PEN America: Artists at Risk Connection Mourns the Death of Palestinian Artist Fathi Ghaben
March 01, 2024
March 01, 2024
NEW YORK, March 1 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
Palestinian painter Fathi Ghaben died in Gaza on February 25, after Israeli authorities did not respond to his request for permission to travel outside Gaza for medical treatment, news outlets have reported. Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) condemns the reported lack of response to an urgent medical request to receive what could have been life-saving medical care.
Ghaben, 77, suffered from severe chest . . .
Palestinian painter Fathi Ghaben died in Gaza on February 25, after Israeli authorities did not respond to his request for permission to travel outside Gaza for medical treatment, news outlets have reported. Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) condemns the reported lack of response to an urgent medical request to receive what could have been life-saving medical care.
Ghaben, 77, suffered from severe chest . . .