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Alaa Abd El Fattah

December 11, 2024

Egypt
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Global Free Expression

Pham Doan Trang

April 10, 2024
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Global Free Expression

Jamal Khashoggi

December 6, 2022
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Global Free Expression

Narges Mohammadi

June 23, 2022

Iran
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Global Free Expression

Pınar Selek

June 22, 2022
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Global Free Expression

Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Ahmet Nesin, and Erol Önderoğlu

June 16, 2022
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Ragip Zarakolu

May 4, 2022
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Ali Al-Domaini

April 25, 2022
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Rakhim Esenov

April 25, 2022
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