Tag "Dawit Isaak"
Back to homepageDay of the Imprisoned Writer: Turkish writers behind bars 0
Sadly Turkey once again rises to the ‘top of the heap’ when it comes to international protests and campaigns. Holding almost 300,000 of its citizens behind bars
Read MoreDawit Isaak: DAY 6833 – Still Disappeared 0
Betlehem Isaak, Dawit Isaak’s daughter, was seven years old when her father, along with ten other journalists and eleven other reformist politicians were arrested. She says she has vivid memories of the day he was arrested
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‘Disappeared’ prisoner of conscience, Dawit Isaak, wins World press freedom prize
Eritrean writer and journalist and Swedish citizen (for all the good it does him) Dawit Isaak, has been awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2017. The $25,000 award is named after Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist who
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Eritrea. Lo Stato prigione
Inchiesta. Almeno diecimila prigionieri politici. Leva obbligatoria fino a 50 anni per gli uomini e 40 per le donne. Obbligo di versare una percentuale dei guadagni per chi fugge all’estero. Pena: ritorsioni contro le famiglie. E’ l’Eritrea di Isaias Afewerki
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