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WRITERS IN PERIL: The Americas
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Following are PEN's advocacy cases in the Americas. Click on individual cases to learn about each writer's history, current status, and what you can do to help. |
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PRIORITY CASES
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RELEASED
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The following writers have been released from imprisonment, but may continue to face threats and harassment following their releases.
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Cuba: Normando Hernández González
 A journalist sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment under Article 91 of the Cuban Criminal Code for reporting on the conditions of state-run services in Cuba and criticizing government management of tourism, agriculture, fishing, and cultural affairs. >> More
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Cuba: Dr. José Luis García Paneque
 An independent journalist, librarian, and medical doctor who was arrested in 2003 as part of a crackdown throughout Cuba on independent presses and alleged dissidents. >> More
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Cuba: Léster Luis González Pentón
 A journalist and political activist who co-founded El Movimiento por la Democracia and the Alfa 3 Movement, he is being held at the Prisión Penitencial “La Pendiente,” in Santa Clara in the state of Villa Clara, Cuba. >> More
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Cuba: Bernardo Arévalo Padrón
 A journalist and director of Linea Sur Press, a small privately run independent press agency in Cienfuegos. >> More
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Cuba: Raúl Rivero
 Among the first generation of journalists trained at Havana University's School of Journalism after the 1959 revolution, and co-founder of the satirical magazine Caimán Barbudo. >> More
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