In July 2016, Doğan was arrested for creating a painting of Turkish city Nusaybin bombarded by state security forces. In 2017, she was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda.’ In February 2019, she was released after 600 days in prison.
![](https://pen.org/wp-content/plugins/phastpress/phast.php?service=images&src=https%3A%2F%2Fpen.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2Ffep-writers-database-Zehra-Dogan-Refik-Tekin.png&cacheMarker=1718316636-150531&token=dc3688426bae7f90)
Zehra Doğan
Is case active: Yes
Designation:Creative artist, Journalist, Poet
Country:Türkiye
Region:Europe and Central Asia
Gender:Female
Status:Released
Years active:2019