Rapid Actions
Writer Faces Another Prison Term
PEN disturbed by reports that Uzbeki writer will not be released from prison on completion of his 14-year jail term. More
Fears for Health of Imprisoned Writer and Activist
PEN seriously concerned for the health of writer and activist Nguyen Huu Cau, who is now seriously ill after being denied adequate medical care in the prison camp where… More
One Journalist Shot Dead, Another Threatened
PEN International protests the murder of Nuestro Diario journalist Jaime Napoleón Jarquín Duarte More
Editor Imprisoned for Writing Open Letter
PEN International protests the continued detention of Le Républicain editor Boukary Daou More
Journalist Mam Sonando Released on Appeal
PEN International welcomes the release on March 15, 2013, of journalist, human rights campaigner, and director of the independent Beehive Radio Station Mam Sonando. More
Journalist’s Conviction for Investigating Alleged Rape Upheld on Appeal, Sentence Halved
PEN International welcomes the March 3, 2013 reduction of Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim’s prison sentence on appeal from one year to six months for interviewing a woman allegedly raped by… More
News Web Site Editor Shot Dead in Chihuahua
PEN International protests the murder of website editor and reporter Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez, who was shot dead in Ojinaga, Chihuahua state, on 3 March 2013. More
Poet’s Life Sentence Reduced
PEN International continues to protest the detention of poet Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami, whose life sentence for a critical poem was reduced to 15 years on February 25, 2013. More
Sunday Leader Journalist Shot
PEN International condemns the attack against Sunday Leader journalist Faraz Shauketaly on February 15, 2013, apparently in retaliation for his journalistic work. More
Two Journalists Jailed, One Writer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
PEN International protests a renewed wave of repression and harassment against journalists and writers in Cuba, including the imprisonment of journalists Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias and José Antonio Torres,… More
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