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PEN Appeal: Ivanov, Sidorov, Skryl, Shchekochikhin, and Kochetkov
March 2, 2011 Mr. Dmitry Medvedev President of the Russian Federation Kremlin Moscow Russia Fax: +7 095 206 5173 Mr. Chaika Yuri Yakovlevich Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Ishaya Dmitrovka 1… More
Announcing the 2011 PEN World Voices Festival
More than 100 writers from 40 countries will convene for the seventh annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, celebrating the transformative power of the writer’s voice—both on… More
PEN Appeal: Anniversary of Crackdown in Belarus
February 22, 2011 Alyaksandr G. Lukashenka President of the Republic of Belarus Karl Marx Str. 38 220016 g. Minsk Belarus Fax: + 375 172 26 06 10 / +375 172 22 38 72 Your Excellency, On… More
Asylum-Seeking Writer Detained; Deported Following Publication of Book
On the evening of January 12, 2011, 25-year-old Maria Amelie, Russian-born writer and asylum seeker, was arrested for breaking Norweigan immigration law after drawing attention to her situation in… More
Belarus Free Theatre Can’t Go Home Again
Belarus Free Theatre can’t go home again–if the members of the company return to Belarus, they fear they’ll be arrested. They appeared in New York this week for the… More
Support for Belarus Free Theater Includes Rally, Benefit, and Chicago
On December 19, a presidential election in Belarus that international observers said was fraudulent sent protesters into the streets, including members of the Belarus Free Theater. The troupe managed… More
PEN Appeal: Vladimir Neklyaev
December 21, 2010 Alyaksandr G. Lukashenka President of the Republic of Belarus Karl Marx Str. 38 220016 g. Minsk Belarus Fax: + 375 172 26 06 10 or +375 172 22 38 72 Dear President Lukashenka, On… More
Nobel awarded to empty chair as China keeps dissidents quiet
The Nobel Peace Prize committee presented its award Friday in Norway to an empty chair reserved for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, a tribute that has both sharply focused… More
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