Journalist Dzamshid Karimov Released from Detention in Psychiatric Hospital
Dissident journalist Dzamshid Karimov was reportedly released on November 6, 2011, following five years’ detention in a psychiatric facility. More
Imprisoned Journalist’s Family Dies in Accident
International PEN sends its deepest condolences to the imprisoned journalist and human rights activist Dilmurod Saidov (Sayyid), whose wife and daughter, aged 6, were killed in a car accident… More
Twelve-Year Sentence for Journalist Dilmurod Saidov
International PEN is shocked by the 12 1/2-year sentence handed to Uzbek journalist Dilmurod Saidov on July 30, 2009, on criminal charges of extortion and forgery. More
2009 Marks Tenth Year in Prison
On 19 February 2009, Uzbek writer and activist Mamadali Makhmudov will have been imprisoned for ten years, making him one of the longest-serving detained writers on International PEN's records.… More
Pen Members Called to Support Imprisoned Journalist
International PEN is calling for the release of Salijon Abdurakhmanov, arrested in June 2008 and sentenced in October 2008 to ten years in prison. More
Poet Yusuf Juma Ill-Treated in Prison
PEN is seeking assurances of Yusuf Juma’s well-being, clarification of the reasons for Yusuf Juma’s detention, and assurances that he is not being held in denial of his right… More
Journalist Imprisoned Since June
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of independent journalist and human-rights defender Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov, who was arrested by the police in early June 2008. More
Poet Yusuf Juma Detained
International PEN is concerned by reports that Uzbek poet Yusuf Juma, who was arrested in December 2007, is suffering ill-treatment in prison. More
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