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Two Years On, Songwriter Remains Imprisoned
International PEN protests the continued imprisonment of singer-songwriter Lapiro de Mbanga (Pierre Roger Lambo Sandjo), whose final appeal has still not been heard despite having served more than two… More
In Michoacán, One Journalist Killed, Another Disappears
International PEN is saddened and angered by the murder of journalist Enrique Villicaña Palomares and the disappearance of correspondent Ramón Ángeles Zalpa in Michoacán state in early April 2010. More
Two Journalists Dead; Five Missing
International PEN protests the deaths of two more Mexican print journalists and the reported disappearance of at least five others in March 2010. More
Novelist Arrested; Fears of Ill-Treatment
International PEN is seriously concerned by the arrest of writer Raghdah Sa’id Hassan on February 10, 2010, after writing her first novel. Since then, she has been held incommunicado… More
Journalist and Publisher Released
International PEN welcomes the release of journalist Ahmed Ghous Zalmai, publisher Mohammad Ateef Noori and Mullah Qari Mushtaq, on March 20, 2010. Zalmai and Mullah Mushtaq were serving 20-year… More
Publisher and Writer Face Imprisonment
Publisher Ragip Zarakolu and author Mehmet Güler, on trial in Turkey since May 2009, face prison sentences of up to seven and a half years for Güler’s novel More… More
Journalist J. S. Tissainayagam Freed
International PEN welcomes the release on bail of Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (J. S.) Tissainayagam, who was detained in March 2008 and sentenced to 20 years in prison for… More
Newspaper Publisher Shot Dead
COLOMBIAInternational PEN protests in the strongest possible terms the murder of newspaper editor and publisher Clodomiro Castilla Ospina, who was shot dead in Montería, Córdoba, on March 19, 2010.… More
Leading Journalist Detained Without Charge; Health Concerns
International PEN protests the detention without charge of leading journalist and human rights activist Emadeddin Baghi. More
Writer Facing Charges; Concerns for Safety
International PEN is seriously concerned about the charges facing Mumbai-based writer Murzban Shroff for his debut book Breathless in Bombay. More
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