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…
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…
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…
Alina Bárbara LÓPEZ HERNÁNDEZ
The judicial harassment of essayist, editor and researcher Alina Bárbara López Hernández in connection with her writing and activism continued in 2024 (See Case List 2023/2024). In April 2024, López was detained for several hours…
Raymar AGUADO & HERNÁNDEZ Alexander HALL LUJARDO
Art critic and columnist Raymar Aguado Hernández and historian and author Alexander Hall Lujardo continued to be subject to ongoing harassment in 2024 (see Case List 2023/2024). Aguado Hernández was summoned for questioning on 28 June 2024…
Brandi MORIN
On 10 January 2024, police officers arrested Cree/Iroquois/French freelance journalist Brandi Morin while she was reporting on an Indigenous encampment, in Edmonton, Alberta. When police raided the encampment, Morin said she identified herself…
Alejandro ALFIE
Journalist and writer Alejandro Alfie was judicially harassed in 2024. On 7 November 2024, he announced on social media that Esteban Glavinich (owner of the X account @TraductorTeAma and supporter of President Javier Milei) had filed a lawsuit…
Gustavo Andrés GORRITI ELLENBOGEN
On 27 March 2024, Lima prosecutor Alcides Chinchay opened an investigation against prominent journalist and writer Gustavo Gorriti, founder and editor-in-chief of IDL-Reporteros, for alleged bribery and requested that he reveal…
