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TÜRKIYE,
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PEN International
TÜRKIYE,
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
PEN International
Ragıp ZARAKOLU
Publisher, human rights activist, and PEN Türkiye member Ragıp Zarakolu, was arrested in October 2011 and is facing a sentence of up to 15 years in prison in Türkiye on bogus terrorism charges in connection with a speech he made at an event by the now defunct pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy (BDP) party…
BELARUS,
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
PEN International
BELARUS,
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
PEN International
Svetlana ALEXIEVICH
In August 2020, Svetlana Alexievich became a member of the Coordination Council for the Transfer of Power. On 20 August 2020, the Belarus Prosecutor General laid charges under Article 361 of the Belarussian Criminal Code…
AZERBAIJAN,
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
PEN International
AZERBAIJAN,
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
PEN International
Akram AYLISLI
Writer, poet, and playwright Akram Aylisli continued to face charges of resisting the authorities with violence under Article 315.1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for up to three years in prison…
