ICORN News

Ahmad Azzam, new ICORN resident in Gothenburg

22. Jan 2021

Cartoon by Mana Nesteyani

Action Over Despair: Reflections on 2019 and the Path Forward

17. Dec 2020

Detroit, by Nadir Ali. Photo.

Welcome Detroit as New Member of ICORN

09. Dec 2020

ICORN writers Mazen Maarouf, Mehdi Mousavi, Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Amani AboShabana, in Reykjavik and Lillehammer. Photo.

LETTERS FROM EXILE – CONNECTING REYKJAVIK AND LILLEHAMMER

08. Dec 2020

PHOTO:UN Women. Photo.

16 Days to End Violence Against Women Campaign

03. Dec 2020

Cover of the Ratatosk Anthology, published by Danish PEN 2020.The anthology is a product of a year long Nordic translation project. Photo

Danish PEN and Ratatosk launches New Nordic Anthology

01. Dec 2020

Vi overlever ikke (We do not survive) is the title of poet Fatemeh Ekhtesari's new poetry collection in Norwegian. Photo.

We do not survive – New poetry collection by Fatemeh Ekhtesari

22. Oct 2020

The Malmö City Archives in Sweden opened the Dawit Isaak Libray 15 September 2020, a library of literature written by authors who, due to their vocation, have been subject to censorship, repression and/or forced into exile. Photo.

The Dawit Isaak Library launched in Malmö - a library dedicated to free speech

15. Oct 2020

Cartoon by Pedro X. Molina. Self portrait. Photo.

Crossing the Line - cartooning at risk with Pedro X. Molina and Rob Rogers

22. Sep 2020

Dareen Tatour, Palestinian Poet and social media activist, ICORN residency in Sweden, awarded the Norwegian Writers* Union Freedom of Expression award for 2019. Photo: Elad Malka. Photo..

Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour welcomed in ICORN residency in Sweden - receives Freedom of Speech award

19. Sep 2020

14 writers, artists and musicians took in ICORN residency in Sweden, Denmark and Norway were gathered at the Foundation Biskops Arnö for a Creative Writing Seminar. From left: Weli Ayup, Iman Al Ghafari, Saiidi Sharif, Seywan Saeedian, Ashraff Bagheri, Mahideh Golroo, Jahanara Nuri, Ali Thareb, Ola Housamo, Babak Salimzadeh, Susanne Ibrahim, Kajsa Sundin, Supriti Dahr, Milagros Socorro, Tsegabrhan Goitom Habtemariam. Photo

Creative writing seminar at Biskop Arnö

02. Sep 2020

Investigative journalist Safaa Khalaf. Photo

Investigative journalist Safaa Khalaf welcomed in Stavanger

24. Aug 2020

Sedigheh Vasmaghi, lawyer, poet and woman rights activist from Iran. Photo.

On trial for threatening national security, Iranian lawyer, poet and activist, Sedigheh Vasmaghi’s issues statement of defence to the Court of Public Opinion

07. Aug 2020

Iranian singer Arya Aramnejad performing his One day I'll kiss you. Photo.

Another world is possible

05. Jul 2020

Visit GetFadaa.com, a digital platform for artists that envisions a new economy based on sharing spaces. Photo.

When the World Closed

03. Jul 2020

Syrian writer and journalist Suzanne Ibrahim, ICORN writer in residence in Östersund, Sweden. Photo: TEG Publishing/Sandra Lee Pettersson. Photo.

The High Priestess of Isolation

03. Jul 2020

UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, in a video message to ICORN on World Refugee Day 2020. Photo.

World Refugee Day 2020 - Every Action Counts

19. Jun 2020

The Daesh Cage project, the last project that was implemented by the Culture Militia in Iraq. ©Ali Thareb private photo. Photo.

A poetic revenge on a brutal reality

08. Jun 2020

PoesifestivalBerlin digital festival June 2020.Photo.

Re:writing borders – Film and poetry readings Saturday 6 June

05. Jun 2020

UNESCO - World Press Freedom Day - Journalism without fear or favour. From left: Zamira Abbasova, Amira Al Sharif, Nazeeha Saed. Photo.

Journalism without fear or favour - on #WorldPressFreedomDay 2020

03. May 2020

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