Zhang Xiaodong
Online commentator Zhang was arrested by the Chinese authorities and charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for comments he made on WeChat, Moments, and QQ chat groups. Zhang… More
Zhou Guoqiang Aqu Qiangba
Zhou (pen name Aqu Qiangba) is a poet and editor of Today. He was previously detained for seven months in 1989 for organizing a strike, and sentenced to three… More
Fatemeh Hasani
Hasani is a sociologist who wrote multiple academic articles and non-academic publications. She was arrested at Mashhad airport upon returning from a trip on July 6, 2023. Hasani, who… More
Samaneh Noruz Moradi
Activist Noruz-Moradi has been in and out of prison since 2018; in 2020, she was diagnosed with breast cancer while in jail, and was sent on medical leave with… More
Duong Van Thai Thai Van Duong
Independent journalist Duong Van Thai went missing on April 14, 2023 in Bangkok, where he lived as a refugee. Duong had been critical of Vietnamese government on his Facebook… More
Dang Dang Phuoc
Dang Dang Phuoc is a blogger and music lecturer at Dak Lak College in the province of Dak Lak. He shares his knowledge about music, education, and his… More
Nguyen Van Lam
Nguyen Van Lam was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of "making, storing and spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist… More
Abbas Ali Zulfiqari
Zulfiqari, better known by his pen name Zoro, is a satirical poet who posts videos of himself reciting his poetry on social media. He was first imprisoned in 1993,… More
Amir Akhwan
Poet, songwriter, and literary critic Akhwan was arrested in June 2023 by Iranian Security Forces in Rasht for "reciting a campaign poem" on Clubhouse. He posts his poetry on… More
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