Rowena He

He is the author of Tiananmen Exiles: Voices of the Struggle for Democracy in China. She also worked as a professor at several universities including Hong Kong University and… More

Gabriela Selser

Selser is a journalist who wrote The truth about the 2018 rebellion in Nicaragua, which covers the start of President Ortega's authoritative regime. She is also the author of… More

Abdukholil Kholikzoda

The author of the memoir The Events of My Life, Kholikzoda was arrested in August 2023 and copies of his memoir were confiscated by authorities. The Tajik prosecutor accused… More

Imtiaz Ahmed

Ahmed was a professor at the University of Dhaka and author of Historicising 1971 Genocide: State versus Person. After an article by former Bangladesh Supreme Court Justice Chowdhury was… More

Sheng Xue Zang Xihong

Sheng is a Chinese-Canadian author, a PEN Canada member, and a prominent human rights activist. She wrote three books in 2001 and 2008, all of which were banned in… More

Raouf Farrah

Farrah, a Canadian-Algerian researcher, human right defender, and contributing author of Algeria: The Future in Play, was arrested in February 2023 in Algeria as he was visiting relatives. He… More

Juan Martinez D’Aubuisson

Columnist Martinez D'Aubuisson is the author of The Hollywood Kid: The Violent Life and Violent Death of an MS-13 Hitman. He has been researching gang violence in Latin America… More

Marko Vidojković

An award-winning author, columnist, and blogger, Vidojković received more than 50 death threats in 2021-2022 after he published his 2020 novel Djubre. Anonymous threats drew a comparison between him,… More

Filipp Dzyadko

Author, journalist, and Russian opposition figure Dzyadko had to leave Russia shortly after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. After a year living in Georgia, he was denied re-entry and detained… More

Gustavo Gorriti

A veteran journalist and author of five Peruvian history books, Gorriti has faced multiple instances of harassment dating back to 1992. In February 2023, 30 protestors stood outside his… More