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PEN Appeal: Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov
August 18, 2008 Minister of Internal Affairs Bahodir MATLIUBOV Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del RU ul. Junus Rajabiy 1 Tashkent 700029 UZBEKISTAN Fax: + 998 71 233 89 34 Deputy Prosecutor General Alisher SHARAFUTDINOV Prokuratura Respubliki Uzbekistan ul. Gulyamova… More
Zargana and Zaw Thet Htwe Charged
International PEN is seriously concerned about the charges of "defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion," among others, that have been made against comedian and… More
Writer and Academic Aref Dalila Released
International PEN welcomes the release of Dr. Aref Dalila, leading economist, writer, and dissident, who was freed on August 7, 2008, after seven years in prison. More
Journalist Imprisoned Since June
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of independent journalist and human-rights defender Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov, who was arrested by the police in early June 2008. More
Internet Writer Bui Kim Thành Released
International PEN welcomes the release on July 11, 2008, of Bui Kim Thành, Internet writer, dissident, and lawyer, after being held for five months in psychiatric detention, apparently without… More
PEN: Signs “Discouraging” for Post-Olympics Human Rights Improvements in China
As the temporary regulations for foreign journalists working in the People’s Republic of China expire today, three International PEN centers issued a report highlighting the vulnerable position writers and… More
Songwriter Detained for Lyrics
PEN fears that well-known singer-songwriter Lapiro de Mbanga’s detention is in violation of his right to freedom of expression. More
PEN Gives Voice to Silenced Writers in China on Eve of the Olympics
In New York last night, celebrated PEN Members gathered to read banned and censored work by writers in China, including new and never-before translated writings by Tsering Woeser, Yang… More
Days of Illegal Detention
Once again, on the afternoon of December 14, I was interrogated by agents of the Pudong Subdistrict Security Bureau. After two hours of small talk, they had asked about… More