Day of the Imprisoned Writer | Yann Martel writes to Selahattin Demirtaş
Yann Martel writes to Selahattin Demirtaş for the Day of Imprisoned Writer
Tag: Turkey
Turkey: PEN International Vice President Orhan Pamuk under investigation for his writings
The Turkish authorities should not charge Nobel laureate and PEN International Vice President Orhan Pamuk with “insulting Atatürk” and the Turkish flag, PEN International said today, as an investigation has been launched into his novel Nights of Plague
Q&A with Turkish journalist Arzu Yildiz
Arzu Yildiz is a Turkish journalist who has covered high profile murder cases and the illegal arms trade to Syria. She has worked as an editor and senior reporter in …
Day of the Imprisoned Writer | TURKEY: Osman Kavala
Osman Kavala is a publisher, civil and cultural rights activist and philanthropist working toward peace, human rights, and democracy in Turkey.
Turkey: PEN and Global Organisations Deplore Block of Özgürüz and Can Dündar Harassment
PEN International and 38 civil society organisations deplore the decision by a Turkish court to ban access to Germany-based online radio station Özgürüz (‘We Are Free’), which is headed by Can Dündar. …
Turkey: Immediately Release Political Prisoners
PEN International, English PEN and Turkish PEN joined the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights and five other international human rights organizations in calling on the international community to take …
Turkey: PEN Joins Call for Greater Transparency from Turkey’s Public Ad Agency
Today, PEN International, Danish PEN, English PEN, German PEN, Norwegian PEN, PEN America, PEN Canada, Swedish PEN and PEN Turkey joined the International Press Institute (IPI) and 10 other international …
Turkey: 24 Groups Call on Authorities to Release Those Detained and at Risk of COVID-19
In the early hours of Tuesday, April 14 the Turkish Parliament passed a law that will lead to the release of up to 90,000 prisoners. However, it excludes scores of …
Turkey: Rights Groups Call for Release of Imprisoned Journalists at Risk of COVID-19
Amid growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the Turkish government is accelerating the preparation of a draft law that will reportedly release up to 100,000 prisoners. This …
Turkey: Cruel New Charges Against Osman Kavala Must be Dropped
Norwegian PEN, PEN International and ARTICLE 19 condemn the cruel decision to open a new criminal investigation against civil society leader and publisher Osman Kavala, immediately after his acquittal in …