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PEN Appeal: El Malick Seck
October 9, 2008 President of the Republic of Senegal His Excellency President Abdoulaye Wade Office of the President, Avenue Aoume, Dakar, Republic of Senegal Fax: +221 33 823 1702 Your Excellency, On behalf of the… More
Internet Writer Detained Under Security Act
International PEN protests the detention of Raja Petra Kamaruddin, founder and editor of the web site Malaysia Today, who was sentenced without trial to two years in prison on… More
Heavy Sentences for Publishers
International PEN strongly protests the 20-year prison sentence handed down to journalist Ahmed Ghous Zalmai, and the five-year sentence handed down to publisher Mohammad Ateef Noori, for publishing a… More
PEN Appeal: Raja Petra Kamaruddin
October 2, 2008 Datuk Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Department Federal Government Administration Center Bangunan Perdana Putra 62502 Putrajaya Malaysia Fax: + 60 3 8888 3444 Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail Attorney General Attorney’s General’s Chambers Level… More
Journalist Win Tin Released
International PEN welcomes the release of veteran journalist and pro-democracy activist Win Tin, who was imprisoned for over 19 years and is one of the longest-serving prisoners on PEN’s… More
PEN Appeal: Ahmed Ghous Zalmai and Mohammad Ateef Noori
October 3, 2008 His Excellency Hamid Karzai President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan Kabul Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of… More
Writer Detained for Insulting the Monarchy
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Australian writer Harry Nicolaides, who is charged with “lèse-majesté”or “insulting the monarchy” for his 2005 novel Verisimilitude. More
PEN Appeal: Multiple Writers in Vietnam
October 2, 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
Internet Writer Released, Pending Appeal
International PEN welcomes the release, pending appeal, of Internet writer Mohammed Erraji on September 10, 2008. More
Internet Writer Cleared on Appeal
International PEN welcomes the verdict of a Moroccan court of appeal to overturn the two-year sentence against Internet writer Mohammed Erraji on September 18, 2008. More
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