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EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
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Below are PEN's advocacy cases in Europe and Central Asia. Click on individual cases to learn about each writer's history, current status, and what you can do to help.
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Russia: Stanislav Dmitrievsky
 Executive Director of the Russian- Chechen Friendship Society and Editor- in-Chief of Pravo-zashchita
(Rights Defense); convicted...
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Turkey: Ragip Zarakolu
 Writer and publisher who founded Belge Publishing House, a focus for censorship since its inception; charges against him have resulted in imprisonment, the confiscation and destruction of books, and the imposition of heavy fines; currently being tried under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code. >> More
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Uzbekistan: Muhammad Bekjanov
 Journalist sentenced to 15 years in prison for his alleged involvement in the Uzbek opposition movement; he suffers from tuberculosis, which he contracted in prison. >> More
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Uzbekistan: Dzamshid Karimov
 Journalist who has covered human rights abuses and written articles critical of government; held in psychiatric detention for over a year.
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Uzbekistan: Mamadali Mahmudov
 Writer sentenced to 14 years in prison for his alleged involvement in the Uzbek opposition movement; testified to having been tortured under interrogation, including beatings, electric shock, and threat of rape of female family members; due for release in 2013. >> More
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Uzbekistan: Yusif Ruzimuradov
 Journalist sentenced to eight years in prison for his alleged involvement in the Uzbek opposition movement; violent threats were made against members of his family and torture and psychological incentives were used to obtain his "confession." >> More
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RELEASED
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The following writers have been released from imprisonment, but many continue to face threats and harassment following their releases. |
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Uzbekistan: Ruslan Sharipov
 A correspondent for the Russian press agency Prima and president of the Independent Journalists Association of Uzbekistan. >> More
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IN MEMORIAM
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Turkey: Hrant Dink
 PEN is appalled by the news of the murder of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, who was shot dead outside his office in Istanbul on January 19, 2007. >> More
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