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Ahead of the Day of the Imprisoned Writer on November 15, PEN Germany has raised concerns and publicity about four imprisoned writers, including HDP’s former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been behind bars for over 5 years.

On International Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN Turkey has created a "Prison Alphabet." PEN Turkey Chair Zeynep Oral says, “Numbers don't matter; if even a single journalist or writer is unjustly behind bars in a country, no writer or journalist is free."

On November 15 International Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN Turkey, Turkish Writers’ Union, Journalists’ Association of Turkey and Turkish Publishers Association have held a joint statement and raised concerns over imprisoned writers.