Archives for Freedom To Write: International
IRAN: Academic Ramin Jahanbegloo RELEASED
September 05, 2006
The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN welcomes the release on 30 August 2006 of academic and writer Ramin Jahanbegloo, who had been held incommuncado in Evin prison since 27 April 2006.
Mamadali Makmudov
July 20, 2006
Mamadali Makmudov was sentenced to 14 years in prison on August 18 1999, for his alleged involvement in the Uzbek opposition movement. Intolerance of opposition movements in Uzbekistan was rife after several bombs exploded in Tashkent, its capital, in February, 1999. Makmudov became a victim of the government’s suppression and prosecution of opposition figures shortly after the bombings.
Previous Action Alerts 05/11/06
May 11, 2006
CHINA: Journalist Yang Xiaoqing detained; health concerns
IRAN: Academic Ramin Jahanbegloo arrested; fears of ill-treatment.
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Honorary Member Shoaib Choudhury Begins Sedition Trial May 23
April 06, 2006