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The PEN International community and fans of literature around the world have been deeply saddened to learn of the loss of celebrated Latin American novelist Carlos Fuentes, described as the …
PEN Russia Protests Pussy Riot Detentions17 May 2012 Open letter in support of the Pussy Riot band members who staged the ‘punk prayer’ in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour To President D. A. Medvedev …
Free the Word! at Poetry Parnassus, June 27thPoetry Parnassus, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme, is an international celebration of literature, which will bring together the world’s most exciting poets, rappers, spoken word artists, singers …
SYRIA: writer and thinker released and deportedUpdate 1 # RAN 24/12 16 May 2012 The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International welcomes the release on 13 May 2012 of writer and thinker Salam Kila. However …
MEXICO – Journalist found dead 24 hours after being reported missingRAN 25/12 14 April 2012 The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is appalled by the news that another Mexican journalist has been found dead in suspicious circumstances. …
PEN Colombia calls on FARC to release Roméo Langlois11 May 2012 PEN Colombia calls on the Colombian terrorist group, FARC, to immediately and unconditionally release the French journalist Roméo Langlois. Langlois, a French journalist and documentary-maker, was kidnapped …
The Ibero-American Foundation of PEN International issues a Statement Calling for journalist Roméo Langlois to be Freed11 May 2012 The members of the Council of the Ibero-American Foundation of PEN International call on the Colombian terrorist group, FARC, to free Roméo Langlois immediately and without conditions. …
SYRIA: writer and thinker arrested; fears for safety.11 May 2012 RAN 24/12 The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International fears for the safety of leading writer and thinker Salama Kila, who was arrested on 23 April …
PEN International deeply saddened by the death of Thomas von Vegesack, publisher, writer and free speech activist.Thomas von Vegesack, writer, intellectual and Vice President of PEN International, who died on 9th May 2012, will be remembered by all at PEN for his outstanding contribution to literature …
PEN Club Mexico Issues Statement on Violence Against Journalists4 May 2012 In response to the recent killings of print and photo journalists in Veracruz, Mexico, PEN Club Mexico has issued a statement calling for an end to ‘Mexico’s …
