PEN Appeal: Six Vietnamese Dissident Writers

October 16, 2009 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam C/O Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,400 members of… 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

PEN Appeal: Multiple Writers in Vietnam

October 2, 2008 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President, Socialist Republic of Vietnam c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyên Tân Dung Prime Minister 1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Lê… 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