Gautam Navlakha
Writer and human rights activist Navlakha was one of many writers and activists arrested for “inciting caste violence” in the village of Bhima Koregaon in August 2018. He was… More
P. Varavara Rao
A renowned Telugu poet and leftist intellectual, Rao has been imprisoned by multiple governments for his viewpoints. In August 2018, he was arrested with other activists accused of inciting… More
Fessehaye Yohannes Johannes
Co-founder of the newspaper Setit, Yohannes was arrested in a sweeping crackdown on print media following the September 11 attacks and has been detained incommunicado since, drawing grave concern… More
Idris Mohammed Ali
Popular Tigrinya-language singer/songwriter Idris Mohamed Ali was arrested and detained without charge in November 2005. He has been held incommunicado since; rumors of his death have circulated online but… More
Idris Said Abu’Are
Freelance journalist and author of short fiction Idris Said was arrested in October 2001, after questioning the arrests en masse of his colleagues following the September 11 attacks. Since… More
Berhane Abrehe
A former top government official, Abrehe was arrested in September 2018, barely a week after he published a book criticizing Eritrea's autocracy. Abrehe's continued detention calls into question Eritrea's… More
Ismail Alexandrani
Alexandrani is a researcher and journalist who studies extremism and counterterrorism in the North Sinai. He was arrested in November 2015 and charged with baseless crimes, including “publishing government… More
Amanuel Asrat
Asrat has been detained incommunicado since 2001 in a sweeping crackdown on print media folllowing the September 11 attacks. During his peripatetic career, he has published poetry, songs, and… More
Temesgen Ghebreyesus
Ghebreyesus is a newspaper editor, comic, and actor. He has been detained incommunicado since 2001 in a sweeping crackdown on print media following the September 11, 2001 attacks. More
Medhanie Haile
Haile is co-founder of the newspaper Keste Debena. He has been detained incommunicado since 2001 in a sweeping crackdown on print media following the September 11 attacks. Haile has… More
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