Nguyen Xuan Nghia | Status: Released | Vietnam
Nguyen Xuan Nghia, a poet, journalist, essayist, and novelist, served a six-year sentence for "conducting anti-government propaganda" under Article 88 of Vietnam's penal code. The indictment against him cited… More
Actions Work: Tran Khai Thanh Thuy Released from Prison
Last week, PEN centers around the world celebrated the news that Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, a Vietnamese writer and PEN American Center honorary member who was serving a three-year… More
Actions Work: Tran Khai Thanh Thuy Released from Prison
[caption id="attachment_676" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Tran Khai Thanh Thuy"][/caption] Last week, PEN centers around the world celebrated the news that Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, a Vietnamese writer and PEN American Center… More
Dissident Writers Sentenced
International PEN is outraged by the sentences handed down to six dissident writers in recent days for "spreading propaganda" against the government. 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
Crackdown on Dissidents
International PEN is alarmed about an apparent crackdown on dissent in Vietnam, in which a number of writers have been arrested in recent weeks. More
Support for the freedom to read with exclusive designs by Todd Parr, Mike Curato, Art Spiegelman, and more!
