"When the pen is threatened by the sword
Trevor Royle on Turkey's persecution of its writers
WritersÊmakeÊhandy scapegoats when despotic regimes decide to defend the indefensible and in so doingÊmakeÊthemselvesÊlook utterly ridiculous.ÊBeingÊindependentÊand working largely in isolation, authors are soft targets and despite the excellent work undertaken by organisations such as International Pen and Sara Whyatt's Writers in Prison Committee, far too many of their kind are being banged up all over the world for the crime of daring to speak their mind."
More:When the pen is threatened by the sword - [Sunday Herald]
