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Writer and ICPC Member Dr. Jiao Guobiao Arrested
PEN International condemns the arrest of writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) member Dr. Jiao Guobiao. PEN calls for his immediate and unconditional release, as well as the… More
Swedish Journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson Released
PEN International welcomes the release on September 11, 2012, of Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson. Schibbye and Persson had been in the Ethiopian prison system since July… More
Sentences Upheld Against Jailed Human Rights Defenders, Writers, and Bloggers
PEN International protests the continued detention of activists and bloggers including Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace after the High Court of Appeal in Bahrain upheld their life sentences… More
Azeri Poets Released
PEN International welcomes the release on September 4, 2012, of Azeri writers Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade, who had been held in Iran since May 2, 2012. According to… More
Pussy Riot Band Members Jailed For Two Years
PEN International is shocked by the two-year prison sentence handed down today to the three members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot—Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samusevich—under… More
QA: Büşra Ersanli freed trial
From the day that the prosecutor ruled my detention, until now, everything has been upside down. I am speechless and now going back to Silivri [prison] to pack my… More
Büşra Ersanli freed pending trial
From the day that the prosecutor ruled my detention, until now, everything has been upside down. I am speechless and now going back to Silivri [prison] to pack my… More
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Human rights defender and journalist Nargess Mohammadi released
From the day that the prosecutor ruled my detention, until now, everything has been upside down. I am speechless and now going back to Silivri [prison] to pack my… More
Journalist Mazen Darwich at Risk of Facing a Secret Military Tribunal
PEN International is seriously concerned that prominent journalist and freedom of expression activist Mazen Darwich is at risk of being brought before a secret military tribunal. Hearings before such… More
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