Margaret Atwood wins 2016 PEN Pinter prize Read more“We are challenging this process through rational thinking and through our writing,” Tutul said. Do not dispatch undercover assassins with knives and guns.”Bangladesh blogger killed by machete gang had asked for police protection Read moreAtwood won the Pen Pinter prize earlier this year. Tutul is a publisher, writer and editor who founded Shuddhashar magazine and publishing house in Dhaka, where he promoted progressive work from Bangladeshi writers and bloggers. According to Pen, at least nine writers, intellectuals and activists have been murdered in Bangladesh by Islamic extremists since the start of 2015. Former recipients of the International Writer of Courage award include the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi and Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2016 17:30 UTC