Aslı Erdoğan | Status: In Exile | Turkey
Aslı Erdoğan is a renowned novelist and human rights activist in Turkey who is currently on trial. More
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (Mother Mushroom) | Status: In Exile | Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, better known as “Mother Mushroom,” is a prominent independent blogger, whose blog addresses social concerns in Vietnam. More
Irakli Kordzaia | Status: In Exile | Georgia
Irakli Kordzaia is currently in exile owing to the continued use of threats, harassment, and intimidation by Georgian authorities in response to his work exposing government corruption and ethical… More
Zoran Mutić | Status: In Exile | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Translator Zoran Mutić fled Sarajevo during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, just before the siege in 1992. He was a recipient of the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award in… More
Svetlana Slapšak | Status: In Exile | Serbia
Svetlana Slapsak, a Serb from Belgrade, is the author of the hugely popular novel Leon and Leonine. Slapsak has written articles criticizing Serbian nationalism and decrying injustices perpetrated by… More
Nizar Nayouf | Status: In Exile | Syria
Nizar Nayouf is a writer, sociologist, and human rights activist who, at the time of the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, was serving a 10-year prison sentence with… More
Pınar Selek | Status: In Exile | Turkey
In July 1998, writer, sociologist, and feminist Pınar Selek was arrested in connection with an explosion at the Istanbul Spice Bazaar, a tragedy that led to the deaths of… More
Sepideh Jodeyri | Status: In Exile | Iran
Sepideh Jodeyri is an Iranian poet who translated the French graphic novel Blue is The Warmest Color by Julie Maroh into Persian. Jodeyri’s translation of the novel, which tells… More
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A second virus is spreading, common in #China but newer here: Florida Gov @GovRonDeSantis blocks @MiamiHerald @maryellenklas and @TB_Times reporters from press conf. Punishing messenger to avoid dealing with crisis is exactly where China began. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article241591161.html
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US is following #China on #COVID19 in more ways than one: Seattle Hospital reportedly fires doctor for critical social media posts about lacking equipment. We need our health workers to be able to speak out without fearing reprisal. https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/489969-doctor-who-criticized-hospitals-measures-against-coronavirus-is