice, Park-e Shahr Tehran, Islamic… More
Death Sentence Overturned, Retrial Ordered
International PEN welcomes the overturned death sentence of Iranian Kurdish journalist, writer and human rights activist Adnan Hassanpour. More
Uighur Journalist and Writer Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Uighur journalist and poet Mehbube Ablesh, who was arrested in August 2008 after posting two critical articles online. More
Editor Sentenced to Three Years’ Imprisonment
International PEN is outraged by the three-year prison sentence imposed on El Malick Seck, editor of the Dakar daily 24 Heures Chrono, on September 12, 2008, for a piece… More
PEN Appeal: Mehbube Ablesh
October 14, 2008 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Nur Bekri Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional People’s Government 2 Zhongshaniu Wulumuqishi 830041 Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu P.R. China Your… More
Online Editor Jailed for Defamation
International PEN protests the three-week detention of Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, editor of the online press agency Net Press, who was arrested on September 11, 2008 and charged with defamation. More
PEN Appeal: Jean-Claude Kavumbagu
October 6, 2008 Président de la République Pierre Nkurunziza Présidence de la République Boulevard de l’Uprona, Rohero I, BP 1870 Bujumbura, Burundi Fax : +257 22 22 74 90 Monsieur Jean-Bosco Ndikumana, Ministre de la… More
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