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PEN Appeal: Rangjung
October 17, 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
Tibetan Writer Rangjung Detained Without Charges
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Rangjung, a Tibetan writer, singer and television presenter, who has reportedly been held without charge since September 11, 2008. 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: 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
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
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
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