On the Day of the Imprisoned Writer (November 15th) help raise the profile of Mahvash Sabet’s case by changing your profile picture on Facebook and Twitter to this photograph of Mahvash.
Doing this will help to remind everyone that Mahvash Sabet – and many other writers – are imprisoned simply for exercising their human right to legitimate freedom of expression.
Mahvash is a teacher and poet and a mother of two who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in Evin prison, Tehran. She is one of a group of seven Baha’i leaders known as the “Yaran-i-Iran” – “Friends of Iran” – who have been detained since 2008 for their faith and activities related to running the affairs of the Bahá’í community in Iran. Mahvash Sabet began writing poetry in prison, and a collection of her poetry entitled Prison Poems was published in English translation on 1 April 2013.
PEN International is calling on the Iranian authorities to release Mahvash Sabet and all other writers imprisoned in Iran solely for exercising their right to legitimate freedom of expression.
To take more action for Mahvash Sabet visit here
To read more about, and take action for, all of the cases highlighted by PEN International on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer visit here