# Dawit Isaak

> Dawit Isaak is an Eritrean-Swedish playwright, journalist and writer who, if still alive, has been held in prison in Eritrea since 2001 without charges or a trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience and has called for his immediate and unconditional release. As of 2025, he is considered to be one of the world's longest continuously detained journalists, assuming he is still alive. Mike Balsamo, the president of the National Press Club, claims him to be the longest detained journalist in the world.

*Eritrean writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/dawit-isaak

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Eritrea
- **Born:** 1964
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Dawit Isaak is an Eritrean-Swedish playwright, journalist and writer who, if still alive, has been held in prison in Eritrea since 2001 without charges or a trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience and has called for his immediate and unconditional release. As of 2025, he is considered to be one of the world's longest continuously detained journalists, assuming he is still alive. Mike Balsamo, the president of the National Press Club, claims him to be the longest detained journalist in the world.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 50.3
- **Country rank:** #2

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.freedawit.com/

## Timeline
- **2017** - UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
- **2011** - World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award
- **2009** - Kurt Tucholsky Prize
- **1964** - Born

## Sources
- [Dawit Isaak](https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [داويت إسحاق](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%82)
- [داويت اسحاق](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%82)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [Исаак, Давит](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BA%2C_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [达维特·伊萨克](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%BE%E7%BB%B4%E7%89%B9%C2%B7%E4%BC%8A%E8%90%A8%E5%85%8B)
- [Dawit Isaak](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawit_Isaak)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1178648)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/dawit-isaak