Archives for Freedom To Write: International
Letters of Appeal Make a Difference!
May 02, 2005
PEN USA ‘s members responded overwhelmingly to an appeal for support of Honorary Member Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Over 260 postcards were sent on his behalf to the Bangladesh Ambassador to the US. Subsequently, he was released on bail on April 30. His court date is June 20, 2005.
ETHIOPIAN FREE PRESS JOURNALISTS ASSN. LEGAL AGAIN!
March 04, 2005
A Press Release just received from PEN USA’s Freedom to Write Award recipient:
EFJA’S existence legally confirmed. Justice Ministry’s appeal declared null and void.
Actions against Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Assn. by Ministry of Justice
January 03, 2005
The Ministry of Justice on 28 December, 2004 announced through government-controlled TV that it went to the Vice president of the Civil Bench of the Federal court and got a letter of suspension against EFJA till it submits its appeal letter to the Federal Higher court, with in the coming two weeks.
Raúl Rivero Castañeda freed!
December 01, 2004
PEN USA’s Freedom to Write Committee is pleased to announce that Honorary Member and 2003 PEN USA’s Freedom to Write Award winner, Raúl Rivero Castañeda, was freed from prison on Tuesday, November 29, 2004.
More Than 100 Journalists In This Year
November 16, 2004
More than 100 journalists have been killed since January, making 2004 the most deadly year for journalists in a decade, an international media rights group said.