Articles

"Egyptian poet and lyricist Galal El-Behairy has now spent over five years in prison. PEN International is deeply concerned over his health condition as he pursued a hunger strike to protest his unfair imprisonment. We hold the Egyptian authorities responsible for his physical and psychological health and well-being."

"29 year-old Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay was released a month ago, after 201 days in solitary confinement with trumped charges related to his journalistic work. He was rearrested last week and placed under house arrest. He responded with a new short story."