WRITERS AT RISK

SHORTLIST FOR THE 2020 DISTURBING THE PEACE AWARD

We are pleased to present nominees for the 2020 Disturbing the Peace Award to a Courageous Writer at Risk honoring distinguished writers of fiction and non-journalistic non-fiction who have been unjustly punished for challenging oppressive regimes.

The 2020 nominees include: Ahmet Altan (Turkey, in prison), Bùi Chát (Vietnam), Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu (Eritrea, living in Germany), Angel Santiesteban Prats (Cuba), Anand Teltumbde (India, in prison), Marcia Tiburi (Brazil / USA / Europe).
Jury: Asli Erdogan, Jolyon Naegele, Jim Ottaway, Jr.

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