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writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN Canada protests the murder of Nuestro Diario journalist Jaime Napoleón Jarquín Duarte on March 20, 2013 as well as recent threats against El Periódico journalist Sofía Menchú.
The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN Canada protests the murder of website editor and reporter Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez, who was shot dead in Ojinaga, Chihuahua state, on March 3, 2013.
PEN Canada’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) is deeply concerned by reports that the highly regarded Azeri novelist Akram Aylisli has recently been threatened by angry protestors burning copies of his book outside his home, and by an opposition figure who has has issued threats against the author.
The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN Canada condemns the shooting of Sunday Leader journalist Faraz Shauketaly on February 15, 2013, apparently in retaliation for his journalistic work.
PEN Canada’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) strongly protests the life sentence pronounced on January 24, 2013 against the writer, sociologist and feminist, Piınar Selek.
The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN Canada reiterates calls for information about detained writer Nuremuhamet Yasin, following unconfirmed and disputed reports that he died in prison in 2011.
Marco Antonio López Ortiz, a news editor for the daily newspaper Novedades Acapulco, was assaulted and abducted by unidentified men on the night of June 7, 2011.
The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN Canada is seriously concerned for the health of prominent writer, journalist and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who is said to be very weak as a result of a hunger strike. Nasrin Sotoudeh is serving a six-year prison sentence for her criticism of the government and defense of human rights.
VIETNAM: Three bloggers jailed for ‘anti-state propaganda’ PEN Canada’s Writers in Prison Committee is shocked at the sentences handed down to bloggers Nguyen Van Hai (aka Dieu Cay), Ta Phong Tan and Phan Thanh Hai on September 24, 2012. The bloggers were sentenced to 12, 10 and four years in prison respectively for ‘anti-state propaganda’ in […]
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