Articles by PEN America
Nurse investigated for sedition over critical letter to editor to receive free expression award
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a PEN American Center press release: VA Nurse Whose Letter to the Editor Prompted Sedition Investigation to Receive 2008 PEN/Katherine Anne Porter First Amendment Award New York, New York, April 11, 2008 – PEN American Center has named Laura Berg, a Veterans Administration nurse who faced a sedition investigation after […]
Imprisoned Internet writer and activist Zhu Yufu receives tougher sentence after retrial
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a PEN American Center press release: Zhu Yufu Receives Tougher Sentence After Re-Trial New York, New York, April 10, 2008 – Nine months after trying and sentencing internet writer and activist Zhu Yufu to two years in prison for “obstructing the police from carrying out their public duty,” a Chinese […]
Barring entry to UK author on grounds of “moral turpitude” sets a dangerous precedent, says PEN American Center
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a PEN American Center press release: PEN Calls on U.S. to Review Exclusion, Admit Banned British Author New York, New York, March 31, 2008 – PEN American Center is appealing to the Departments of Homeland Security and State to review the exclusion of British author Sebastian Horsley from the United […]
Hu Jia’s trial “extremely troubling”; friends and colleagues reportedly detained to prevent their talking to media
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is an 18 March 2008 PEN American Center press release: Trial Reinforces Fears Hu Jia Is Being Silenced for His Writings New York, New York, March 18, 2008 – PEN American Center today called reports of the trial of prominent activist and writer Hu Jia “extremely troubling and discouraging,” saying the […]
Conditions of writer’s release “almost as repressive a form of censorship as a prison term”, says PEN
(PEN Canada/PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 16 January 2008 joint PEN Canada and PEN American Center press release: PEN Concerned About Terms of Release of Cyber-Dissident in China: Repression of Writers and Journalists Persists 204 Days before Olympic Games Begin New York, Toronto, January 16, 2008 – After one month in detention, Chinese internet […]
Two writers detained, dozens under guard as police attempt to prevent gathering
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 21 December 2007 PEN American Center press release: Chinese Police Preventing Prominent Chinese Writers from Meeting in Beijing: Two Detained, Dozens More Under Guard Throughout City Actions Target Chinese Members of PEN, International Writers Organization, and Other Independent Writers and Supporters Planning Gathering for Saturday Evening Beijing, New York, […]
Writers demand release of jailed colleagues before Beijing Olympics
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 10 December 2007 PEN American Centre press release: 40:242 – Declaring “We Are Ready for Freedom of Expression,” Chinese and International Writers Demand Release of Jailed Colleagues Before Beijing Olympics New York, Washington, Toronto, Beijing, December 10, 2007 – World-renowned writers from China and North America marked International Human […]
Oslo-based radio station Democratic Voice of Burma wins Norwegian PEN’s Ossietzky Prize for free expression
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 13 November 2007 Norwegian PEN press release: Oslo, 13 November 2007 Democratic Voice of Burma awarded the 2007 Ossietzky prize The board of Norwegian PEN has unanimously decided to award the 2007 Ossietzky Prize to the Oslo-based radio station The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB). The prize will be […]