Svetlana Slapšak

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Designation:Literary writer, Scholar, Translator
Country:Serbia
Region:Europe and Central Asia
Gender:Female
Status:Displaced/In Exile

Writer and activist Svetlana Slapšak faced physical and legal threats for her human rights work in Serbia. In 1989, she was dismissed from her job, and in 1991 fled to Slovenia, where she continued her activist work. She received the PEN Freedom to Write Award in 1993.