Nasrin Sotoudeh Returns to Prison
Nasrin Sotoudeh was returned to Evin Prison late Monday night after a short, three-day furlough, her husband Reza Khandan reports. On a Facebook page dedicated to Nasrin's release, Reza… More
Nasrin Sotoudeh Temporarily Released From Prison
We were thrilled to learn that Nasrin Sotoudeh, winner of the 2011 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, was temporarily released from Evin Prison today and reunited with her… More
Iran: A Conversation with Maziar Bahari and The Daily Show’s Jason Jones
With Maziar Bahari and Jason Jones. In June 2009, Canadian-Iranian journalist, playwright, and documentary filmmaker Maziar Bahari was among hundreds of people arrested following the disputed Iranian presidential… More
Akbar Ganji | Status: Displaced/In Exile | Iran
Akbar Ganji is considered Iran's leading investigative journalist. He is also the author of the best-selling book Dungeon of Ghosts, a collection of Ganji's newspaper articles published in early… More
Hojjatoleslam Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari | Status: Released | Iran
Eshkevari was released from prison on February 6, 2005. He was freed after serving two-thirds of his seven-year jail term. A condition of his release is that Eshkevari will… More
Siamak Pourzand | Status: Deceased | Iran
Siamak Pourzand was a journalist and film critic. He was manager of the Majmue-ye Farrhangi-ye Honari-ye Tehran, a cultural center for writers, artists, and intellectuals. More
Ramin Jahanbegloo | Status: Released | Iran
Academic and writer Ramin Jahanbegloo was arrested at Tehran airport on April 27, 2006, as he was about to leave for an international conference in Brussels, and his house… More
PEN American Center Mourns Suicide of Iranian Journalist Siamak Pourzand
PEN American Center joined with free expression champions around the world today in mourning the death of journalist and critic Siamak Pourzand, who reportedly committed suicide on Friday following… More
Jailed Iranian Writer and Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Honored in New York
Salman Rushdie, E. L. Doctorow, Michael Ondaatje, and Jhumpa Lahiri were among the more than 570 PEN luminaries and supporters joining PEN American Center last night in honoring Nasrin… More
Imprisoned Iranian writer to receive award in NYC
An Iranian writer and lawyer serving an 11-year sentence for her actions following her country's 2009 presidential elections is to be honored in New York City for defending the… More
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