She fled to a Orthodox monastery, where she sought protection for some time. We understand that she has since left the monastery and is moving from place to place, remaining reluctant to leave her homeland. Human rights groups, both within the former Yugoslavia and outside, are increasingly concerned that serious abuses continue to occur in Kosovo, six months after the withdrawal of Serbian police and Yugoslav army from the region. It calls on the responsible authorities to take urgent steps towards redressing this situation. PEN would finally like to emphasise that writers play a prominent part in the struggle against tyranny.
Writers know what evil is and invariably expose it.
That is why tyrannies, large or small, national or local, resort to every form of oppression to silence them. Protecting writers from such abuses will also ensure the protection and development of freedom and democracy and safeguards against the suppression of human rights.