It has been 25 years since Swedish journalist and author Dawit Isaak was imprisoned in Eritrea. Several cultural leaders are now calling on the incoming government to step up efforts to secure his release.
EntertainmentNobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and J.M. Coetzee, along with a number of other authors, have written a letter to the president of Eritrea. The demand: To provide proof that twelve imprisoned writers, including journalist Dawit Isaak, are alive.
EntertainmentAfter the Foreign Minister's visit to Eritrea, she believes the conditions for continued talks have improved. The assessment is that Dawit Isaak is still alive.
Swedish politicsDawit Isaak's captivity in Eritrea is one of the topics that has been raised during Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard's (M) visit to the country, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).
Swedish politicsForeign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard is visiting Eritrea where she met with her Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh.
Swedish politicsThe Liberals want to introduce a national library for banned literature. The proposal is welcomed by Dawit Isaak's family – who however continue to demand more from the government. Both the government and the parliament should do more, says the daughter Betlehem Isaak.
EntertainmentThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs has not been particularly swift and often acted too late, when it comes to Swedes being imprisoned in authoritarian regimes, writes Angela Gui in Expressen. The daughter of Gui Minahi, imprisoned in China, now hopes that it will be different for the journalist Joakim Medin, who is locked up in Turkey.
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