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Eynulla Fatullayev Has Been Unfairly Tried
International PEN welcomes the April 22, 2010 decision of the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled unanimously that Eynulla Fatullayev’s 2007 convictions were contrary to his right freedom… More
Writer Detained
CHINA/TIBET International PEN is seriously concerned about the arrest of Tibetan writer Tagyal (pen name Shogdung) on April 23, 2010, after criticizing the authorities in an open letter. PEN fears… More
Editor Missing in Veracruz
International PEN protests the disappearance of a third print journalist in Mexico this year. Evaristo Ortega Zárate, editor of the local newspaper Espacio, in Veracruz state, has been missing… More
Writer Vladimir Neklyayev and Editor Sergei Voznyak Arrested
Vladimir Neklyayev, poet, author and former president of Belarusian PEN, and newspaper editor Sergei Voznyak are among scores of members of civil society groups arrested in recent days. The… More
Writer Vladimir Neklyayev and Editor Sergei Voznyak Released
International PEN has learned that Vladimir Neklyayev, poet, author and former president of Belarusian PEN, and newspaper editor Sergei Voznyak, arrested on May 18, have now been freed. More
Canadian-Iranian Journalist and Writer Maziar Bahari Sentenced in Absentia
International PEN is shocked by the severity of the sentence handed down in absentia to leading Canadian-Iranian journalist, writer, and filmmaker Maziar Bahari on May 9, 2010. More
Journalist J. S. Tissainayagam Pardoned
International PEN welcomes the announcement on May 3, 2010, that Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (J. S.) Tissainayagam has received a presidential pardon. More
Dissident Writer’s Health Declining
International PEN is seriously concerned about the deteriorating health of imprisoned activist and dissident writer Hu Jia, who was hospitalized for tests in late March 2010. More
Call for Appeals on Death of Journalist Germain S. Ngota Ngota
International PEN is outraged at the news of newspaper editor Germain S. Ngota Ngota’s death on April 22, 2010, while incarcerated in Kondegui prison in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé. … More
Environmental Journalist Jailed for Two Years
International PEN protests the two-year prison sentence handed to journalist and environmental activist Mohammed Attaoui in the Atlas region on March 22, 2010. More
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