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Writer and Human Rights Lawyer Detained
On December 24, 2009, human rights lawyer, writer and PEN Turkey member Muharrem Erbey was arrested in Diyabakir, southeastern Turkey. Two weeks later, he remains in prison awaiting trial. More
The First O.J. Book
I got the idea for an O.J. Simpson book long before all the others came out. The inspiration came in a flash at three in the morning as I… More
Unilaterally Punitive
The United States is unique in the world for its overzealous love affair with life without parole sentences (LWOP). It is one of the few western countries to have… More
Raja Shehadeh: After “The Fact”
There were serious controversies about the project. Some thought the shameful past is better forgotten than commemorated. The “never again” contingent were into documentation and preserving the memory in… More
PEN Appeal: Zargana
November 21, 2008 Senior General Than Shwe Chairman, State Peace and Development Council c/o Ministry of Defense Naypyitaw Union of Myanmar Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,300 members of PEN American Center, an international organization… More
Failing to Deliver: An Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression in China
On July 8, 2008, one month before the Olympic Games open in Beijing, PEN American Center, PEN Canada, and the Independent Chinese PEN Center issued a progress report on… More
In Search of the Sensual: Hanan al-Shaykh & Salman Rushdie
One of the sad things about the modernist way is that there’s a disconnect with the old tradition. The same thing happened in India. There are old temples with… More
Power Struggles: Tsitsi Dangarembga & Achmat Dangor
I think one learns early where one’s place in life is meant to be and one has to decide whether to occupy that place or not. Luckily, my parents… More