Rapid Actions
International Pen Condemns Attack in Ampatuan
International PEN joins the international community in condemning the politically motivated attack in the Philippines on November 23, 2009, in which at least 17 journalists were killed. More
Prominent Dissident Writer Likely to Be Prosecuted Soon
One year after the arrest of prominent dissident writer Liu Xiaobo, former President and Board member of Independent Chinese PEN Center, his case has been transferred to the Beijing… More
Crime Reporter Missing
Background Information The following press release was issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on November 20, 2009: A Mexican reporter who had recently covered corruption and organized crime was reported missing… More
Crime Reporter Missing
International PEN is seriously concerned for the safety of crime reporter María Esther Aguilar Cansimbe, who was last seen leaving her home in Zamora, Michoacán state, on November 11,… More
Newspaper Editor Shot Dead
International PEN protests the murder of José Alberto Velázquez López, editor of Expresiones de Tulum, who was shot dead in Cancún, Quintana Roo state, on December 22, 2009. More
Internet Writers Sentenced
International PEN protests the 15- and five-year prison sentences handed down to Tibetan Internet writers Kunchok Tsephel and Kunga Tseyang in mid-November 2009. More
Crime Reporter Abducted and Murdered
International PEN is shocked and saddened by the murder of Mexican journalist José Bladimir Antuna García of El Tiempo de Durango, who was abducted and killed in Durango, Durango… More
Internet Writers Sentenced on Hooliganism Charges
International PEN protests the prison sentences handed down to Internet writers and youth activists Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade. More
Serious Health Concerns for Two Detained Writers
International PEN is seriously concerned for the health of two detained writers in Vietnam. Writer and activist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy has been detained since October 8, 2009, without… More
Publisher Released; Journalist Remains Imprisoned
International PEN welcomes the release of Tamil publisher Vetrivel Jasikaran and his wife Vadivel Valarmathy on October 26, 2009, after being held for 19 months. More
Support for the freedom to read with exclusive designs by Todd Parr, Mike Curato, Art Spiegelman, and more!
