The International Cities of Refuge Network is an association of cities and regions around the world dedicated to the value of Freedom of Expression.

Protection

Writers ICORN Cities offer persecuted writers a safe haven where they can live and work without fear of being censored or silenced.

Promotion

ICORN Writers4.jpgICORN supports the artistic endeavours of its guest writers and promotes new spaces for intercultural dialogues worldwide.

ICORN strengthens its headquarters in Stavanger

May 2013 Saved to Network News

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ICORN is growing! With support and funds from among others Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) ICORN has strengthened its headquarters in Stavanger with a new administration coordinator and a communication coordinator.

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Not yet time to return home

May 2013 Saved to Network News

ChenjeraiHove.pngChenjerai Hove will participate in the upcoming Milosz poetry festival and the ICORN Network Meeting 

For over a decade, previous ICORN guest writer Chenjerai Hove has lived a nomadic life in exile in Europe and the Americas in fear of the consequences of returning to his beloved homeland Zimbabwe. A poet, author, playwright and lecturer, Hove has made it his life’s work to write and educate about his country and bring to light the corruption and abuse of the government of his country. Returning home would be a dangerous move for Mr. Hove.

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WRITING FREEDOM PROGRAMME - The Biannual PEN International WiPC Conference & ICORN Network Meeting, Krakow 14-17 May 2013

April 2013 Saved to Network News

0_Writing_freedom.jpgFreedom of speech, creative resistance, digital freedom and sustainable protection. These are a few of the topics that will be treated when representatives from 50 countries join forces in Krakow 14 – 17 May 2013 for the biannual PEN International WiPC conference & ICORN Network Meeting.

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