After Assad: five Syrian writers on what’s next
The Syrian civil war, which began in 2011, has been a devastating and prolonged conflict between the Syrian government, led by Bashar al-Assad. The conflict has caused immense humanitarian suffering, …
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Take action for Kaciaryna Andrejeva | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Kaciaryna Andrejeva | Belarus | Occupation: Journalist, writer, poet | Situation: Imprisoned Journalist, writer and poet, Kaciaryna Andrejeva (real name Bachvałava) is serving an eight-year prison sentence in Belarus on …
Take action for José Rubén Zamora Marroquín | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
José Rubén Zamora Marroquín | Guatemala | Occupation: Journalist | Situation: House Arrest Jose Rubén Zamora Marroquín, a leading Guatemalan journalist and founder of elPeriódico, has faced threats, criminalization and …
Take action for Jimmy Lai | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Jimmy Lai | Hong Kong | Occupation: Journalist, publisher, activist | Situation: Imprisoned Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy campaigner, writer, and founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, has been imprisoned …
Take action for Alaa Abd El-Fattah | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Alaa Abd El-Fattah | Egypt | Occupation: Writer, blogger, software developer | Situation: Imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains arbitrarily imprisoned after serving an unjust five-year prison …