Tsering Woeser | Status: Under Threat | China
Award-winning Tibetan writer and poet Woeser was born in 1966 in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, where her father was a soldier in the People’s Liberation Army. More
News Web Site Editor Shot Dead in Chihuahua
PEN International protests the murder of website editor and reporter Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez, who was shot dead in Ojinaga, Chihuahua state, on 3 March 2013. More
Poet’s Life Sentence Reduced
PEN International continues to protest the detention of poet Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami, whose life sentence for a critical poem was reduced to 15 years on February 25, 2013. More
Qatari Poet’s Sentence Reduced
A three-judge panel of Qatar’s court of appeal unanimously decided today to reduce poet Mohammad Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami’s life sentence to 15 years in prison for his poetry, still… More
Sunday Leader Journalist Shot
PEN International condemns the attack against Sunday Leader journalist Faraz Shauketaly on February 15, 2013, apparently in retaliation for his journalistic work. More
Two Journalists Jailed, One Writer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
PEN International protests a renewed wave of repression and harassment against journalists and writers in Cuba, including the imprisonment of journalists Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias and José Antonio Torres,… More
Remember Tal
Two years ago today, Tal al-Mallouhi, a student, poet, and blogger who was detained in Damascus in late December 2009, was sentenced to five years in prison for “divulging… More
Journalist Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Investigating Alleged Rape
PEN International condemns the one-year prison sentence handed down to freelance journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim on February 5, 2013, for insulting a government body, “spreading false news” and inducing… More
Emin Milli Serving 15-Day Sentence
PEN International protests the arrest of Azerbaijani blogger, Emin Milli, as well as the persistent use of brief detentions, fines, and harassment against other journalists in an attempt to… More
Poet Ericson Acosta Released, Charges Dropped
PEN International is delighted to learn that the case against poet, song-writer, journalist, and activist Ericson Acosta has been dismissed for lack of evidence. More
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