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PRESS ABOUT PEN: BY DATE
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A collection of news articles about or relevant to PEN’s work and campaigns. See articles sorted by subject.
2012
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January 22, 2012 | The Huffington Post | A Poem May Get a Writer Jailed In China
Chinese writer and activist Zhu Yufu was charged with publishing a provocative poem this past week (the official charge was "inciting subversion of state power"). >> More
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January 18, 2012 | India West | Rajasthan Dissuades Rushdie from Attending Lit Fest
The Rajasthan government has reportedly asked the organizers of the Jaipur Literature Festival to dissuade novelist Salman Rushdie from attending the annual event, which begins Jan. 20, citing security threats by Islamic groups. >> More
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January 18, 2012 | GalleyCat | Blogger Nay Phone Latt Released From Prison in Myanmar
Blogger Nay Phone Latt has been released from prison. >> More
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January 10, 2012 | Books LIVE | Zapiro Profiled by the PEN American Center
The American branch of PEN, the global organisation promoting literature and freedom of expression, recently ran a profile celebrating the work of Zapiro. >> More
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January 6, 2012 | ACLU Blog of Rights | The Torture Report
Sometimes the truth is buried in front of us. >> More
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January 4, 2012 | PRI | Signs indicate that more political prisoners in Myanmar may be released
During U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's historic visit to Myanmar last month, she said that even one political prisoner was one too many. >> More
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January 3, 2012 | The World | Burma’s Key Dissidents
Myanmar marks the 64th anniversary of its independence from Britain this week. >> More
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