- Home
- Search Results
Search Results for: PEN TEN
An Around the World Reading
The baldheaded man leapt to the stage at Joe’s Pub in Greenwich Village. Tommy Wieringa, a highly respected author from the Netherlands, chatted amiably with the largely American crowd… More
The Restless Himalayas
It should be known that understanding the realm and range of Tibet and understanding that Tibet was formerly a viable independent nation before being colonized by China is of… More
Living Next to the Enemy
In many countries that have been wracked by ethnic cleansing or a civil war, the victims of torture, and the people who tortured them, still live too close for… More
Publisher and Human Rights Activist Faces Imprisonment
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and human rights activist, who has been subject to harassment, trials and periods of imprisonment since the 1970s, is expecting a verdict at his next trial… More
Three Journalists Detained, Two Incommunicado; One Tortured
International PEN protests the May 16, 2010 arrest and detention of three journalists for the opposition daily newspaper Rai al-Shaab amid a post-election crackdown on the Sudanese media and… More
Chinese Writer Liu Xiaobo Transferred to Prison Camp
On Christmas Day last year, Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his part in creating Charter 08, a document calling for greater freedoms… More
Liu Xiaobo Transferred to Remote Prison in Liaoning Province
PEN American Center has learned that prominent dissident and intellectual Liu Xiaobo has been moved from a detention center in Beijing to Jinzhou Prison in Liaoning. More
Journalist J. S. Tissainayagam Pardoned
International PEN welcomes the announcement on May 3, 2010, that Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (J. S.) Tissainayagam has received a presidential pardon. More
Burmese Poet Saw Wai Released from Prison
PEN American Center welcomed the release of imprisoned Burmese poet Saw Wai today, calling the release “long overdue.” Saw Wai was freed nearly five months after his sentence expired… More
Support for the freedom to read with exclusive designs by Todd Parr, Mike Curato, Art Spiegelman, and more!
