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PEN Appeal: Yaghoub Yadali
March 11, 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,… More
PEN Appeal: Nsimba Embete Ponte and Davin Ntondo Nzovuangu
June 27, 2008 Mutombo Bakafwa Nsenda Minister of Justice and Human Rights M. Kitungwa Killy Dido Director, Centre Pénitentiaire et de Rééducation de Kinshasa (CPRK) C/O The Democratic Republic of… More
Imprisoned Journalist’s Health Critical
International PEN is seriously concerned about reports that leading journalist and human-rights defender Emadeddin Baqi has suffered another heart attack in prison on May 7, 2008. More
PEN Appeal: Emadeddin Baqi
May 15, 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
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
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
Writer and Student Leader Detained; Fears of Ill Treatment and Health Concerns
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of writer and activist Amin Ghazaei, who has been held incommunicado without charge since January 14, 2008. 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
Internet Writer Amad Fouad Al-Farhan Released
International PEN welcomes the release of Internet writer Amad Fouad Al-Farhan on the morning of April 26, 2008, after spending 145 days in prison. More