Publisher Yao Wentian (aka Yiu Mantin) Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
PEN International is shocked by the heavy sentencing of Hong Kong-based publisher Yao Wentian on May 7, 2014. More
Prime Minister Lodges Defamation Complaint Against Prominent Journalist
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor's office alleging that writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Can Dündar defamed him in an article for… More
PEN Mourns the Death of Writer and Activist Dinh Dang Dinh
PEN mourns the death from cancer of blogger Dinh Dang Dinh on April 3, 2014. More
Writer and Editor Released
PEN welcomes the March 29, 2014 release of Tibetan writer and editor Tashi Rabten (pen-name Te’urang) who had been serving a four-year prison sentence in connection with his critical… More
Translator Deniz Zarakolu Among 45 Released in Istanbul KCK Trials
PEN is delighted by the news of the release pending trial of writer and translator Deniz Zarakolu after two-and-a-half years in pre-trial detention. More
Writers and Activists Dinh Dang Dinh and Nguyen Huu Cau Released Under an Amnesty, Nguyen Van Ly Remains Imprisoned
PEN welcomes the release of blogger Dinh Dang Dinh and writer and activist Nguyen Huu Cau on March 21, 2014, under an amnesty, and reiterates its call for the… More
Poet Omar Hazek Imprisoned
PEN protests the two-year prison sentence handed to Egyptian poet Omar Hazek, who has been held in custody since his arrest in early December 2013 for taking part in… More
Mounting Concerns for the Health of Writers and Activists Dinh Dang Dinh, Nguyen Van Ly, and Nguyen Huu Cau
PEN is gravely concerned for the health of blogger Dinh Dang Dinh, who is suffering from end-stage stomach cancer and was transferred to hospital on February 15, 2014. PEN… More
Fears for Safety as Uyghur PEN Member, Writer, and Academic Ilham Tohti Formally Charged
PEN is seriously concerned for the well-being of Uyghur writer, academic, and Uyghur PEN member Ilham Tohti, who was formally charged with “separatism” on February 20, 2014, amid a… More
Le Quoc Quan’s Appeal Rejected
PEN calls upon its members to send renewed letters of appeal for the immediate and unconditional release of blogger and human rights lawyer Le Quoc Quan, whose appeal was… More
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