PEN America Demands Belarus Drop Charges Against Olga Shparaga
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Oct. 19:
PEN America today condemned the absurd charges levied against philosopher and PEN Belarus member Olga Shparaga, who last Friday was detained a day before she was scheduled to coordinate a major weekend demonstration. A member of the opposition Coordinating Council, Shparaga remained in temporary detention until Monday, when she then received a 15-day administrative sentence for participating in "an u . . .
PEN America today condemned the absurd charges levied against philosopher and PEN Belarus member Olga Shparaga, who last Friday was detained a day before she was scheduled to coordinate a major weekend demonstration. A member of the opposition Coordinating Council, Shparaga remained in temporary detention until Monday, when she then received a 15-day administrative sentence for participating in "an u . . .