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