Visitors: 299 PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) is seriously concerned about the detention of Internet writers Ahmed Mansoor and Nasser Bin Gheith, who are facing charges for their dissident activities and writings. Mansoor has reportedly faced ill-treatment in prison, and there are serious concerns for his welfare. PEN International protests the detention of […]
Visitors: 184 Hong Kong, July 23, 2011 As PEN members from around the world gather to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) today in Hong Kong, a number of writers residing inside China have been harassed and prevented from meeting with their colleagues both in Beijing and […]
Visitors: 171 Hong Kong, July 23, 2011 As PEN members from around the world gather to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) today in Hong Kong, a number of writers residing inside China have been harassed and prevented from meeting with their colleagues both in Beijing and […]
Visitors: 161 Hong Kong, July 23, 2011 As PEN members from around the world gather to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) today in Hong Kong, a number of writers residing inside China have been harassed and prevented from meeting with their colleagues both in Beijing and […]
Visitors: 194 Hong Kong, July 23, 2011 As PEN members from around the world gather to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) today in Hong Kong, a number of writers residing inside China have been harassed and prevented from meeting with their colleagues both in Beijing and […]
Visitors: 213 PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) is appalled by the murder on 5 July 2011 of poet and song writer Ibrahim Qashoush, known as ‘the singer of the revolution’. Qashoush’s body was found in a river the day after he had been abducted by Syrian security forces. His throat had been slit. […]
Visitors: 250 PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) is appalled by the murder on 5 July 2011 of poet and song writer Ibrahim Qashoush, known as ‘the singer of the revolution’. Qashoush’s body was found in a river the day after he had been abducted by Syrian security forces. His throat had been slit. […]
Visitors: 163 PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) is appalled by the murder on 5 July 2011 of poet and song writer Ibrahim Qashoush, known as ‘the singer of the revolution’. Qashoush’s body was found in a river the day after he had been abducted by Syrian security forces. His throat had been slit. […]
Visitors: 464 PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) is appalled by the murder on 5 July 2011 of poet and song writer Ibrahim Qashoush, known as ‘the singer of the revolution’. Qashoush’s body was found in a river the day after he had been abducted by Syrian security forces. His throat had been slit. […]
Visitors: 214 The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), a member of OMCT SOS-Torture Network, about the incommunicado detention and alleged torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Mijanur Molla and Mr. Jalil Gazi., by members of the Border Security Force (BSF), in events occurred in District-North 24 Parganas, West […]
Visitors: 158 The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), a member of OMCT SOS-Torture Network, about the incommunicado detention and alleged torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Mijanur Molla and Mr. Jalil Gazi., by members of the Border Security Force (BSF), in events occurred in District-North 24 Parganas, West […]
Visitors: 159 The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), a member of OMCT SOS-Torture Network, about the incommunicado detention and alleged torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Mijanur Molla and Mr. Jalil Gazi., by members of the Border Security Force (BSF), in events occurred in District-North 24 Parganas, West […]
Visitors: 234 The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), a member of OMCT SOS-Torture Network, about the incommunicado detention and alleged torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Mijanur Molla and Mr. Jalil Gazi., by members of the Border Security Force (BSF), in events occurred in District-North 24 Parganas, West […]
Visitors: 170 The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International (WiPC) is deeply alarmed by anonymous death threats received by author and journalist Lydia Cacho on 14 June 2011 and by the Mexican authorities’ apparent lack of response. Cacho believes that the threats, which made direct reference to her journalism, stem from her naming of […]
Visitors: 160 The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International (WiPC) is deeply alarmed by anonymous death threats received by author and journalist Lydia Cacho on 14 June 2011 and by the Mexican authorities’ apparent lack of response. Cacho believes that the threats, which made direct reference to her journalism, stem from her naming of […]
Visitors: 152 The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International (WiPC) is deeply alarmed by anonymous death threats received by author and journalist Lydia Cacho on 14 June 2011 and by the Mexican authorities’ apparent lack of response. Cacho believes that the threats, which made direct reference to her journalism, stem from her naming of […]
Visitors: 187 The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is shocked by the life sentence handed down to academic and human rights activist Dr Abdul-Jalil Alsingace on 22 June 2011 for his peaceful opposition activities. He is among twenty-one activists convicted this morning of ‘plotting to overthrow the government’ after a violent crackdown […]
Visitors: 210 The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is shocked by the life sentence handed down to academic and human rights activist Dr Abdul-Jalil Alsingace on 22 June 2011 for his peaceful opposition activities. He is among twenty-one activists convicted this morning of ‘plotting to overthrow the government’ after a violent crackdown […]
Visitors: 175 The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is shocked by the life sentence handed down to academic and human rights activist Dr Abdul-Jalil Alsingace on 22 June 2011 for his peaceful opposition activities. He is among twenty-one activists convicted this morning of ‘plotting to overthrow the government’ after a violent crackdown […]
Visitors: 190 The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is shocked by the life sentence handed down to academic and human rights activist Dr Abdul-Jalil Alsingace on 22 June 2011 for his peaceful opposition activities. He is among twenty-one activists convicted this morning of ‘plotting to overthrow the government’ after a violent crackdown […]
Visitors: 164 May 9, 2011 (New York) – Philip Morris International’s public commitment on May 9, 2011 to protect the rights of tobacco workers in its global supply chain is an important first step, Human Rights Watch said today. Rigorous independent monitoring will be crucial to realizing full protections for workers, Human Rights Watch said. […]
Visitors: 153 May 9, 2011 (New York) – Philip Morris International’s public commitment on May 9, 2011 to protect the rights of tobacco workers in its global supply chain is an important first step, Human Rights Watch said today. Rigorous independent monitoring will be crucial to realizing full protections for workers, Human Rights Watch said. […]
Visitors: 175 May 9, 2011 (New York) – Philip Morris International’s public commitment on May 9, 2011 to protect the rights of tobacco workers in its global supply chain is an important first step, Human Rights Watch said today. Rigorous independent monitoring will be crucial to realizing full protections for workers, Human Rights Watch said. […]
Visitors: 174 May 8, 2011 (Kampala) – The Ugandan government should conduct a prompt, independent, and thorough investigation into the use of lethal force by security forces to counter recent demonstrations and rioting throughout the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The violence took place over several days in April when demonstrators protested against wasteful […]
Visitors: 150 May 8, 2011 (Kampala) – The Ugandan government should conduct a prompt, independent, and thorough investigation into the use of lethal force by security forces to counter recent demonstrations and rioting throughout the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The violence took place over several days in April when demonstrators protested against wasteful […]