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‘If a single writer or journalist is behind bars, none of us is free’

DAY OF THE IMPRISONED WRITER

‘If a single writer or journalist is behind bars, none of us is free’

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."

16 November 2020

Day of the Imprisoned Writer: How can you Still Write in That Country?

NOVEMBER 15 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE IMPRISONED WRITER

Day of the Imprisoned Writer: How can you Still Write in That Country?

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.

15 November 2019 Ayşegül Özbek

PEN: Turkey is Prison of Writers and Journalists

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE IMPRISONED WRITER

PEN: Turkey is Prison of Writers and Journalists

PEN Turkey Center and PEN International have released statements on the occasion of November 15 International Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Among the five journalists whose cases are highlighted by the PEN this year is also Nedim Türfent.

14 November 2019

PEN Turkey: ‘We Find Imprisonment of 123 Journalists and Writers Unacceptable'

NOVEMBER 15 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE IMPRISONED WRITERS

PEN Turkey: ‘We Find Imprisonment of 123 Journalists and Writers Unacceptable'

PEN Turkey Center has held a press conference on the occasion of November 15 International Day of the Imprisoned Writers to attract attention to the imprisonment and difficult conditions of writers arrested for writing in Turkey and across the world.

15 November 2018 Hikmet Adal

November 15 Day of Imprisoned Writers: 1 Poet, 2 Journalists-Writers from Turkey

November 15 Day of Imprisoned Writers: 1 Poet, 2 Journalists-Writers from Turkey

Dilbahar has been behind bars for 8 years, Ilıcak and Altan for 2 years, 6 months. PEN draws attention to four imprisoned journalists on the Day of Imprisoned Writers; bianet is doing the same for the three in the name of 123 imprisoned journalists in Turkey.

15 November 2018

PEN Turkey: Imprisonment of Journalists Cannot Be Accepted

PEN Turkey: Imprisonment of Journalists Cannot Be Accepted

On the occasion of November 15 International Day of the Imprisoned Writers, the worldwide association of writers PEN International has drawn attention to the imprisonment of journalists Shahidul Alam, Dawit Isaa, Wael Abbas and Oleg Sentsov.

12 November 2018