Dawit Isaak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dawit Isaak

Eritrean writer

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1964

Place of Birth: Asmara, Eritrea

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: Sweden, Eritrea

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dawit Isaak (born 28 October 1964) is a Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer, who has been held in prison in Eritrea since 2001 without 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.
For years, he was the only Swedish citizen held as a prisoner of conscience (he is now joined by the Swedish citizen and publicist Gui Minhai).