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Web Site Owner Shot Dead
International PEN is shocked by the death of web site owner Magomed Yevloyev from a gunshot wound to the head while he was in police custody on August 31. More
Journalist Win Tin’s Health Worsens
International PEN is extremely concerned for the health of veteran journalist and pro-democracy activist Win Tin, who has been imprisoned for over 19 years and is one of the… More
Anthropologist and Activist Murdered
International PEN is shocked by the murder of the anthropologist, author and indigenous rights activist Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Ávila, who was apparently beaten to death in Guerrero, Southern Mexico,… More
Fatou Jaw Manneh Given Prison Sentence; Fined and Released
International PEN protests the four-year prison sentence for "sedition’" handed to freelance journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh on August 18, 2008 for writing articles critical of the president. Although Manneh… More
Zargana and Zaw Thet Htwe Charged
International PEN is seriously concerned about the charges of "defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion," among others, that have been made against comedian and… More
Writer and Academic Aref Dalila Released
International PEN welcomes the release of Dr. Aref Dalila, leading economist, writer, and dissident, who was freed on August 7, 2008, after seven years in prison. More
Internet Writer Bui Kim Thành Released
International PEN welcomes the release on July 11, 2008, of Bui Kim Thành, Internet writer, dissident, and lawyer, after being held for five months in psychiatric detention, apparently without… More
Journalist Imprisoned Since June
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of independent journalist and human-rights defender Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov, who was arrested by the police in early June 2008. More
Songwriter Detained for Lyrics
PEN fears that well-known singer-songwriter Lapiro de Mbanga’s detention is in violation of his right to freedom of expression. More
Dissident Writer Rearrested
International PEN protests the rearrest of dissident writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center Du Daobin, who was detained on July 21, 2008, for apparently violating the… More
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