Playwright Arrested; Fears for Safety
PEN International fears for the safety of Syrian playwright and actor Zaki Cordillo, who has been held since August 13, 2012, in Damascus and is considered to be at… More
Prominent Writer and Editor Arrested, Fears for Their Safety
PEN International fears for the safety of writer Turki Al-Hamad and editor Raif Badawi, both at risk of being convicted of apostasy, which carries the death penalty in Saudi… More
Renewed Demands for Information About Welfare of Leading Uighur Writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin
PEN International reiterates calls for information about the welfare of detained Chinese writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin, following unconfirmed and disputed reports that he died in prison in 2010. More
Seven-Year Sentence Confirmed for Enoh Meyomesse
PEN International protests in the strongest possible terms the seven-year prison sentence handed down to Cameroonian writer and activist Enoh Meyomesse. More
Politkovskaya Conviction Welcome, but Masterminds Behind Her Murder Continue to Elude Justice
PEN International welcomes last week’s conviction of the former police chief who helped orchestrate Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s murder in 2006, but is concerned that the masterminds behind her… More
Writer Enoh Meyomesse Found Guilty, Facing Possible Seven-Year Sentence
PEN International protests the December 14, 2012 conviction of Cameroonian writer and activist Enoh Meyomesse on charges of supposed complicity in the theft and illegal sale of gold. More
Selek Trial Postponed as Defense Attorneys Challenge Appointment of Chief Trial Judge
As her third retrial is postponed, PEN is concerned by the drawn-out nature of the proceedings against Turkish writer, sociologist and feminist Pinar Selek, and is worried that she… More
Stanislav Dmitrievsky Faces Ban on Book Detailing Human Rights Abuses
Russian writer, editor, and human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky is once again in court, this time over a 1,200-page book on human rights abuses committed during the years of… More
PEN Concerned About Pinar Selek Trial
PEN International concerned that Turkish writer, sociologist, and feminist Pinar Selek is being subjected to campaign of judicial harassment as she faces into her third retrial. More
Poet Sentenced to Life Imprisonment; Fears for Safety
PEN International condemns the life sentence handed down to Qatari poet Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami for allegedly "inciting the overthrow of the ruling regime" and "criticizing the ruler" in… More
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