Fears for Health of Imprisoned Editor

Rapid ActionSeptember 16, 2010

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

Serious Health Concerns for Two Detained Writers

Rapid ActionNovember 20, 2009

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

Rapid ActionOctober 22, 2009

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

Rapid ActionSeptember 22, 2009

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

Concern for Detained Journalists

Rapid ActionApril 9, 2009

Writers Nguyen Hoang Hai and Pham Thanh Nghien are part of a group of writers who were detained during a crackdown against peaceful dissent in Vietnam in August and… More

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