Welcome to Zone 9: Ethiopia
Kality is divided into eight zones. The prisoners found one more zone of their own imagination. They called the rest of the country beyond their compound “zone 9” implying… More
PEN American Center Calls for Release of Undocumented Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas
Vargas was detained at an airport Border Control station as he prepared to board a flight from McAllen to Houston. More
Thai Junta Targets Writers and Scholars
PEN American Center calls upon the Thai military to immediately rescind its order for individual writers and scholars to turn themselves in, and to end all restrictions on freedom… More
Letter from Kiev: What Can Ukraine Expect from the West Now?
In light of the ongoing crisis in Kiev, where dozens of people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces, PEN reached out to our colleagues in Ukraine… More
Blogger and Human Rights Lawyer Le Quoc Quan’s Appeal to Be Heard
PEN calls upon its members to send renewed letters of appeal calling for the immediate and unconditional release of blogger and human rights lawyer Le Quoc Quan, whose appeal… More
Editor Raif Badawi Faces “Apostasy” Charges
PEN is deeply concerned by a judge’s recommendation, made on December 25, 2013, to refer the editor Raif Badawi to the General Court on charges of apostasy. If convicted,… More
Two Poets Detained; Fears for Safety
PEN protests the arrest of poets and lyricists Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi Moosavi, who have been held in Section 2A of Tehran’s Evin prison since December 7, 2013, apparently… More
PEN.org Honored with Interactive Media Award
PEN American Center is pleased to announce that the newly redesigned PEN website, www.pen.org has won Interactive Media Council’s IMA Outstanding Achievement Award in the category of advocacy. The… More
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