Rapid Actions
Journalist and Son Murdered in Mexico State
PEN International protests the murder of yet another journalist in Mexico: Angel Castillo Corona, who was killed along with his 16-year-old son in Mexico State on July 3, 2011. More
Writer and Editor Sentenced
PEN International protests the four-year prison sentence handed down to Tibetan writer and editor Tashi Rabten (pen-name Te’urang) on June 2, 2011, for his critical writings. More
Rai Al-Shaab Editor and Al-Sahafa Journalist Now Face Death Penalty
SUDAN[Update on Rapid Action 3/18/11 and Rapid Action: 2/4/11]PEN International protests the anti-state charges brought against Rai al-Shaab editor Abu Zar Al-Amin and Al-Sahafa journalist Jaafar Alsabki Ibrahim in… More
Poet and Song Writer Killed for A Protest Song
PEN International is appalled by the murder on July 5, 2011, of poet and song writer Ibrahim Qashoush, known as "the singer of the revolution." Qashoush’s body was found… More
Award-Winning Writer and Journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy (F) Released into Exile
PEN International welcomes the release from prison of writer and journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, but is saddened that she has been forced into exile. More
Writers Released Under Amnesty
PEN International welcomes the release of several dissident writers as part of a presidential amnesty announced on June 2, 2011. Protestors had called for the release of all political… More
Editor and Priest Nguyen Van Ly Returned to Prison; Health Concerns
PEN International protests the re-arrest of editor and Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly on July 25, 2011. Nguyen Van Ly had been on medical leave from an eight-year prison… More
One Journalist Killed, Two Threatened
PEN International protests the murder of El Heraldo de Urabá and Urabá al Día journalist Luis Eduardo Gómez, who was shot dead in front of his wife in Arboletes,… More
Bbc Journalist Released on Bail
PEN International welcomes the news that Urinboy Usmonov, who has worked for ten years for the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Central Asian Service, has been released on bail. More
Writer and Journalist Released
PEN International welcomes the release on July 11, 2011, of writer and journalist Abbas Al- Murshid, who had been held since May 15, 2011, for his peaceful dissident activities. More
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