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Link to: PEN presses for end to ideological exclusion as Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan appeals against ban

PEN presses for end to ideological exclusion as Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan appeals against ban

(PEN/IFEX) – The following is an 18 March 2009 PEN American Center press release: PEN Presses for End to Ideological Exclusion New York, March 18, 2009 – One week before an Appeals Court hears its challenge to the exclusion of Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan from the U.S., PEN joined 59 other organizations in sending a […]

Link to: Movements of leading intellectuals restricted during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit

Movements of leading intellectuals restricted during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit

(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 21 February 2009 PEN American Center press release: Writers Decry Detentions During Clinton Visit to China New York, February 21, 2009 – Writers reacted angrily to reports that members of the Independent Chinese PEN Center and other leading Chinese intellectuals have been confined to their homes or had their […]

Link to: Leading PEN member detained on eve of Human Rights Day; fellow activist detained and released

Leading PEN member detained on eve of Human Rights Day; fellow activist detained and released

(PEN American Center/IFEX) – The following is a PEN American Center press release: Leading PEN Member Detained in China on Eve of Human Rights Day New York, December 9, 2008 – PEN American Center expressed extreme dismay today over the detention of prominent dissident and leading PEN Member Dr. Liu Xiaobo on suspicion of “inciting […]

Link to: Beyond the Olympics: The Freedom to Write in China, After the Spotlight

Beyond the Olympics: The Freedom to Write in China, After the Spotlight

Beyond the Olympics: The Freedom to Write in China, After the Spotlight

Link to: Failing to Deliver: An Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression in China

Failing to Deliver: An Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression in China

Failing to Deliver: An Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression in China

Link to: Writer Du Daobin re-arrested as crackdown continues; writer Huang Qi held incommunicado and denied legal counsel

Writer Du Daobin re-arrested as crackdown continues; writer Huang Qi held incommunicado and denied legal counsel

(PEN American Center/PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 21 July 2008 PEN American Center and PEN Canada joint press release: Chinese Writer Re-Arrested as Crackdown Continues New York, Toronto, Stockholm, July 21, 2008 – Less than three weeks before the Olympic Games open in Beijing, Chinese authorities have re-arrested writer, former political prisoner, and […]

Link to: PEN American Center and other leading human rights organisations file lawsuit challenging constitutionality of new surveillance law

PEN American Center and other leading human rights organisations file lawsuit challenging constitutionality of new surveillance law

(PEN/IFEX) – On 10 July 2008, PEN American Center joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and other leading international human rights organisations, journalists and attorneys in filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the newly-enacted FISA Amendments Act, a law that grants the Administration the power to carry out […]

Link to: PEN American Center and PEN Canada document deteriorating climate for free expression, call on government to live up to Olympic promises

PEN American Center and PEN Canada document deteriorating climate for free expression, call on government to live up to Olympic promises

(PEN American Center/PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is an 8 July 2008 PEN American Center and PEN Canada joint press release: China Fails to Deliver: an Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression from PEN New York, Toronto, Stockholm, July 8, 2008 – In a distressing report released today, three International PEN centers give China a […]