Ismail ALEXANDRANI
Writer, journalist and researcher Ismail Alexandrani continues to be unable to travel since his releasein December 2022 after completing a seven-year prison term for…
Galal EL-BEHAIRY
Arrested in March 2018, he continued to be held without trial at the end of the year despite fully serving an unjust three-year sentence followed by two years in…
Ashraf OMAR
Cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar, arrested in July 2024, remained held in pre-trial detention on bogus national security charges at the end of the year. Security forces stormed…
Alaa ABD EL-FATTAH
Alaa Abd El-Fattah, an award-winning writer and Honorary Member of English PEN, remained arbitrarily imprisoned at the end of the year, despite fully serving an unjust…
Boualem SANSAL
Boualem Sansal, 75, is a dual national, award-winning French-Algerian writer held on national security charges. On 16 November 2024, Algerian authorities arrested Sansal…
Andrzej POCZOBUT
A board member of the Union of Poles in Belarus, Andrzej Poczobut continued to be held in solitary confinement, serving an eight-year prison term in connection with his coverage of 2020 anti-government protests in Belarus…
Ales BIALIATSKI
Writer, PEN Belarus member, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski continued to serve a 10-year prison sentence in a medium-security penal colony in Horki – a facility known for inmates being beaten and subjected to hard labour…
Akram AYLISLI
Writer, poet, and playwright Akram Aylisli continued to face charges of resisting the authorities with violence under Article 315.1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for up to three years in prison…
Kaciaryna ANDREJEVA (BACHVAŁAVA)
Journalist, writer and poet, Kaciaryna Andrejeva (real name Bachvałava) was arrested in Minsk in November 2020 while livestreaming a peaceful protest and sentenced to two years in prison in…
Richard Adrián ZAMORA BRITO
Rapper and musician Richard Adrián Zamora Brito, better known as ‘El Radikal’, completed his 18-month sentence of ‘restriction of liberty’ in January 2024. He was also sentenced to a fine…
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…
Alina Bárbara LÓPEZ HERNÁNDEZ
The judicial harassment of essayist, editor and researcher Alina Bárbara López Hernández in connection with her writing and activism continued in 2024 (See Case List 2023/2024). In April 2024, López was detained for several hours…
Jorge FERNÁNDEZ ERA
Journalist and author Jorge Fernández Era continued to be subject to judicial harassment in 2024, mainly in retaliation for the humorous weekly column he writes for the magazine La Joven Cuba…
Raymar AGUADO & HERNÁNDEZ Alexander HALL LUJARDO
Art critic and columnist Raymar Aguado Hernández and historian and author Alexander Hall Lujardo continued to be subject to ongoing harassment in 2024 (see Case List 2023/2024). Aguado Hernández was summoned for questioning on 28 June 2024…
Jenny Victoria PANTOJA TORRES
The essayist, historian and academic Jenny Pantoja Torres faced several instances of harassment for her ideas, writings and peaceful activism in relation to human rights in 2024. On 18 June 2024, Pantoja Torres was arbitrarily detained while traveling…