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İlhan Sami Çomak: The poet who breeches walls and frontiers

İlhan Sami Çomak: The poet who breeches walls and frontiers

The Kurdish poet has been incarcerated for almost three decades and was denied release, even though he was eligible for conditional release in August.

24 November 2023 Nedim Türfent

'We'll wake up from nightmare,' opposition MP says ahead of elections

PEN NORWAY INTERVIEWS

'We'll wake up from nightmare,' opposition MP says ahead of elections

Democratic Party's Yücel expressed hope for change in Turkey ahead of the upcoming elections, stating that the country is going through a dystopian phase where investigations are launched against those who speak out against the government's policies.

‘This indictment should have never been issued’

ÖZGÜR GÜNDEM TRIAL

‘This indictment should have never been issued’

PEN Norway has analyzed the indictment of Özgür Gündem trial issued against Reyhan Çapan, Hüseyin Aykol and Eren Keskin: “The indictment does not entirely meet international nor national standards.”

5 February 2021

‘Prosecutors endeavoured to allege a crime through their interpretation’

MİT NEWS TRIAL

‘Prosecutors endeavoured to allege a crime through their interpretation’

PEN Norway has analyzed the indictment issued against journalists for allegedly revealing the identity of an intelligence officer. The report has concluded that the indictment “does not even satisfy the minimum criteria expected of such a document.”

16 November 2020

New honorary members of PEN Norway: İlhan Sami Çomak and Ilham Tohti

New honorary members of PEN Norway: İlhan Sami Çomak and Ilham Tohti

Upon the recommendation of the Writers in Prison Committee, PEN Norway has appointed İlhan Sami Çomak and Ilham Tohti as its new honorary members.

“Accusations on Writers and Journalists are Baseless”

“Accusations on Writers and Journalists are Baseless”

After observing the latest KCK trials, PEN Norway Delegation raised their concerns over the lack of evidence regarding the accusations towards journalists and writers.

22 November 2013 Elif Akgül