ICORN News

Amanda Lind, Wali Arian and Karin Hansson at Almedalsveckan. Photo: Swedish Arts Council

Swedish Minister of Culture Calls for new ICORN cities.

04. Jul 2019

Iraqi artist, political cartoonist and human rights defender, Ahmed Falah, in ICORN residency in Drøbak. Photo.

Iraqi artist and Human Rights Defender Ahmed Falah finds refuge in Drøbak

29. Jun 2019

PEN International 2018 Case List. Photo.

Free Expression Under Threat – PEN International publishes its 2018 Case List

14. Jun 2019

Still from the documentary film One Day in Aleppo, by Ali Al-Ibrahim. Bottom left: Ali Al-Ibrahim is a Syrian journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker. Photo.

A witness and a voice for the Syrians - On #WorldPressFreedomDay 2019

03. May 2019

Keynote speakers yiyun Li andd Shahidul Alam at ICORN Network Meeting and PEN International WiPC Conference, Rotterdam 29-31 May 2019. Yiyun Li. Photo by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications, Princeton University. Shahidul Alam. Photo Courtesy: Rahnuma Ahmed. Photo.

At Home Everywhere – the ICORN Network Meeting & PEN WiPC Conference in Rotterdam

15. Apr 2019

Ali Dorani, aka Mr. Eaten Fish. ICORN residency Stavanger friby. Photo.

Mr. Eaten Fish Visiting London for Index' Freedom of Expression Awards

02. Apr 2019

AR-ICORN artist in residence, Saddam Jumaily's painting. Photo.

Helsinki welcomes Saddam Jumaily as their first ICORN artist-in-residence

26. Mar 2019

Afghan investigative journalist and poet Mukhtar Wafayee is new ICORN writer in residence in Malmö City of Refuge. Photo: Jon Willén. Photo.

Investigative journalism a powerful tool in the struggle against devastating forces in Afghan society

18. Mar 2019

Iranian journalist and human rights defender, Shiva Nazarahari in Ljubljana. Photo.

A day will come that our struggle makes the world a better place to live

08. Mar 2019

Ashraf Bagheri (photo: Hooman Vafaeian), Sahar Mousa (photo: Matilda Rahm), Arya Aramnejad (photo: Matilda Rahm), Jahanara Nuri (photo: Lennart Lundwall). ICORN - International Cities of Refuge Network. Photo.

Translation - a window to the world - at Littfest Umeå

06. Mar 2019

The Sudanese people are demanding Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir to step down. Drawing by Khalid Albaih. Photo.

Khalid Albaih on the lasting protests in Sudan

22. Feb 2019

Black Ants and White Pigeons

22. Feb 2019

The Mayor of Poitiers, Mr. Alain Claeys, and Roland Sérazin, grandson of Jean-Richard Bloch officially opens the artist residency Villa Bloch on 9 February 2019. ©iBooCréation, Ville de Poitiers. Photo.

Poitiers inaugurates Villa Bloch and welcomes Iranian writer Mohammad Bamm

12. Feb 2019

At Home, Everywhere. Photo.

Registration open: At Home, Everywhere - The ICORN Network Meeting 2019

08. Feb 2019

Book cover of Jokes for the Gunmen by Mazen Maarouf. Photo.

Mazen Maarouf breaks through with Jokes for the Gunmen

01. Feb 2019

Santa. Cartoon by Khalid Albaih, ICORN residency in Copenhagen.

2018 Seasons Greetings from ICORN

20. Dec 2018

Rotterdam view. Photo by Rotterdam Partners. Photo.

At Home, Everywhere - Save the date!

18. Dec 2018

Mayor of Harstad together with Iranian metal musician Nikan Khosravi. ICORN. Photo.

Iranian metal musician new ICORN resident in Harstad

13. Dec 2018

UN Human Rights Declaration 1948. Photo.

#Happy Human Rights Day – 70 years on

10. Dec 2018

PEN and ICORN hold Make Space events at the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakesh

07. Dec 2018

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