The following writers are or have been guests in the
Norwegian cities of refuge since 1995:

STAVANGER
Araz Elses (Aserbaijan)
Mansur Rajih (Yemen)
Mansour Koushan (Iran)
Islam Elsanov (Chechnya)
Chenjeraj Hove (Zimbabwe)
Otba Fathalla Mahmoud
Manal Al-Sheik

KRISTIANSAND
Iyad Ibrahim Rikabi (Iraq)
Carlos Sherman (Belarus)
Salah S. Ali (Iraq)
Le Ba Diem Chi (Vietnam)

OSLO
Soudabeh Alishahi (Iran)
Aziz Sangtarash (Iran)
Kosar Fattahi (Iranian Kurdistan)
Philo Ikonya (Kenya)

TRONDHEIM
Musa Mutaev (Chechnya)
Jihan Kareem
Asieh Aminin

TROMSØ
Easterine Iralu (Nagaland/India)
Mohammed Hassan Abdullah

MOLDE
Gilles Dossou-Gouin (Benin)
Nada Yousif (Iraq)
Ammar Tassaei

SKIEN
Basim Mardan (Iraq)
Safaa Alwan

BERGEN
Ayaz Khonsyawashan (Iranian Kurdistan, from 01.01.08)
Hossein Heidary (Iranian Kurdistan)
Lokeesan Apputhurai (Sri Lanka)

LILLEHAMMER
Francisca Prudence Uriri (Zimbabwe)

Please note: Some writers are not listed due to safety reasons.

The cities in the network are obligated to host a persecuted writer and his family, supplying free housing and an adequate remuneration to cover costs of living for a period of one to two years.  From 2001 the Norwegian state through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs covers NOK 100.000 (about USD 13.000 based on current rate, april 2003) for each writer every year.

Norwegian PEN is responsible for the administration of this subsidy and also serves as consultant to the Ministry, the cities and the writers and facilitates contact between the Ministry and the cities. Norwegian PEN is also the official organization nominating writers to ICORN when a Norwegian city is ready to host a new writer.

ICORN - the International Cities of Refuge Network is based in Stavanger, Norway, and is a network of cities all over the world.  You can read more about ICORN on its website.