Write for Rights in Lewes – 27th November 2021

Back in the flesh and back in the streets, the Lewes Amnesty Group wrote letters and cards to prisoners and the people holding them on the 27th of November at the House of Friendship on School Hill in Lewes. Turnout was almost at pre-covid levels and over 80 letters and cards were sent.

This year we were writing in aid of Zhang Zhan, one of the few citizen
journalists to report on COVID-19 in China and was sent to prison for it. We were also writing to Mikita Zalatarou, a teenager sentenced to five years in prison colony for running away from police in Belarus, and Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, facing the possibility of life in prison for protesting against the Thai government.

It is not too late to take part. Writing these letters is the core of what we do. You can download the Write for Rights booklet here