Ruslan Sharipov
From QueerBio.com
Country
Uzbekistan
Birth - Death
Occupation
Journalist
Description
Journalist forced to flee in exile due to his sexual orientation. Rormer president of the Union of Independent Journalists of Uzbekistan (UIJU) and correspondent for the Russian news agency Prima. honorary member of both PEN American Center and PEN USA West, in addition to being the recipient of the PEN USA 2004 Freedom to Write award.