PEN Congress reasserts the role of literature in a world without peace
Horst Köhler, Federal President of Germany, welcomed more than 450 writers from PEN Centres around the world to Berlin at the opening ceremony of International PEN’s annual Congress. President… More
International PEN Writers in Prison Committee meets in Istanbul
Over 50 writers, editors, and publishers from 23 countries gathered in Istanbul this week for the 6th Writers in Prison Committee conference of International PEN, the worldwide association of… More
WiPC Case List: January to June 2004
The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of International PEN was set up in 1960 as a result of mounting concern about attempts to silence critical voices around the world… 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
Fifth biennial conference of Writers in Prison Committee
"Many of us have been asking, is this what we went to jail for? What has all our struggle come to? A mere clearing of the path for another… More