Ogaga Ifowodo
Poet Ifowodo was arrested in November 1997 returning from the Commonwealth Summit in Scotland, where he appealed for stronger sanctions against then-President Sani Abacha. He was held in solitary… More
Abraham Serfaty
Political dissident and editor of the literary magazine Souffles, Serfaty endured 17 years of imprisonment and 13 years of exile for his political views. His Moroccan citizenship was revoked… More
Zaw Thet Htwe
Zaw Thet Htwe was arrested without charge, but his detention came shortly after he and comedian Zarganar engaged in private disaster relief following a cyclone. He was arrested as… More
Aung Myint
Aung Myint, prolific writer and National League for Democracy (NLD) party member, was arrested for distributing information to the international press about the repression of the NLD. Originally sentenced… More
San San Nwe
San San Nwe, a Burmese novelist, journalist, and activist, was sentenced in 1994 to ten years imprisonment in relation to her activism and support for then-imprisoned politician Aung San… More
Htin Lin Oo
Htin Lin Oo, a former political prisoner, was detained in the first hours of the military coup in February 2021. On February 22, 2022, he was sentenced to three… More
Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's ousted political leader Aung San Suu Kyi, previously a key figure in the country's democratic transition and one of the most prominent political prisoners, was formerly detained under… More
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