SERBIA, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA PEN International SERBIA, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA PEN International

Andrej HNIOT

Andrej Hniot, a Belarusian filmmaker, journalist, and activist, was arrested upon his arrival in Belgrade on 30 October 2023, on the basis of an Interpol arrest warrant issued at the request of the Belarusian authorities on alleged charges of tax evasion (Article 243.2 of the Belarusian Criminal Code), which carries up to seven years in prison…

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MENA, IRAN PEN International MENA, IRAN PEN International

Servenaz AHMADI

Sarvenaz Ahmadi is an Iranian translator, journalist, and human rights defender who was was conditionally released on 29 December 2024 after serving about…

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Alejandro GUILLEUMA IBÁÑEZ 

PEN International has learned that Alejandro Guilleuma Ibáñez is now reportedly serving a four-year prison term without confinement, imposed in May 2023 by the People's Municipal Court of Centro Habana after he was convicted of contempt…

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