Stories

The fall of the Assad regime and Syria’s future: Reflections from Syrian writers, artists, and journalists in the ICORN network

Academic, writer, translator, and journalist Nasser Ahmedin Mohammed is in ICORN residency in Oslo

Uyghur researcher, writer, and human rights defender Rabigül Erkmen is Warsaw's first ICORN resident

Ghawgha’s first LP Qaf: ‘A Journey to Rediscover Home, Identity, and Humanity’

Trondheim celebrates 20 years as an ICORN City of Refuge

In Malmö: Celebrating the Written Word, Honouring the Silenced

Sandviken welcomes Bangladeshi blogger Liakat as the city’s third ICORN resident

‘Behind the Mask’ on Uyghur linguist, writer, and activist Abduweli Ayup wins prestigious award

BELONG? Sara Khayat’s two years in Gävle

Umeå hosts the Swedish ICORN Network Meeting

Journalist Elzahraa Jadallah is the new ICORN resident in Larvik

ICORN’s new board members: Dominika Kasprowicz and Marianne Borgen

Artist Sanaz Hakimi opens first solo exhibition in Sweden

Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge: ‘Without art and education, we are not going to get politics which can protect the human condition’

Atefe Asadi: The power of literature in challenging totalitarianism

Poet, writer, and journalist Hussein Al-Dahir takes up Færder’s first ICORN residency

Ahmedur Chowdhury: July 36 and Bangla Spring: Bangladesh's Student Uprising for Democracy

Arts of Democracy: ICORN Cities of Refuge gather in Bodø, the European Capital of Culture

Anisur Rahman on Bangladesh: ‘A nation where all secular culture is under attack’

Mangfoldsfesten: Haugesund’s celebration of diversity

‘The opportunity to connect with other writers from diverse backgrounds was invaluable’: The 2024 Biskops Arnö Writing Workshop

‘Everything's Over and Starting All Over Again’: Aslı Ceren Aslan reflects on her ICORN residency

Journalist, researcher, and political activist Hamed Ainehvand is in ICORN residency in Ljubljana

Nazeeha Saeed: ‘I know the power of my voice and the power of the job I am doing’

Cultural Rhythms Music Festival: Yusuf Suleiman & Cris Gera performing in Vilnius on World Refugee Day

Welcome to ICORN, Geneva!

Music artist Mun Mun is in ICORN residency in Stockholm

Västerås in Sweden is now an ICORN City of Refuge

‘From Tehran to Fredrikstad’: Celebrating Leila Ghahremani’s ICORN residency in Fredrikstad

Strasbourg welcomes feminist journalist and content creator Marwa Olleik as its first ICORN resident

Palestinian hip-hop artist Mohammed El-Susi is the new ICORN resident in Stavanger

A Press for the Planet: Azhar Al-Rubaie’s Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis

The 2024 ICORN General Assembly in Copenhagen, 29-31 May 2024

Eskilstuna ICORN City of Refuge welcomes hip-hop artist Sayed Elyas Zahin

‘The Art of Living on Art’: Creatives Navigating Sweden's Cultural Life

'Never Again' by Farhad Babaei

A beacon of literature, culture, and free expression: Prague becomes an ICORN City of Refuge

International Women’s Day: Fighting for women's rights and freedom of expression

Welcome to Piteå and ICORN, Yusuf Suleiman

Malmö welcomes writer, journalist, and women’s rights activist Hêlan Çiya as ICORN resident

Ersan Pekin is in ICORN residency in Krakow

Sharing perspectives on free expression and democracy at Folk och Kultur

Preserving Uyghur language and culture: Abduweli Ayup wins the Excellence in Community Linguistics Award

Creative Transformation as a Healing Process: From Literature to Abstract Art

Welcome to ICORN, Porsgrunn!

Painter and illustrator Sanaz Hakimi is Örebro’s new ICORN resident

ADL a Zavidovici awarded the 2023 Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award

Untold Journeys: Mahsa Malekmarzban Documents the Stories of Immigrant Women in Linköping

‘Human rights and freedom for all’: Celebrating Narges Mohammadi’s Nobel Peace Prize

10 years of ICORN membership: Jönköping County celebrates its commitment to freedom of expression