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Yuri Alexeyevich DMITRIEV
Historian, author and head of the Karelian branch of the human rights centre Memorial, north-western Russia, Yuri Dmitriev continues to serve a 15-year prison sentence in a high-security penal colony after conviction of alleged sexual offences his supporters…
Yevgenia BERKOVICH & Svetlana PETRIYCHUK
Theatre director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk are each serving lengthy prison sentences handed down by a military court in Moscow in July 2024, on fabricated ‘terrorism’ grounds…
William NYGAARD
Following campaigning by PEN Norway and PEN International, publisher William Nygaard’s legal team successfully appealed against the decision to close the investigation into the 1993 attempted murder of Nygaard, with the Norwegian authorities announcing on 24 July 2024 that the investigation would resume. ..
Peter R. DE VRIES
Boban BATRIĆEVIĆ
In March 2024, a court in Podgorica dropped all charges and dismissed the case against academic, writer, and vice president of the Montenegrin PEN Centre Boban Batrićević. Batrićević had faced up to 60 days in prison or a fine under Article 19 of Montenegro’s National Law on Public Order and Peace, which prohibits national…
Andrej NIKOLAIDIS
In March 2024, an effigy of prominent writer, journalist and PEN member Andrej Nikolaidis, was burnt at a carnival in Herceg Novi, southwestern Montenegro. The incident was the latest in a series of harassment and smears against Nikolaidis, on account of his views critical of the Montenegrin authorities (see Case List 2022)…
Dumitru CRUDU, Emilian GALAICU-PĂUN & Maria IVANOV
On 16 September 2024, Moldavan writers and PEN Romania members Dumitru Crudu, Emilian Galaicu-Păun and Maria Ivanov, as well as journalist Elvira Moroșan, were detained at the border of Bender/Tighina by agents with the Ministry of State Security (MGB)…
Roberto SAVIANO
Writer, journalist, and PEN award winner Roberto Saviano remained on trial accused of defaming Matteo Salvini, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister, in a speech in which Saviano accused Salvini of ignoring the mafia stranglehold on Italy in favour of stirring up resentment against immigrants…
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…
