17 June 2016 marks a confluence of significant anniversaries for several of PEN International’s Main Cases currently imprisoned in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the day we celebrate the birthday of human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair, currently...
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By Ishtiyaq Shukri Like all those who campaigned against the death sentence handed down to the Palestinian poet, Ashraf Fayadh by a court in Saudi Arabia last year, I was at first relieved when I heard that the death sentence...
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2 February 2016 A Saudi Arabian court today replaced a death sentence for Palestinian poet, Ashraf Fayadh, with an eight year prison term and 800 lashes on charges of apostasy. Since a death sentence was handed down on 20 November...
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A Worldwide Reading in support of Ashraf has been organised by the international literature festival Berlin (ilb) for today, the 14th January 2016. Ashraf is a Palestinian poet that has been sentenced to death for apostasy in Saudi Arabia. PEN...
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PEN South Africa will be sharing an online reading in support of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh, who has been sentenced to death for apostasy in Saudi Arabia. The Worldwide Reading in support of Ashraf has been organised by the international...
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