Rapid Actions
Five Years After ‘Black Spring,’ Pen Calls for Release of Writers
International PEN applauds Cuba’s February 28 signature of two key international human-rights conventions, which explicitly guarantee the right to freedom of expression, health, and freedom from torture and ill… More
Three Journalists Released from Prison and Flown to Spain
International PEN welcomes the release of journalists Alejandro González Raga and José Gabriel Ramón Castillo, and librarian Omar Pernet Hernández, who were freed from imprisonment in Cuba and immediately… More
Twenty-Year-Old Poet Detained on Terrorism Charges
International PEN strongly protests the detention since February 29, 2008, of the young poet Melissa Rocío Patiño Hinostroza on charges of terrorism. More
Journalist Frank Chikowore Charged But Remains Detained
International PEN protests the continuing detention of freelance journalist and Internet writer Frank Chikowore, who was charged with "public violence" on April 21, 2008, almost a week after his… More
Newspaper Editor Given One-Month Prison Sentence
International PEN protests the one-month prison sentence imposed on Aboubacar Gourouza, managing editor of L’Eveil Plus, on March 6, 2008, for charges of bringing the Nigeri justice system into… More
Newspaper Editor & Founder Both Sentenced to One Month in Prison for Libel
International PEN protests the one-month prison sentence imposed on February 8, 2008, on Ibrahim Souley and Soumana Idrissa Maiga, managing editor and founder respectively of the bimonthly publication L’Enquêteur,… More
Human-Rights Activist and Her Husband Briefly Detained and Assaulted
International PEN joins the protests by the Tunisian Monitoring Group (TMG) against the attack on journalist and human-rights activist Sihem Bensedrine and her husband, Omar Mestiri, editor and managing… More
Newspaper Vice President Shot Dead
International PEN condemns the murder of Pierre Fould Gerges, vice president of Reporte Diario de la Economía, who was shot dead on June 2, 2008. More
Journalist’s Trial Opens Amid Health Concerns
International PEN is seriously concerned for the health of Iranian Kurdish journalist Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand, who reportedly suffered a stroke in Evin prison on May 19, 2008, and has… More
Activist Given One-Year Prison Sentence for Opinion Piece
International PEN protests the one-year prison sentence imposed on activist Antoine Assalé Tiémoko on charges of libel and contempt of court on January 4, 2008. More
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