Free Voices of Crimea
Author of the Idea: Tetyana Teren
Project Coordinators: Inna Bereznytska, Maksym Sytnikov
Book Compilers: Olesia Yaremchuk, Inna Bereznytska, Anastasiia Levkova
Expert Advisors: Tetyana Pechonchyk, Nadiya Dobrianska, Oleksandra Yefymenko, Lutfiye Zudiyeva, Mamure Chabanova, Alim Aliyev
Authors of the Texts: Oleksandra Yefymenko, Olesia Yaremchuk, Iryna Slavinska, Anastasiia Levkova, Rustem Khalilov, Yevhenia Genova, Eva Raiska
Editing: Anastasia Levkova
Translation: Ivan Andrusiak
Proofreading: Pavlo Lozynsky
Cover Art: Anastasia Struk
Illustrations: Maria Glushko
Publisher: Vivat
Year: 2024
This book uses letters, diaries of political prisoners, and other documentary materials collected by the human rights organization ZMINA.
The project team narrates 16 stories of politically imprisoned journalists’ life, detention, and captivity. The publications include extracts from the protagonists’ diaries, letters, and speeches in court. Authors of the texts explore their court cases and communicate with families and human rights advocates.
The special project became a result of the #SolidarityWords – a joint campaign of PEN Ukraine and
ZMINA to support politically imprisoned authors in occupied Crimea.
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