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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

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

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

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: 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

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

Crackdown on Dissidents

International PEN is alarmed about an apparent crackdown on dissent in Vietnam, in which a number of writers have been arrested in recent weeks. 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