Day of the Imprisoned Writer
In any given year, International PEN’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) monitors around 1,000 attacks against writers, journalists, poets, publishers and editors worldwide. These range from persistent harassment and… More
Jailed Writers Can’t Be Silenced
Writing, like other compulsions, can be dangerous for your health. It can bring fame and fortune, which is bad enough - Pen a hard truth and you also face… More
Abused Cuban Journalist, Spirit Strong, Worsening in Hospital
Imprisoned Cuban journalist Normando Hernandez Gonzalez, hospitalized last month, faces medical procedures today that family members said could further imperil his already fragile health. They also provided a first-person… More
Jailed Cuban Writer, Extremely Ill, Hospitalized; May Be Freed
In the early morning hours of Sept. 14, jailed Cuban journalist Normando Hernandez Gonzalez was transferred across the island nation from Kilo 7, a prison in Camaguey, to Carlos… More
Cuba Keeps Writer in Jail: No Medicine for Hernandez Gonzalez
"Mi hijo esta muy mal. Muy mal." Even on the speakerphone from Miami, Blanca Gonzalez's voice is unmistakably choked with emotion. "My son is doing badly. Very badly," she… More
PEN Honors Cuban Dissident
An independent journalist, Normando Hernández González, was awarded the 2007 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award on Monday night. He could not travel to receive the award at the… More
Jailed Cuban Journalist to Receive PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
PEN American Center today named Normando Hernández González, a Cuban writer and journalist who was arrested along with 74 other journalists and democracy and human rights activists in a… More
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