Dawit Isaac

Dawit Isaac - for the benefit of Swedish PEN A bookend depicting the Swedish-Eritrean journalist and writer Dawit Isaak, who has been imprisoned in Eritrea without trial since 2001. For every bookend sold, SEK 25 goes directly to the organization Swedish PEN's work to support writers and journalists who are imprisoned and threatened for their opinions and statements. Industrial designer Jan Landqvist is responsible for the idea and design of the series of bookends in the form of silhouettes. The bookends are made in Gnosjö, Sweden and are made of cut and bent sheet steel that has been treated with a black, durable powder coating. The dimensions are 15x15 cm for the portraits and 10x15 cm for the base plate. Dawit Isaac On September 23, 2001, Dawit Isaak was arrested in Eritrea on charges of crimes against national security and has since been imprisoned without trial. As late as July this year, new information came that he is still alive. Swedish PEN PEN provides support to threatened and imprisoned writers. To make their plight known, they court decision-makers and run public campaigns. PEN also spreads knowledge and commitment to free speech through debate, lectures, program activities and teacher training. PEN International is a worldwide organization for writers and works for freedom of expression worldwide, the organization was founded in 1921 in London Designer: Landqvist, Jan