Rapid Actions
Writers Nedim Şener and Ahmet Şık formally charged
PEN International protests the detention of writers Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener, who were formally charged with being members of the Ergenekon organization on March 6, 2011, and taken… More
Activist Dr. Abdul-Jalil Alsingace Released
Academic and human rights activist Dr. Abdul-Jalil Alsingace has been released after nearly seven months in detention. More
Renewed Crackdown on Dissidents and Activists; Fears for Safety
Over 100 human rights defenders and activists have reportedly been harassed, intimidated, or detained and a number of foreign journalists have been assaulted in a targeted campaign to suppress… More
Writer Ye Du Detained; Fears for Safety
Wu Wei (pen name Ye Du), the webmaster and Network Coordinator of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC), is being held under residential surveillance for "inciting subversion of state… More
Investigations Re-Opened into the Murders of Five Journalists
Russian investigators have pledged to re-open investigations into the cases of murdered journalists Valery Ivanov, Natalia Skryl, Aleksei Sidorov, Yuri Shchekochikhin, and Vagif Kochetkov. More
Investigations Re-Opened into the Murders of Five Journalists
RUSSIAPEN International welcomes a pledge by Russian investigators to re-open investigations into the cases of five murdered journalists. Valery Ivanov, Natalia Skryl, Aleksei Sidorov, Yuri Shchekochikhin, and Vagif Kochetkov… More
Second Writer Released and Allowed to Stay in Cuba; Three Still in Jail
Independent journalist and librarian Iván Hernández Carrillo was released on February 19, 2011, after nearly eight years' imprisonment. More
February 19 Is the Two-Month Anniversary of the Mass Arrest of Writers, Journalists
February 19, 2011, is the two-month anniversary of the mass arrests which followed demonstrations against the results of the flawed presidential election of December 19, 2010. More
Blogger and Poet Sentenced
Blogger, poet, and high school student Tal Al-Mallouhi was handed down a five-year sentence on February 14, 2011, on the charge of "divulging information to a foreign state." More
One More Writer Released; Four Remain in Prison
Writer and journalist Héctor Fernando Maseda Gutiérrez was freed on February 12, 2011, after almost eight years in prison. More
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