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Name: Dawit Isaak/Isaac
Born: Asmara, 27 October 1964
Occupation: Playwright, Journalist and Writer
National of : Eritrea and Sweden
Awards:
- 2009 | Norwegian Freedom of Expression Prize (2009)
- 2011 | Golden Pen of Freedom, a distinction presented by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) for his commitment to press freedom, democratic reforms and civil liberties.
Background
Isaac has been held as a prisoner in Eritrea since 2001 for publishing articles critical of the government. He has never been tried.
Links
Wikipedia - Dawit Isaak
- Thursday 14 March 2013
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
March 13, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, said on Wednesday that, the African Union’s main human rights body has decided to investigate the case of imprisoned Swedish-Eritrean (...)
- Wednesday 31 October 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
October 30 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - European jurists have brought the cases of long imprisoned Swedish-Eritrean journalist and activist, Dawit Isaac to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). (...)
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