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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)…
Nadera SHALHOUB-KEVORKIAN
Ahed TAMIMI
Since her brief detention in November 2023, writer and prominent activist Ahed Tamimi remains under a travel ban and is unable to reach her university…
Ismail ALEXANDRANI
Writer, journalist and researcher Ismail Alexandrani continues to be unable to travel since his release in December 2022 after completing a seven-year prison term for…
Jenny Victoria PANTOJA TORRES
The essayist, historian and academic Jenny Pantoja Torres faced several instances of harassment for her ideas, writings and peaceful activism in relation to human rights in 2024. On 18 June 2024, Pantoja Torres was arbitrarily detained while traveling…
