Arundhati Roy with a furry friend. Photo by Shahidul Alam.
Read Arundhati Roy’s letter to Shahidul Alam as part of PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer, 15 November. Today the Dhaka High Court also finally granted bail to Shahidul Alam, been incarcerated for over 100 days. He has yet to be actually released — the government is appealing the court’s decision.
Every November 15 PEN highlights the cases of five persecuted writers and activists imprisoned, killed, persecuted or otherwise at risk for their work. This year’s campaign focuses on Dawit Isaak imprisoned in Eritrea, Miroslava Breach Velducea killed in Mexico, Oleg Sentsov imprisoned in Russia, Shahidul Alam detained in Bangladesh and Wael Abbas imprisoned in Egypt. Writers David Lagercrantz, Jennifer Clement, Tom Stoppard, Salil Tripathi and Khaled Hosseini are also participating in this year’s campaign. Continue reading
Filed under: Human rights | Tagged: Arundhati Roy, Bangladesh, David Lagercrantz, Dawit Isaak, Eritrea, Jennifer Clement, Mexico, Miroslava Breach Velducea, Oleg Sentsov, Russia, Salil Tripathi, Shahidul Alam, Tom Stoppard | Leave a comment »
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