Rapid Actions
Zargana’s Sentence Reduced to 35 Years
International PEN has learned that the 59-year prison sentence handed down to leading comedian and poet Zargana has been commuted by 24 years. More
Writer Received Royal Pardon
International PEN welcomes the release of Australian writer Harry Nicolaides, who was granted a Royal pardon on February 19, 2009, and is now back in Australia. More
Dawit Isaac Hospitalised, Denied Visits
International PEN is deeply concerned by reports that the Eritrean-Swedish journalist and author Dawit Isaac, who has been detained incommunicado without charge for over seven years, was transferred to… More
2009 Marks Tenth Year in Prison
On 19 February 2009, Uzbek writer and activist Mamadali Makhmudov will have been imprisoned for ten years, making him one of the longest-serving detained writers on International PEN's records.… More
Editor Seized from Hospital Remains Detained
International PEN protests the detention of Ramazan Yesergepov, editor-in-chief of the weekly Alma-Ata Info, who was taken from his hospital bed on January 6, 2009 and continues to be… More
Detained Writer Ill-Treated
International PEN is seriously concerned about reports that leading Internet writer, poet, human rights defender and member of the pro-democracy group Bloc 8406, Ho Thi Bich Khuong, has been… More
Writer and Activist Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the imprisonment without charge or trial of novelist, blogger and activist Mosaad Suleiman Hassan (pen name: Mosaad Abu-Fajr), who has been held since… More
Novaya Gazeta Journalist and Lawyer Shot Dead
International PEN is shocked by the January 20, 2009 murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasiya Baburova. More
Editor and Columnist Shot Dead
International PEN condemns the murder of newspaper editor and columnist Orel Zambrano, who was shot dead on January 16, 2009. More
Journalist Released
International PEN welcomes the release of journalist Nguyen Viet Chien on January 17, 2009, as part of a presidential amnesty to mark the Lunar New Year. More
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