Rapid Actions
Six Journalists Jailed for Criticizing President
International PEN is outraged by the two-year prison sentence and heavy fines imposed on six Gambian journalists who criticized President Yahya Jammeh for making inappropriate comments about the unsolved… More
Severe Setbacks for Freedom of Expression
International PEN is alarmed by a series of restrictions imposed on the media by the Venezuelan government over the last week that indicates a serious deterioration in the situation… More
One Year On, Silence Surrounds Murder of Anthropologist
International PEN is seriously concerned about the apparent lack of progress in the investigation into the murder of anthropologist, author and indigenous rights activist Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Ávila. More
Editor Milton Chacaguasay Jailed Again
International PEN is outraged by the re-imprisonment of La Verdad editor Milton Chacaguasay Flores less than two months after he was released on parole. On July 9, 2009, Chacaguasay… More
Two Journalists Killed in Chihuahua and Michoacán
International PEN protests in the strongest possible terms the murder of two more Mexican print journalists within two days of each other, bringing the death toll this year alone… More
Human Rights Defender Natalia Estemirova Murdered
International PEN is appalled by the July 15, 2009 abduction and murder of the courageous human rights defender and journalist Natalia Estemirova. PEN welcomes statements by Russian President Medvedev… More
Uighur Writer and PEN Member Detained
PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of writer, academic, and Uighur PEN member Ilham Tohti, who was reportedly arrested in Beijing on July 7, 2009 after speaking out… More
Author Nedim Gürsel Acquitted of “Humiliating” Religion
International PEN is pleased to learn of the June 25, 2009 acquittal of Nedim Gürsel, who was on trial for his book Daughters of Allah. More
Newspaper Editor Released
International PEN welcomes the early release of La Verdad editor Milton Chacaguasay Flores, who had been imprisoned since November 2008 for allegedly libeling a judge. Chacaguasay was reportedly freed… More
Lawyer and Dissident Writer Arbitrarily Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of lawyer and dissident writer Le Cong Dinh who was arrested on June 13, 2009. More
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