Imprisoned, Threatened, Murdered, and Jailed Writers
( PEN International and Amnesty International )
Upon its initial release in Arabic in the fall of 2014, Using Life received acclaim in Egypt and the wider Arab world. But in 2016, Ahmed Naji was sentenced to two years in prison after a reader complained that an excerpt published in a literary journal harmed public morality. His imprisonment marks the first time in modern Egypt that an author has been jailed for a work of literature. Writers and literary organizations around the world rallied to support Naji, and he was released in December 2016. His original conviction was overturned in May 2017.
Call Number: ONLINE and PJ7952.A38 I8813 2017 | Publication Date: 2017 |

Call Number: PL248.A525 S6613 2016 | Publication Date: 2016 |

I Will Never See the World Again : The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer by Ahmet Altan
A resilient Turkish writer's inspiring account of his imprisonment that provides crucial insight into political censorship amidst the global rise of authoritarianism. The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago.
I suffer the pathetic torment of profound helplessness, just as he did
.Novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdoan's oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer's mind can provide, even in the darkest places. Best Book of the Year, Bloomberg News.
Call Number: ONLINE and PL248.A525 A6 2019 | Publication Date: 2019 |

Call Number: MULTICULTURAL / INTERNATIONAL ALTAN 2018 | Publication Date: 2018 |

Ai Weiwei : Yours truly : art, human rights, and the power of writing a letter by Ai Weiwei
"Five former prisoners and their loved ones reflect on the experience of receiving hundreds of postcards while imprisoned." Ai Weiwei, is an internationally known Chinese artist, and government critic. In 2009 he was briefly detained and severely beaten
by security officials. Again in 2011, following persistent harassment from the authorities, Ai Weiwei was detained for 81 days
without charge as part of a wider crackdown on 130 activists detained in February. He has lived outside of China since 2015 and
has recreated a full-size replica of his cell as an artwork exhibited around the world. He continues to speak out for individuals
whose freedom of expression is at risk.
Call Number: ONLINE and N7349.A5 A79 2018 | Publication Date: 2018 |

Ai Weiwei's blog : writings, interviews, and digital rants, 2006-2009 by Ai Weiwei
"In 2006, even though he could barely type, China's most famous artist started blogging. For more than three years, Ai Weiwei
turned out a steady stream of scathing social commentary, criticism of government policy, thoughts on art and architecture, and
autobiographical writings ... Then, on June 1, 2009, Chinese authorities shut down the blog."
Call Number: ONLINE and N7349 .A5 A35 2011 | |

The short quotations presented here have been carefully selected from articles, tweets, and interviews given by this acclaimed Chinese artist and activist. The book is organized into six categories: freedom of expression; art and activism; government, power, and moral choices; the digital world; history, the historical moment, and the future; and personal reflections. Together, these quotes span some of the most revealing moments of Ai Weiwei's eventful career--from his risky investigation into student deaths in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake to his arbitrary arrest in 2011.

Farewell, Aylis : a non-traditional novel in three works by Akram A-lisli
Since the publication of his novella, Stone Dreams, in 2012, writer Akram Aylisli has been
subject to an officially-sanctioned harassment campaign. On March 30, 2016, on his way
to speak at a literary festival in Italy, he was detained at the airport. He was later charged
with hooliganism and resisting the authorities with violence, a charge that carries a
penalty of up to three years in prison. He is currently living under de facto house arrest in
Baku, Azerbaijan, awaiting possible trial. (PEN America)
Call Number: ONLINE and PL314.A46 A2 2018 | Publication Date: 2018 |

Midnight in Mexico : a reporter's journey through a country's descent into the darkness by Alfredo Corchado
Call Number: HV5840.M4 C67 2014 | |

Is journalism worth dying for? : final dispatches by Anna Politkovskaya
A collection of final dispatches by the famed journalist, including the first translation of the work that may have led to her murder Anna Politkovskaya won international fame for her courageous reporting.
From deeply personal statements about the nature of journalism, to horrendous reports from Chechnya, to sensitive pieces of memoir, to, finally, the first translation of the series of investigative reports that Politkovskaya was working on at the time of her murder--pieces many believe led to her assassination.
Call Number: ONLINE and DK510.763 .P65413 2011 | |

Call Number: PJ7561 .F39 2016 | Publication Date: 2016 |

The city in crimson cloak by Asli Erdogan
Call Number: PL248.E657 K5713 2007 | Publication Date: 2007 |

1000 lashes : because I say what I think by Badawi, Raif
"Raif Badawi's is an important voice for all of us to hear" - Salman Rushdie. Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian blogger, shared his thoughts on politics, religion, and liberalism online. He was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, ten years in prison, and a fine of 1 million Saudi Riyal, over a quarter of a million U.S. dollars. This politically topical polemic gathers together Badawi's pivotal texts. He expresses his opinions on life in an autocratic-Islamic state under the Sharia and his perception of freedom of expression, human and civil rights, tolerance and the necessary separation of state and religion.
Call Number: ONLINE and HV6295.S29 B3313 2015 | |

We Are Arrested : A Journalist's Notes from a Turkish Prison by Can Dündar
Call Number: PR1272.2 .M573 2018 | Publication Date: 2018 |

We are Arrested: A Journalist's Notes from a Turkish Prison by Can Dündar
Call Number: ONLINE and PN5355.T82 D8613 2016 | Publication Date: 2016 |

Unbridled : a novel by Dibia, Jude
Call Number: PR9387.9.D54 U53 2008 | Publication Date: 2008 |

Walking With Shadows by Dibia, Jude
Call Number: PR9387.9.D54 W35 2005 | Publication Date: 2005 |

Call Number: ONLINE and PJ7694.E3 P56 2007 | |

Reflections on the Qur'n : commentaries on selected verses by Gülen, Fethullah
Call Number: BP130.4 .G84813 2012 | Publication Date: 2012 |

The essentials of the Islamic faith by Gülen, Fethullah
Call Number: BP165.5 .G8513 2010 | Publication Date: 2010 |

Raif Badawi, the voice of freedom : my husband, our story by Haidar, Ensaf
This book is not a banned book but tells the story of Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian blogger who was sentenced to ten years in prison and 1000 lashes for "insulting Islam" for "creating an online forum for public debate". (Amnesty International)
Call Number: DS244.526.B33 H35 2016 | Publication Date: 2016 |

Sexuality in Muslim contexts : restrictions and resistance by Homa Hoodfar
Dr. Homa Hoodfar, a Canadian-Iranian citizen and professor of Anthropology at Concordia University, was arrested in Iran on June
6, 2016 following months of questioning. She was held incommunicado for more than 3 months prior to her release. Dr Homa Hoodfar is a prominent scholar and anthropologist whose decades-long teaching and research activities relate to development, culture, gender, and electoral politics. She has written and co-authored a number of books, including: Between
Marriage and the Market: Intimate Politics and Survival in Cairo (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies); Electoral Politics:
Making Quotas Work for Women; and Sexuality in Muslim Contexts: Restrictions and Resistance. (Amnesty International)
Call Number: ONLINE and HQ18.I74 S49 2012 | |

Women's sport as politics in Muslim contexts by Homa Hoodfar
Dr. Homa Hoodfar, a Canadian-Iranian citizen and professor of Anthropology at Concordia University, was arrested in Iran on June
6, 2016 following months of questioning. She was held incommunicado for more than 3 months prior to her release. Dr Homa Hoodfar is a prominent scholar and anthropologist whose decades-long teaching and research activities relate to development, culture, gender, and electoral politics. She has written and co-authored a number of books, including: Between
Marriage and the Market: Intimate Politics and Survival in Cairo (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies); Electoral Politics:
Making Quotas Work for Women; and Sexuality in Muslim Contexts: Restrictions and Resistance. (Amnesty International)
Call Number: GV709.18.I74 H76 2015 | |

aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei by Howard Brenton
A timely play based on the true story of an imprisoned Nobel Laureate. On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport. Advised merely that his travel "could damage state security", he was escorted to a van by officials after which he disappeared for 81 days. On his release, the government claimed that his imprisonment related to tax evasion. NOTE: This book was not challenged or banned. However, It describes the arrest and imprisonment of an author who was persecuted for his writing. ACCESS EBOOK HERE: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.libproxy.gc.maricopa.edu/lib/gcclibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1205116
Call Number: ONLINE | Publication Date: 2013 |

Jewher Ilham : a Uyghur's fight to free her Father by Ilham, Jewher
Call Number: DS731.U4 I54 2015 | Publication Date: 2015 |

Il cerchio = The circle by Jafar Panahi
Call Number: Video: PN1997 .C43 2001 | |

Call Number: Video: DS318.84.P36 T45 2012 | |

A month and a day & letters by Ken Saro Wiwa
Call Number: HV9865.5.S37 A3 2012, GCC | |

Silence would be treason : last writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa by Ken Saro-Wiwa
Call Number: PR9387.9.S27 A67 2013 | |

Call Number: PR9387.9.S27 S68 1994 | |

The Journey of Liu Xiaobo : From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate by Leedom-Ackerman
Not a banned / challenged book but tells the story of Liu Xiaobo, a world-renowned Chinese writer and political activist who was imprisoned for his political writings. (Amnesty International)

Prison writings : my life is my sundance by Leonard Peltier
Call Number: E99.O3 P45 1999 | |

No enemies, no hatred : selected essays and poems by Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo is a world-renowned writer and political activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. Liu Xiaobo
played an instrumental role in the 1989 pro-democracy movement, for which he spent 2 years in prison; and was then
imprisoned again because of his political writings from 1996 1999. In 2008 Liu Xiaobo contributed to the Charter 08
manifesto which called for political change in China. He was detained in December 2008, and sentenced to 11 years in
prison for incitement to subvert state power. He died in prison at the age of 61.
Call Number: ONLINE and PL2879 .X53 A2 2012 | |

Writers under siege : voices of freedom from around the world : a PEN antholog by Lucy Popescu
Call Number: PN6014 .W695 2007 | Publication Date: 2007 |

Slavery Inc. : the untold story of international sex trafficking by Lydia Cacho
Call Number: ONLINE and HQ281 .C3313 2014 | |

Beyond Bars: 50 Years of the PEN Writers in Prison Committee by Natasha Schmidt
Call Number: PN494 .B49 2010 | |

Call Number: PK1730.3.A65 L3513 1997 | |

Putin's Russia : life in a failing democracy by Politkovskaya, Anna
Call Number: DK510.763 .P65213 2005 | |

Call Number: Video: PN1997.2 .K4748 2012 | |

"Charlie Hebdo" : les 1000 unes : 1992-2011 by Riss
Call Number: PN6231.S2 C53 2011 | |

Enchantress of Florence : a novel by Salman Rushdie
Call Number: PR6068.U757 E53 2008 | |

Call Number: PR6068.U757 S28 1997 | |

Le fric c'est capital by Tignous
Call Number: NC1499.T54 A4 2015 | |

Steel gate to freedom : the life of Liu Xiaobo by Yu, Jie
Not a banned / challenged book but tells the story of Liu Xiaobo, a world-renowned Chinese writer and political activist who was imprisoned for his political writings. (Amnesty International)
Call Number: CT1828.L595 Y82513 2015 | Publication Date: 2015 |

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