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The Writers in Prison Committee celebrates 50 years of defending freedom of expression with year-long campaign
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Freedom to write in the Americas 2009
The Writers in Prison Committee's campaign for freedom of expression in the Americas
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International PEN celebrates 50th anniversary of Writers in Prison Committee with year-long campaign
04 Feb 2010
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International PEN mourns the loss of Georges Anglade
15 Jan 2010
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MEXICO: Another print journalist abducted and murdered
12 Jan 2010
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MEXICO: Newspaper editor shot dead
05 Jan 2010
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International PEN calls Liu Xiaobo’s sentence a grievous betrayal of inalienable human rights
26 Dec 2009
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CUBA: Internet writers detained and beaten
19 Nov 2009
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MEXICO: Crime reporter abducted and murdered
05 Nov 2009
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