PEN International press conference in Istanbul
PEN International press conference in Istanbul
Photograph of PEN International delegates at a press conference held in Istanbul on 15 November 2012. From left to right are: Eugene Schoulgin, president of the Writers in Prison Committee (2000-04), international secretary (2007-10) and vice-president of PEN International (2004-); Hori Takeaki, secretary of PEN International (2010-16); John Ralston Saul, president of PEN International (2009-15); Tarık Günersel, Board member of PEN International (2010-12) and president of the Turkish Centre (2007-09); Marian Botsford Fraser, president of the Canadian Centre (1997-99) and chair of PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee (2009-12); and Eric Lax, treasurer (2007-13; 2020-) and vice-president of PEN International (2019-). This delegation, which was composed of more than 20 members, visited Turkey in order to call on the Turkish government to take “quick and concrete action” to reverse an alarming rise in the number of writers, journalists, translators, and publishers being imprisoned or put on trial in the country. During the visit the delegation also met with Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007-14) and Egemen Bağış, the Minister for European Union Affairs (2011-13).
PEN International press conference in Istanbul
Conferencia de prensa de PEN Internacional en Estambul
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