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
Publisher Released; Journalist Remains Imprisoned
International PEN welcomes the release of Tamil publisher Vetrivel Jasikaran and his wife Vadivel Valarmathy on October 26, 2009, after being held for 19 months. More
Internet Writers Detained and Beaten
International PEN is alarmed by reports that renowned internet writer Yoani Sánchez and fellow bloggers Orlando Luís Pardo Lazo and Claudia Cadelo were abducted and beaten by state security… More
Journalists Sentenced on Defamation Charges
International PEN protests the three-month prison sentences handed down to newspaper journalists Sardar Alibeili and Faramaz Nozruzoglu (Allahverdiyev) on defamation charges. 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
Online Columnist Murdered
International PEN is outraged by the murder of online columnist Norberto Miranda Madrid, who was shot dead by unknown assassins on September 23, 2009, after writing about drug cartels… More
Journalist Sayed Parvez Kambakhsh Released
International PEN is delighted to learn that Afghan journalist Sayed Parvez Kambakhsh has been freed under a presidential pardon. More
Uighur Writer and PEN Member Released
PEN welcomes the release of Uighur writer, academic and Uighur PEN Center member Ilham Tohti, on August 22, 2009. He spent over six weeks in detention, and remains under… More
Editor Abducted
lnternational PEN is gravely concerned for the safety of editor Muhammad Al-Maqalih, who was reportedly abducted from a Sana’a street on September 17, 2009, apparently by a group of… More
Sick Editor Transferred to Remote Prison; Concerns for Health
International PEN is seriously concerned about the health and well being of Le Canard Déchaîné editor Abdoulaye Tiémogo, who contracted malaria after being imprisoned in August 2009. More