Articles by PEN International
IFEX-TMG members celebrate International Women’s Day with brave women of Tunisia
IFEX-TMG members commend brave women journalists, activists, lawyers and judges who have never stopped calling for greater freedom of expression.
Writers and journalists arrested following police raids
WiPC considers that writers Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener are held solely for their writings and calls for their release.
Investigations re-opened into the murders of five journalists
Valery Ivanov, Natalia Skryl, Aleksei Sidorov, Yuri Shchekochikhin and Vagif Kochetkov were all killed – or are suspected to have been killed – in connection with their journalistic activities.
WiPC renews calls for release of journalists, activists on two-month anniversary of mass arrests
WiPC and other groups have also called for the dismissal of politically-motivated criminal cases against journalists and human rights activists.
Tunisian partners share history in the making with IFEX-TMG
Following visit to Tunisia in February, IFEX-TMG assesses what is needed to rebuild the independent press.
Journalist remains detained on new charges despite expiry of sentence
Ali al-Abdullah now faces new charges of “disseminating false information” for an article he wrote in prison.
Dissident writer He Depu completes eight-year sentence
Shortly after He Depu walked out of prison, he was beaten by four police officers when he resisted being shoved into a police vehicle.
Mass arrests of journalists, fears for safety
Nine journalists from the opposition newspaper “Al-Midan” were arrested for their coverage of street protests.