Ruslan Sharipov

Ruslan Sharipov

Country

Uzbekistan

Occupation

Journalist

Description

Journalist forced to flee in exile due to his sexual orientation. Former 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.

See Also

• Political Correspondents and Commentators Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.pen.org/press-release/2004/10/22/uzbek-journalist-human-rights-activist-ruslan-sharipov-obtains-asylum-us
• https://iglhrc.org/content/uzbekistan-ruslan-sharipov-granted-asylum-united-states

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