(AP) NEW YORK — The PEN America Literary Gala will honour Iranian author, journalist, and human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi this week. Mohammadi, who is incarcerated at the moment for “spreading propaganda,” will win the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award in 2023.

In a statement issued on Monday, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel stated that Narges Mohammadi “inspires awe across the world for her unflinching courage and resistance to the Iranian government’s determined campaign to silence her.” “She and her family have made tremendous sacrifices. In one of the worst environments in the world for authors, journalists, and artists, she serves as a light for free speech.

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