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Linz </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/john-ralston-saul-speech-from-opening-ceremony-of-free-the-word-linz</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/john-ralston-saul-speech-from-opening-ceremony-of-free-the-word-linz</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:46 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>World Press Freedom Day (3 May): focus on Latin America</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/world-press-freedom-day-3-may-focus-on-latin-america</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/world-press-freedom-day-3-may-focus-on-latin-america</guid>            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:10:58 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>Declaration in Defense of the Freedom to Write in the Americas</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/-declaration-in-defense-of-the-freedom-to-write-in-the-americas</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/-declaration-in-defense-of-the-freedom-to-write-in-the-americas</guid>            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:36:30 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>Free the Word! 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<link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/russia/ingushetia-website-owner-shot-dead</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/russia/ingushetia-website-owner-shot-dead</guid>            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:04:09 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>Myanmar (Burma): Journalist Win Tin’s health worsens</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-burma-journalist-win-tin-s-health-worsens</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-burma-journalist-win-tin-s-health-worsens</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:44:35 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>MYANMAR: Zargana and Zaw Thet Htwe charged </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-zargana-and-zaw-thet-htwe-charged</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-zargana-and-zaw-thet-htwe-charged</guid>            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:31:43 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>SYRIA: Writer and academic Aref Dalila released </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/syria-writer-and-academic-aref-dalila-released</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/syria-writer-and-academic-aref-dalila-released</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:56:14 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>UZBEKISTAN: Journalist imprisoned since June</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/uzbekistan-journalist-imprisoned-since-june</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/uzbekistan-journalist-imprisoned-since-june</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:35:20 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>VIETNAM: Internet writer Bui Kim Th&#xe0;nh (f) released </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/vietnam-internet-writer-bui-kim-th-nh-f-released</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/vietnam-internet-writer-bui-kim-th-nh-f-released</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:28:16 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>Sierra Leone PEN releases &quot;Junior Pen Point&quot; Magazine</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/sierra-leone-pen-releases-junior-pen-point-magazine</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/sierra-leone-pen-releases-junior-pen-point-magazine</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:21:39 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>Ugandan PEN Mentors Young Writers</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description>For the first time I used a bus to travel from Gulu bus park to Kitgum town. The night before, I could not sleep because I was to travel in a bus for a long time, at least an hour, according to what my mother had told me. I heard of rebels shooting at buses along Gulu-Kitgum road, but I thought I was one of the lucky boys on earth. Many boys my age had been abducted and I had survived up to now. Surely, I was a lucky boy.</description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/ugandan-pen-mentors-young-writers</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/ugandan-pen-mentors-young-writers</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:32:21 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>International PEN Statement on Freedom of expression in China</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/international-pen-statement-on-freedom-of-expression-in-china</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/international-pen-statement-on-freedom-of-expression-in-china</guid>            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:21:52 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA FOCUS: 5 August 2008</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-focus-5-august-2008</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-focus-5-august-2008</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:24:53 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA: Dissident writer re-arrested</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-re-arrested</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-re-arrested</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:58:20 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>VIETNAM: Death of dissident and spiritual leader Thich Huyen Quang</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/vietnam-death-of-dissident-and-spiritual-leader-thich-huyen-quang</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/vietnam-death-of-dissident-and-spiritual-leader-thich-huyen-quang</guid>            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:38:48 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>Regional Conference in Bogot&#xe1;, Colombia</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/regional-conference-in-bogot-colombia</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/regional-conference-in-bogot-colombia</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:00:28 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>PEN American Centre Goes to Court to Challenge New Surveillance Law</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>        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<link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/azerbaijan-10-year-sentence-for-editor</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/azerbaijan-10-year-sentence-for-editor</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:02:08 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA FOCUS: Writers Called to Action</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-focus-writers-called-to-action</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-focus-writers-called-to-action</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:42:03 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>MYANMAR: Journalist detained after distributing aid to cyclone victims</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-journalist-detained-after-distributing-aid-to-cyclone-victims</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-journalist-detained-after-distributing-aid-to-cyclone-victims</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:21:54 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>IRAN: Kurdish journalist sentenced to 11 years</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/iran-kurdish-journalist-sentenced-to-11-years</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/iran-kurdish-journalist-sentenced-to-11-years</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:14:20 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>AFGHANISTAN: More international pressure needed for detained journalist</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/afghanistan-more-international-pressure-needed-for-detained-journalist</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/afghanistan-more-international-pressure-needed-for-detained-journalist</guid>            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:35:12 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>DRC: L&apos;Interpr&#xe8;te journalists jailed; health concerns</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/drc-l-interpr-te-journalists-jailed-health-concerns</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/drc-l-interpr-te-journalists-jailed-health-concerns</guid>            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:15:01 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>AFGHANISTAN: More international pressure needed for detained journalist</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/afghanistan-more-international-pressure-needed-for-detained-journalist</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/afghanistan-more-international-pressure-needed-for-detained-journalist</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:20:13 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>Regional Conference in Bogot&#xe1;, Colombia</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/regional-conference-in-bogot-colombia</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/regional-conference-in-bogot-colombia</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:40:20 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>ZIMBABWE: Satirical plays attacked and banned</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/zimbabwe-satirical-plays-attacked-and-banned</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/zimbabwe-satirical-plays-attacked-and-banned</guid>            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:51:18 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>TURKEY: Publisher Sentenced Under Article 301</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/turkey-publisher-sentenced-under-article-301</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/turkey-publisher-sentenced-under-article-301</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:06:07 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA: Dissident writer Chen Daojun charged</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-chen-daojun-charged</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-chen-daojun-charged</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:57:03 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA: Internet writer Huang Qi detained</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-internet-writer-huang-qi-detained</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-internet-writer-huang-qi-detained</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:16:03 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>PERU: Police attack on PEN member</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/peru-police-attack-on-pen-member</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/peru-police-attack-on-pen-member</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:57:22 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>AZERBAIJAN: 8 &#xbd; Year Sentence upheld</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/azerbaijan-8-year-sentence-upheld</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/azerbaijan-8-year-sentence-upheld</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:45:28 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>YEMEN: Editor sentenced to six years</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/yemen-editor-sentenced-to-six-years</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/yemen-editor-sentenced-to-six-years</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:54:18 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>IRAN: Afghani Women&apos;s Rights journalist freed</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/iran-afghani-women-s-rights-journalist-freed</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/iran-afghani-women-s-rights-journalist-freed</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:16:11 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>8 March 2008 International Women&apos;s Day: Women Writing Under Surveillance in China</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/8-march-2008-international-women-s-day-women-writing-under-surveillance-in-china</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/8-march-2008-international-women-s-day-women-writing-under-surveillance-in-china</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:22:25 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>MYANMAR: Comedian and poet Zargana arrested</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-comedian-and-poet-zargana-arrested</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-comedian-and-poet-zargana-arrested</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:20:37 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>IRAN: Journalist’s Trial Opens Amid Health Concerns </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/iran-journalist-s-trial-opens-amid-health-concerns</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/iran-journalist-s-trial-opens-amid-health-concerns</guid>            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:06:04 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>AFGHANISTAN: Death Sentence Journalist remains detained</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/afghanistan-death-sentence-journalist-remains-detained</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/afghanistan-death-sentence-journalist-remains-detained</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:20:01 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>China Focus: 4 June</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-focus-4-june</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-focus-4-june</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:31:33 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA: Dissident writer Zhou Yuanzhi released</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-zhou-yuanzhi-released</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-zhou-yuanzhi-released</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:14:35 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>ZIMBABWE: Frank Chikowore released on bail </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/zimbabwe-frank-chikowore-released-on-bail</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/zimbabwe-frank-chikowore-released-on-bail</guid>            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:28:22 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>SUDAN: Darfuri journalist detained since May</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/sudan-darfuri-journalist-detained-since-may</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/sudan-darfuri-journalist-detained-since-may</guid>            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:18:35 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>Uzbekistan: Poet Yusuf Juma Detained </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/uzbekistan-poet-yusuf-juma-detained</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/uzbekistan-poet-yusuf-juma-detained</guid>            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:20:21 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA: Dissident writer Chen Daojun detained</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-chen-daojun-detained</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-chen-daojun-detained</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 17:19:23 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA: Two journalists sentenced</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-two-journalists-sentenced</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-two-journalists-sentenced</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:08:43 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>IRAN: Imprisoned Journalist’s Health Critical </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/iran-imprisoned-journalist-s-health-critical</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/iran-imprisoned-journalist-s-health-critical</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:15:18 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>MYANMAR (Burma): Musician Win Maw arrested</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-burma-musician-win-maw-arrested</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/myanmar-burma-musician-win-maw-arrested</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:19:55 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA: dissident writer’s health failing </title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-s-health-failing</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-s-health-failing</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:18:19 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>PERU: poet Melissa Pati&#xf1;o released</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/peru-poet-melissa-pati-o-released</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/peru-poet-melissa-pati-o-released</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:04:40 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>CHINA: Dissident writer Zhou Yuanzhi detained</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-zhou-yuanzhi-detained</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/china-dissident-writer-zhou-yuanzhi-detained</guid>            <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:22:06 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>SAUDI ARABIA: Internet writer Amad Fouad Al-Farhan released</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/saudi-arabia-internet-writer-amad-fouad-al-farhan-released</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/saudi-arabia-internet-writer-amad-fouad-al-farhan-released</guid>            <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 14:16:35 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>3 May World Press Freedom Day 2008 - China Campaign: Writers React</title>            <author>International Pen</author>            <description></description>            <link>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/3-may-world-press-freedom-day-2008-china-campaign-writers-react</link>            <guid>http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/3-may-world-press-freedom-day-2008-china-campaign-writers-react</guid>            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:21:44 GMT</pubDate>        </item>        <item>            <title>VIETNAM: Internet writer and dissident Bui Kim Th&#xe0;nh (f) returned to psychiatric detention, fears of 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