Articles by PEN International
IFEX-TMG calls on Tunisia to guarantee media independence
IFEX-TMG supports media strike in Tunisia on 17 October to protest media appointments and the failure to guarantee media freedom in the draft Constitution.
Cameroon: UN Universal Periodic Review Submission
Free expression is under threat in Cameroon, according to a report submitted this week to the UN Human Rights Council by PEN International, Committee to Protect Journalists, and Internet Sans Frontières.
IFEX members call on new Somali government to protect journalists
Over 40 IFEX members worldwide call for the new President of Somalia to help combat impunity in the killing of journalists, revise media laws and uphold UN and African resolutions to help protect journalists.
Azerbaijan: UN Universal Periodic Review Submission
The human rights situation in Azerbaijan has deteriorated significantly and the state of freedom of expression in the country is alarming, says a coalition of NGOs.
Appeals court in Russia frees Pussy Riot member, confirms sentences for two others
Ekaterina Samusevich has been freed on a suspended sentence after it was shown that she was thrown out of the cathedral before she could take part in a flash performance of the band’s “punk prayer” earlier this year.
Free Cambodian journalist Mam Sonando, sentenced to 20 years
Send a letter calling on the Cambodian authorities to free 71-year-old broadcaster and activist Mam Sonando, sentenced to 20 years in prison, who is in ill-health.
Chinese writer released, remains under tight surveillance
A writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Centre (ICPC) Dr Jiao Guobiao was released after spending two weeks in prison.
Tunisia should accept all UN recommendations on free expression, says IFEX-TMG
While welcoming Tunisia’s acceptance of 110 of its 125 recommendations during a UN review last week, the IFEX-TMG calls on the country to implement them without delay and end the criminalisation of defamation.