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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
Survival Lessons
CHARACTERS Old Man . . . . . . . . . . . Old School Jared Thomas . . . . . . . . Youngster Narcotics Agents .… 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
L’interprète Journalists Charged, Jailed; Health Concerns
International PEN protests the months-long illegal pretrial detention of L'interprète editor Nsimba Embete Ponte and his assistant Davin Ntondo Nzovuangu. More
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
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
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
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