PEN and CPJ protest U.S. decision to revoke Cuban journalist’s visa
Dear Secretary Powell, We are writing to express our shock and extreme concern over reports that the U.S. State Department recently revoked Cuban independent journalist Bernardo Arévalo Padrón's refugee… More
International PEN Writers in Prison Committee Cuba Campaign
Thirty-two writers, journalists, and librarians were sentenced during one-day trials held in early April 2003 under laws governing the protection of the Cuban state. They were arrested as part… More
PEN hails releases of Tunisian e-zine writer and Cuban journalist
PEN American Center hailed the release this week of Zouhair Yahyaoui, an Internet activist whose popular electronic magazine earned him a 2-year prison term in Tunisia. Yahyaoui was one… More
Cuban Journalist, Tunisian Writer to Receive PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Awards
PEN American Center today named Bernardo Arévalo Padrón, an independent journalist serving a six-year prison term for calling attention to rights violations in Cuba, and Zouhair Yahyaoui, a Tunisian… More