PEN warmly welcomes the release of writer and activist Enoh Meyomesse
On 27 April 2015, the award-winning writer and activist Enoh Meyomesse was finally freed from Kondengui Prison in Yaoundé, Cameroon, after almost three and a half years in prison. More
PEN Welcomes the Release of Enoh Meyomesse
PEN American Center welcomes the release of Cameroonian poet Enoh Meyomesse from prison. More
PEN Calls for Independent International Inquiry into Boris Nemtsov’s Murder
The killing of Nemtsov sends a blood-chilling message to the Russian people about the costs and dangers of political dissent, compounding a climate of fear and repression created by… More
Waleed Abu Al-Khair | Status: Imprisoned | Saudi Arabia
Waleed Abu al-Khair is a Saudi Arabian lawyer, human rights activist, and founding member of the Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA). The author of numerous articles,… More
Molding the Violent Passion
Thai poet Mainueng K. Kunthee was shot and killed on April 23, 2014. He wrote his poem "Molding the Passion" in 2010 as the military started its ongoing crack… More
Salman Rushdie joins writers’ protest at China’s jailing of Ilham Tohti
Letter to Guardian by authors including Paul Auster, Jennifer Egan and Siri Hustvedt urges president to release writer and scholar More
Ta Phong Tan | Status: Released | Vietnam
Ta Phong Tan is a Vietnamese Blogger, jurist, and former police officer. She was arrested on September 5, 2011 and sentenced to 10 years in prison for “conducting propaganda… More
Kunchok Tsephel | Status: Conditional Release | China/Tibet Autonomous Region
Kunchok Tsephel is a prominent internet writer and editor of the Tibetan-language website Chomei (Butter Lamp), which promotes Tibetan culture and literature. He was arrested in February 2009 and… More
Rodney Sieh | Status: Released | Liberia
Rodney Sieh, founder of FrontPageAfrica, is a Liberian journalist with over seventeen years’ experience working in Liberia and abroad. More
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