Articles by PEN International
Writer facing charges for allegedly making statements “prejudicial to national integration”
If convicted, Murzban Shroff could face up to three years in prison for phrases that appear in his critically acclaimed book “Breathless in Bombay”.
Appeals court upholds sentences against two bloggers
Although Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade were convicted of “hooliganism”, it is widely believed their sentences are punishment for blogging about government corruption and free expression.
Fifty years of women writers in prison
On International Women’s Day, the WiPC celebrates and commemorates all women writers, past and present, who have suffered arrest, attack and even murder for having spoken out.
WiPC caselist July-December 2009
The WiPC caselist summarising all recorded attacks against writers, journalists and publishers in the period July to December 2009 is available on-line.
On International Women’s Day, 24 IFEX members appeal to the UN to raise concerns about the ongoing violations of women’s rights
To mark the occasion of 8 March 2010, International Women’s Day, members of the Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG), and members of the IFEX Gender Working Group appeal to the UN to raise concerns about the ongoing violations of women’s rights in Tunisia.
Ailing journalist should be allowed specialist medical care in prison, says TMG
Campaigners for free expression voice new concern for the health of jailed journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, one of President Ben Ali’s firmest critics.
Free expression groups call on Iran to open door to UN rights experts
Tehran’s envoy backtracked on his invitation to the UN’s special rapporteurs to visit and investigate claims of rights abuses.
Free press and free expression organisations to Iran: release jailed journalists, writers
A coalition of international journalists’, writers’, and publishers’ organisations has launched a campaign to press the government of Iran to release their imprisoned colleagues.