Rapid Actions
Bbc Journalist Arrested
PEN International joins the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in condemning the reported beating of its staff member, journalist Urunboy Usmonov in police custody in Tajikistan and the… More
Poet Sentenced
PEN International protests the one-year sentence handed down to poet and student Ayat Al-Gormezi (f) on anti-state charges for poems critical of the Bahraini king. PEN calls for her… More
“Gay Girl in Damascus” Blog Case A Hoax; Serious Concerns Remain for All Others
PEN International has learned that the widely reported case of Amina Abdallah Araf, purportedly a young Syrian American blogger allegedly abducted in Damascus on June 6, 2011, was fabricated.… More
Journalists Attacked During Police Crackdown on Opposition Demonstrations
PEN International joins the Georgian PEN Center in condemning the attacks on journalists by the Police Special Forces on May 26, 2011, following opposition protests in Tbilisi. PEN calls… More
Crackdown on Dissent Continues in Spite of Selective Presidential Amnesty
PEN International expresses renewed concerns for the safety of journalists, bloggers, writers and activists arrested in the crackdown on peaceful anti-government protests taking place across Syrian cities since mid-March… More
Poet Shamil Dzhikayev Murdered
PEN International is appalled by the brutal murder of the acclaimed poet Shamil Dzhikayev in North Ossetia last month. More
Body of Disappeared Journalist Found
PEN International protests the murder of La Verdad de Jáltipan columnist Noel López Olguín, whose body was found in Veracruz state on June 1, 2011, following his abduction on… More
Poet and Writer Arrested; Fears for Safety
PEN International is deeply concerned about the arrests of poet and student Ayat Al-Gormezi (f), and writer and journalist Abbas Al- Murshid, who have been held since March 30… More
Leading Journalist and Writer Murdered
PEN International is shocked and saddened by the death of journalist and author Syed Saleem Shahzad, bureau chief of the Asia Times Online and author of the newly published… More
Leading Activist and Editor Hada Remains Detained; Fears for Safety
PEN International is seriously concerned by the reported continued detention of Hada, editor of The Voice of Southern Mongolia and leading rights activist, who completed a 15-year prison term… More
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