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Metamorphosis
What Metamorphosis is about: How unique we are. We have been created in God’s image. Created to be able to recreate and procreate. But what does this really mean?What if… More
Internet Writer Amad Fouad Al-Farhan Detained Without Charge
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Internet writer Amad Fouad Al-Farhan, who has been held without charge since December 10, 2007. More
Journalist and Human-Rights Defender Emadeddin Baqi Suffers Heart Attack in Prison
International PEN is deeply concerned about reports that leading journalist and human-rights defender Emadeddin Baqi suffered a heart attack in prison on December 26, 2007. More
Novelist Yaghoub Yadali Sentence Increased; Risk of Rearrest
International PEN is greatly alarmed by the threat of rearrest of novelist Yaghoub Yadali. Sentenced on charges of “insult” in September 2007 to one year in prison, nine months… More
Cleric Issues Fatwa Against Writers for “Heretical Articles”
International PEN is seriously concerned for the safety of writers Yousef Aba al-Khail and Abdullah bin Bejad Al-Otaibi following a fatwa issued against them on March 9, 2008. More
PEN Appeal: Emadeddin Baqi
January 29, 2008 His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei The Office of the Supreme Leader Shoahada Street Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran H.E. Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Ministry of Justice, Park-e Shahr Tehran, Islamic… More
Datura: A Dramatic Poem
CHARACTERSDaturaDestiny Mortal (Mercury) Faust Lucifer “Don’t make a religion of reason and logic, because in the passage of time reason may fail you. Then you may find yourself taking… More
PEN Appeal: Amad Fouad Al-Farhan
February 1, 2008 Minister of the Interior His Royal Highness Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz Ministry of the Interior P.O. Box 2933, Airport Road Riyadh 11134 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax: + 966 1 403… More
Dissident Writer Chen Daojun Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention and well-being of dissident writer and journalist Chen Daojun, who was detained on May 9, 2008, near the city of Chengdu,… More
PEN Appeal: Amin Ghazaei
February 13, 2008 His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic The Office of the Supreme Leader Shoahada Street Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Ministry… More
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