{"id":108147,"date":"2023-01-16T09:09:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/?p=108147"},"modified":"2023-01-16T09:09:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:09:17","slug":"international-writers-groups-call-for-release-of-detained-iranian-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/en\/2023\/01\/16\/international-writers-groups-call-for-release-of-detained-iranian-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"International Writers Groups Call for Release of Detained Iranian Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-108148 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Map-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Map-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Map-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Map.jpg 600w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Map-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Map-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Map-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>VOA \u2014 The American and Sydney Pen Associations have issued a joint statement calling for the release of Ali Asadollahi, an Iranian poet, and other writers imprisoned in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsadollahi has been an inspiring and leading poet of his generation,\u201d<br \/>\nthe statement said, and his work has been translated into English, Italian and French.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Asadollahi, who is also a literary critic and secretary of the Iranian Writers\u2019 Association, was arrested Nov. 21 without any charges. He is currently being held in Fashafouyeh Prison and is said to be in solitary confinement and denied access to his attorney.<\/p>\n<p>The Pen statement said, \u201cThe sole crime of these writers is their literary output and activities. We call on Iranian authorities to immediately reverse these absurd charges against Iranian writers and order their release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe continuing persecution and prosecution of Iranian writers constitute clear violations of their freedom of speech, and freedom of conscience, as protected by Iran\u2019s own laws and its legal obligations under international law,\u201d the statement said, adding, \u201cWe call on the international community to hold this criminal regime accountable for its heinous crimes against writers and poets.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VOA \u2014 The American and Sydney Pen Associations have issued a joint statement calling for the release of Ali Asadollahi, an Iranian poet, and other writers imprisoned in Iran. \u201cAsadollahi has been an inspiring and leading poet of his generation,\u201d the statement said, and his work has been translated into English, Italian and French. 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