Amer Abdel Moneim
Moneim writes political opinion articles that have included criticism of President El-Sisi’s policies. In December 2020, he was arrested and charged with “spreading false news” and “participating in terrorist… More
Amin El-Mahdy
El-Mahdy, a writer and publisher, was arrested on September 9, 2020 because of a Facebook post calling the Egyptian President “a murderer, traitor, coward, and thief.” He was released… More
Anastasiya Zakharevich
On September 5, 2020 Zakharevich was detained while taking photos at a rally and convicted to seven days of administrative arrest. On November 5, 2020 she was detained again… More
Dmitry Strotsev
Dmitry Strotsev publishes poetry as a preserver of the “Minsk school of poetry” and has written poetry about the August 2020 Belarusian election and subsequent violence against protesters. On… More
Mikola Dziadok
Dziadok is a writer and blogger, analyzing Belarusian politics via his Telegram channel. On November 12, 2020, he was arrested on a “public order offense case.” His house was… More
Anouar Rahmani
Since 2017, Rahmani has been threatened with legal action for content in his books, including a gay relationship and a depiction of God. In November 2020, he was found… More
Shafiqul Islam Kajol
Journalist Kajol was forcibly disappeared for 53 days in March 2020. Found early in May 2020, he was then detained for over 230 days by authorities on charges including… More
Zay Yar Lwin Daung Doh Myo Sat or Peacock Generation
Zay Yar Lwin, a member of the Peacock Generation satirical poetry troupe specializing in Thangyat, a type of slam poetry, was sentenced to four and a half years in… More
Mehdi Salimi
Salimi writes on gender and politics. He was detained for a month in July 2020 and released on bail. On July 2, 2021, a court convicted Salimi of propaganda… More
Khosro Sadeghi Borojeni
Borojeni is a freelance columnist and writer who focuses on political and economic analysis, including COVID-19 mismanagement and critiques of neoliberalism. He was arrested in May 2019 and detained… More
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