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Poet Melissa Rocío Patiño Hinostroza Released
International PEN welcomes the release pending trial of the 20-year-old poet Melissa Rocío Patiño Hinostroza, who was released from maximum-security prison on May 8, after 70 days’ detention. More
PEN Appeal: Pierre Fould Gerges
June 12, 2008 Minister of Justice and the Interior Sr. Ramón Rodríguez Chacín Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Interiores y Justicia Av. Urdaneta, Edif. Sede MIJ, Piso 1, Carmelitas Caracas, Venezuela Fax: 011-58-212-861-2097 Attorney General Dra.… More
PEN Appeal: Melissa Rocío Patiño Hinostroza
April 14, 2008 Dr. Alan García Pérez Presidente de la República del Perú Jr. de la Unión S/N 1ra. Cuadra, Cercado de Lima Lima, Peru Fax: +51 1 446 5886 Dra. Rosario… More
Two Months On, Young Poet Still Detained on Terrorism Charges
International PEN protests the continuing imprisonment of 20-year-old poet Melissa Rocío Patiño Hinostroza. More
Detentions Escalate at China Quake Site
PEN expressed alarm today over the disappearance of leading cyber-dissident Huang Qi, who was last seen being forced into a car by three unidentified men in Chengdu on the… More
PEN Appeal: Ibrahim Souley & Soumana Idrissa Maiga
February 20, 2008 Président de la République S.E.M .Tandja Mamadou PO Box 369 Niamey, Niger Fax: + 227 2073 3430 H.E. Mr. Aboubacar Ibrahim Abani 417 East 50th Street New York, NY 10022 Fax: (212) 753-6931 Your Excellencies, On behalf… More
PEN Appeal: Frank Chikowore
April 22, 2008 His Excellency President Robert G. Mugabe Office of the President Munhumutapa Building Samora Machel Avenue, 3rd Street, Box 7700 Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe Fax: +263 4 734 644 Augustine Chihuri, Commissioner-General of… More
Journalist Frank Chikowore Charged But Remains Detained
International PEN protests the continuing detention of freelance journalist and Internet writer Frank Chikowore, who was charged with "public violence" on April 21, 2008, almost a week after his… More
Newspaper Editor Given One-Month Prison Sentence
International PEN protests the one-month prison sentence imposed on Aboubacar Gourouza, managing editor of L’Eveil Plus, on March 6, 2008, for charges of bringing the Nigeri justice system into… More
Newspaper Editor & Founder Both Sentenced to One Month in Prison for Libel
International PEN protests the one-month prison sentence imposed on February 8, 2008, on Ibrahim Souley and Soumana Idrissa Maiga, managing editor and founder respectively of the bimonthly publication L’Enquêteur,… More
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