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Diary Excerpt
Richard ParkerRamsey Prison UnitRosharon, TexasMonday, May 26, 2008, 5:26 p.m.Hello World:I decided I am going to put this booklet in the mail tonight. Since it’s a holiday weekend (Memorial… More
Journalist Faramaz Allahverdiyev Receives Death Threats
International PEN is alarmed by reports that newspaper journalist Faramaz Allahverdiyev (Nozruzoglu) has received death threats related to his writing. More
Serious Health Concerns for Writers Xu Wei, Jin Haike, Yang Zili & Zhang Honghai
International PEN is seriously concerned by recent reports of deteriorating health and lack of sufficient medical treatment for detained writers Xu Wei, Jin Haike, Yang Zili, and Zhang Honghai,… More
PEN Appeal: Lu Gengsong
February 6, 2008 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Procurator General Mr. Jia Chunwang Supreme People’s Procuratorate Beiheyan Street 147 100726 Beijing P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf… More
PEN Goes to Court to Challenge New Surveillance Law
PEN American Center today joined the ACLU and Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and other leading international human rights organizations, journalists, and attorneys in filing a lawsuit challenging the… More
PEN Appeal: Aliaksandar Zdzvizhkou
February 7, 2008 President of the Republic of Belarus Alyaksandr G. Lukashenka Karl Marx Str. 38 220016 g. Minsk Belarus Fax: 00 375 (172) 26 06 10 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,400… More
PEN Appeal: Azerbaijani journalists
January 7, 2008 His Excellency Heydar Aliyev President of the Azerbaijan Republic 19 Istiglaliyyat Street Baku AZ1066 Azerbaijan Fax: 011 994 12 92-0625 His Excellency Lt.-Gen. Ramil Usubov Ministry of Internal Affairs Husu Hajiyev Street… More
Editor Aliaksandar Zdzvizhkou Sentenced to Three-Year Imprisonment
International PEN protests the three-year sentence imposed on editor Aliaksandar Zdzvizhkou (Sdvizhkov), who was arrested on January 18, 2008, for reprinting controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. More
Poet Yusuf Juma Detained
International PEN is concerned by reports that Uzbek poet Yusuf Juma, who was arrested in December 2007, is suffering ill-treatment in prison. More
Five Journalists Pardoned; Four Still Imprisoned
International PEN welcomes the release following a pardon by the Azerbaijani president of five journalists, including honorary member of English PEN Rafiq Tagi, on December 28, 2007. More