Award-Winning Writer and Journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy (F) Released into Exile
PEN International welcomes the release from prison of writer and journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, but is saddened that she has been forced into exile. More
Editor and Priest Nguyen Van Ly Returned to Prison; Health Concerns
PEN International protests the re-arrest of editor and Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly on July 25, 2011. Nguyen Van Ly had been on medical leave from an eight-year prison… More
Prominent Activist Sentenced
Dissident writer and activist Cu Huy Ha Vu was given a seven-year prison sentence on April 4, 2011. More
Fears for Health of Imprisoned Editor
International PEN is seriously concerned about the health of Le Devoir editor Robert Mintya, who has been imprisoned pending trial for alleged forgery since February 2010. Mintya has recently… More
Editor and Priest Nguyen Van Ly Released
International PEN welcomes the release of editor and Catholic priest Father Nguyen Van Ly on March 15, 2010, on medical grounds. More
Award-Winning Writer and Journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy Sentenced; Health Concerns
International PEN strongly protests the three-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed to writer and journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy. More
Serious Health Concerns for Two Detained Writers
International PEN is seriously concerned for the health of two detained writers in Vietnam. Writer and activist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy has been detained since October 8, 2009, without… More
Dissident Writers Sentenced
International PEN is outraged by the sentences handed down to six dissident writers in recent days for "spreading propaganda" against the government. More
Crackdown Persists
International PEN is alarmed by another wave of arrests in Vietnam, in which a number of writers and activists have been arrested in recent weeks for their dissenting views… More
Lawyer and Dissident Writer Arbitrarily Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of lawyer and dissident writer Le Cong Dinh who was arrested on June 13, 2009. More