Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Ahmed Ghous Zalmai, Mullah Qari Mushtaq and Mohammad Ateef Noori.

Calling authorities to provide journalist and prodemocracy activist Win Tin with medical treatment and demanding his immediate release on humanitarian grounds.

Urging the Canadian government to raise the cases of more than 44 writers arrested and in most cases imprisoned for "acts of subversion"

Calling for the release of the poet and comedian, who had been leading a private effort to deliver aid to cyclone victims

Protesting the imprisonment of Darfuri journalist

Concerns about the escalating violence faced by journalists in Mexico

Expressing concerns about poet detained for two months on terrorism charges

Protesting the charges against and attacks on freelance journalists and internet writers

Calling on Cuban authorities to immediately release 28 writers, journalists and librarians and urging them to ratify and the two human rights treaties

Expressing concerns about the trial and imminent sentencing of PEN Canada honorary member

Calling on the Chinese government to lift restrictions on the flow of information from Tibet

Concerns about threat of re-arrest of Iranian novelist

Women writers experiencing ongoing harassment

Protesting the lengthy prison sentences handed down to four writers

Requesting the release of 21 writers, journalists and librarians

Writer/student leader detained; fears of ill-treatment

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the jailed activist and writer

Expressing shock at the death sentence handed down to Afghan journalist on blasphemy charges

Urging the Chinese government to honour its promises to the world and to the International Olympic Committee

Honouring the memory of the distinguished writer and editor

Two more activist/dissident writers detained

Health of imprisoned writer rapidly deteriorating.

Urging the release of 40 imprisoned writers

Condeming the murder of newspaper correspondent.

Expressing serious concern for the safety of Bangladeshi writer.

Protesting the 5 year prison sentence handed down to Chinese writer Yang Maodong.

Expressing deep dismay at the death sentence handed down to Iranian journalist Adnan Hassanpour.

RAN #41: Protesting the detention of leading Iranian journalist and human rights defender Emadeddin Baqi.

Expressing alarm at the high level of harassment, including death threats, killings and intimidation, experience by journalists in Colombia as a direct result of their professional work.

Calling for the Turkish government to abolish Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code immediately.

Urging the Russian government to ensure that the investigation into the murder of Anna Politkovskaya is carried out in a manner that is transparent and free from bias.

Requesting that the Canadian government request the release of Burma’s leading comedian Zargana.

Freedom of Expression issues in Burma (Myanmar)

Expressing concern for the welfare of Chinese journalist Qi Chonghuai

Calling for the abolition of Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code

Protesting ongoing house arrest of the writer and pro-democracy activist

Fears of ill treatment of PEN Canada Honorary Member and editor Hada

Blasphemy charges brought against Honorary Member

Serious concerns for the health of imprisoned Chinese writer

Iranian Kurdish journalist sentenced to death

Independent journalist given 15-month sentence after being detained without charges for more than a year.

Iranian Kurdish journalist detained; fears of ill treatment.

Fears of ill treatment of Internet journalist

Four editors convicted, and facing possible death penalty or life imprisonment.

Journalist escapes one year prison sentence by paying fine.

Leading dissident writer Chen Shuqing still detained without trial.

Journalist sentenced to 2 ½ Years in Prison and faces further charges

Journalist sentenced to two years in prison.

Increasing violence against journalists in Mexico.

Three-year prison sentence handed down to writer for his dissident writings.

New Honorary member of PEN Canada sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Journalist, human rights activist, mother sentenced to seven years in prison.

New Honorary Member of PEN Canada in prison and reportedly extremely ill.

Journalist remains in psychiatric hospital.

Writer and PEN Canada Honorary Member remains in prison and in ill health.

Leading Russian journalist held in psychiatric detention.

PEN Canada concerned by on-going threats to freedom of expression.

Writer Win Tin celebrates his 77th birthday in prison.

Female journalists and rights activists detained; reported to be on hunger strike.

Artist and painter in incommunicado detention since October 2006.

Writer and bookseller remains imprisoned and reportedly in deteriorating health.

Journalist goes missing amid worsening situation for press freedom in country.

PEN Canada shocked by reported death in prison of writer and Honorary Member.

Journalist and nephew of President of Uzbkeistan remains detained in psychiatric institution.

Elderly Buddhist cleric remains under house arrest.

Authorities restrict freedom of movmemnt of ill writer and journalist.

Leading poet remains behind bars.

Tibetan monk remains imprisoned in violation of his right to free expression.

Health of imprisoned journalist deteriorates.

Extremists call for execution of journalist and newspaper editor.

Imprisoned Internet writer contrinues to do forced labour; calls for immediate release.

Writer under house arrest; widespread crackdown on dissidents.

Editor and publisher of newspaper murdered.

Writer and journalist harassed; her books are banned.

Court sentences one journalist to prison while authorities arbitrarily place another in psychiatric detention.

Internet writer sentenced to four years in prison.

Health of imprisoned writer said to be worsening.

Leading investigative journalist gunned down.

PEN Canada demands immediate release from prison of elderly writer.

Chinese cyber-writer still languishes in prison.

Three journalists sentenced to prison.

Five years later, nine journalists remain incommunicado with no news of their whereabouts or health.

Journalists remain in prison; concern for their well-being.

Cyber-dissident released from prison, but restrictions on freedom of movement will remain; Buddhist cleric Le Dinh Nhan remains under house arrest.

Scholar remains in prison in Tehran's Evin jail.

Writer remains in prison; health concerns.

Harsh bail conditions set down against two detained journalists.

Recent and on-going threats to freedom of expression in Tibetan Autonomous Region.

PEN Canada calls for release of cyber-dissident, who is reportedly in ill health.

Four pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison for publishing book of poems.

Three years after murder of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist and those responsible remain unpunished.

Reports of failing health of imprisoned poet.

Iranian-Canadian scholar remains in prison.

House arrest of writer and Nobel laureate extended for another year.

Writer sentenced to six months in prison; another being held incommunicado.

PEN Canada calls for immediate release of imprisoned Uighur historian.

Cyber-dissident receives 12-year prison sentence.

Dissident writer and Buddhist cleric remain in detention.

Scholar and writer remains in prison; family contact reportedly allowed.

Iranian-Canadian scholar and writer held incommunicado.

Mass arrest of writers and journalist amid crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.

Journalist remains behind bars with no news on current status.

PEN Canada decries continuing house arrest of writer and pro-democracy activist.

PEN Centre faces closure by state.

Writer and Belarusian PEN member in jail.

Journalist remains in prison.

PEN calls for immediate release of ill writer.

PEN calls for immediate release of writer and journalists.

Journalist released after nearly 17 years in prison; now clinically insane.

Dissident writer in ill health; Buddhist leader remains detained.

Well-known editor faces court proceedings on charges of denigrating Turkish identity.

PEN Canada calls for immediate and unconditional release of imprisoned journalist.

Seven-year prison sentence against writer upheld on appeal.

Cyber-dissident remains imprisoned..

Authorities restrict freedom of movmemnt of ill writer and journalist.