Yanelys Nuñez Leyva
Levya, an art critic and co-founder of the Museum of Dissidence in Cuba, was arrested in December 2018 while protesting Decree 349, a law that criminalizes unauthorized forms of… More
Nonardo Perea
Perea is a novelist, columnist, and multidisciplinary artist who was forced into exile by the government. They have faced police interrogations and a formal warning issued preventing them from… More
Adonis Milán
After being kicked out of three state-sponsored cultural institutions for his dissenting views, playwright Milan began working as an independent artist. Authorities monitor him closely; he has been placed… More
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
Cultural figure Alcántara has been detained countless times for his activism. In November 2020, he was arrested and began a hunger and thirst strike until his December release, when… More
Gorki Águila
A Cuban rock musician and outspoken critic of communism, Águila has been banned from performing in public. He was arrested in 2008 on the charge of "dangerousness" in what… More
Ablajan Awut Ayup Ablajan
Award-winning musician Ablajan is known for promoting Uyghur culture and identity while building a bridge with Han Chinese culture through his bilingual songs. His pop-influenced music drawing on Uyghur… More
Tsi Conrad
Conrad, a photojournalist, was beaten and arrested at gunpoint in 2016 while filming a rally at which police killed four protesters. For disseminating the footage, Conrad was sentenced to… More
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