Journalist Fahem Boukaddous Jailed, Serious Concern for Health
International PEN strongly protests the imprisonment of Fahem Boukaddous, correspondent for the Al-Badeel news web site and a TV journalist, whose four-year prison sentence for his reports on social… More
Young Journalist Shot Dead in Michoacán
International PEN protests the fatal shooting of 27-year-old journalist and editor Hugo Alfredo Olivera Cartas, whose body was found on July 6, 2010. More
Six Journalists Released; 16 to Follow
International PEN is delighted at the news that six Cuban independent journalists imprisoned since March 2003 have finally been released. More
Leading Journalist Released on Bail; Trial Continues
International PEN welcomes the release of leading journalist and human rights activist Emadeddin Baghi on June 23, 2010. However, PEN remains deeply concerned that he still faces charges and… More
Husband-And-Wife Journalists Shot Dead in Guerrero
International PEN is outraged by the fatal shooting of journalists Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos and María Elvira Hernández Galena in Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero state, on June 28, 2010. More
Veteran Journalist Jailed for Article on Environmental Damage
International PEN protests the arrest and detention on June 26, 2010, of journalist Carlos Jerónimo Nuñez López, who was reportedly sentenced to one year in prison on libel charges… More
Newspaper Editor Murdered
International PEN protests in the strongest possible terms the murder of Jean Leonard Rugambage, deputy editor of the banned newspaper Umuvugizi, who was shot dead outside his home on… More
Uyghur Journalist and Editor Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Uyghur journalist and editor Hailaite Niyazi, who was reportedly arrested in October 2009. More
Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu Acquitted – Writer Mehmet Güler Sentenced to 15 Months
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and human rights activist, who has been subject to harassment, trials, and periods of imprisonment since the 1970s, was acquitted at a hearing on June 10,… More
Prominent Writer Zhang Jianhong (Pen Name Li Hong) Released; Grave Health Concerns
International PEN welcomes the release on medical parole on June 5, 2010, of prominent writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center Zhang Jianhong. More
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