Malmö

Malmö has been an ICORN City of Refuge since 2010.

The city has hosted 10 writers, artists, and journalists in ICORN residence including: 

• Parvin Ardalan, journalist, writer, and women's rights activist from Iran (2010-2012)
• Naeimeh Doostdar, journalist, poet, and writer from Iran (2012-2014)
• Ramy Essam, musician and human rights activist from Egypt (2014-2016)
• Jude Dibia, writer from Nigeria (2015-2017)
• Wali Arian, journalist from Afghanistan (2017-2019)
• Mukhtar Wafayee, journalist and poet (2019-2020)
• Yasmine El Baramawy, musician and women's rights activist (2020-2022)
• Keywan Karimi, filmmaker from Iran (2021-2022)
• Azhar Al-Rubaie, journalist from Iraq (2023-2025)
• Hêlan Çiya, journalist, writer, and women's rights activist from Iraqi Kurdistan (2023-2025)

Malmö hosts two ICORN residents simultaneously, welcoming a new writer, artists, or journalist every year.