Veteran Swedish writer and Chairman of the Nobel Committee for
Literature Per Wästberg said Turkey has become the largest jailer of
intellectuals and journalists in the world since, according to a PEN
International report, 151 journalists are behind bars.
Speaking with the Spanish El País daily after visiting İstanbul as part of a PEN International delegation that sought to stand in solidarity with 151 journalists and writers currently in Turkish prisons, Wästberg expressed concern over the Turkish government’s crackdown on dissenters, including journalists and writers, and labeling them as terrorists.
Read more: Nobel committee chairman says Turkey world’s largest jailer of intellectuals - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Speaking with the Spanish El País daily after visiting İstanbul as part of a PEN International delegation that sought to stand in solidarity with 151 journalists and writers currently in Turkish prisons, Wästberg expressed concern over the Turkish government’s crackdown on dissenters, including journalists and writers, and labeling them as terrorists.
Read more: Nobel committee chairman says Turkey world’s largest jailer of intellectuals - Stockholm Center for Freedom
