Writer and NLD Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Taken to Prison
International PEN is outraged by the charges of “subversion” brought against writer, National League for Democracy (NLD) leader, and Nobel Peace laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for allegedly… More
Book on Trial for “Humiliation” of Religion
International PEN is concerned by the opening of trial proceedings on May 5, 2009, against the book Daughters of Allah by noted Turkish author Nedim Gürsel. More
Journalist Killed on World Press Freedom Day
International PEN protests in the strongest possible terms the murder of yet another Mexican journalist, Carlos Ortega Samper of El Tiempo de Durango, who was shot dead on May… More
Newspaper Editor Released
International PEN welcomes the release of newspaper editor Nadesapillai Vithyatharan on April 24, 2009. More
Call for Release of Milton Chacaguasay
International PEN renews its call for the release of La Verdad editor Milton Chacaguasay Flores, who has been imprisoned since November 2008 for allegedly libeling a judge. More
Serious Concerns for Zargana’s Health
International PEN is alarmed by reports that imprisoned leading comedian and poet Zargana is in poor health and has not been given full access to medical care and family… More
Journalists Released from Prison
International PEN welcomes the release of journalists Sakit Zakhidov and Ali Hasanov, who were both granted amnesty. PEN remains alarmed by the multiple attacks on freedom of expression in… More
American-Iranian Journalist Sentenced
International PEN is seriously concerned by the eight-year prison sentence handed down to Iranian-American journalist and writer Roxana Saberi, and seeks information regarding the charges brought against her. More
Concern for Detained Journalists
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
Journalist and Family Threatened; Fears for Safety
International PEN protests the threats issued against El Diario de los Altos editor Miguel Ángel Casillas in Jalisco State in March 2009. More