Sasha Skochilenko
Skochilenko, an artist and writer from St Petersburg, was was arrested in March 2022 after she replaced five shelf tags in a grocery store with anti-war stickers. She was… More
Hojat Badaghi
Badaghi is an Iranian poet and online writer. In 2019, a case was opened against him for “propaganda" based on Instagram posts. In October 2023, he was summoned to… More
Hisham Kassem
Kassem, former publisher of Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper and a free speech advocate, was detained in August 2023 for four days for allegedly insulting a public employee. In September he… More
Isa Choulandim
Choulandim, an artist, writer, and activist, is known for his outspoken opposition to child marriage, which he advocates against through his art. He was arrested in a home raid… More
Milad Jalili
Jalili is an Iranian rapper who was arrested in November 2023. Before his arrest, he had published and written a song online calling for the release of Azeri citizens.… More
Navid Mihandoost
Mihandoost is a filmmaker and screenwriter. In December 2019, he was summoned to the authorities for a 2009 documentary on an Iranian dissident. He was detained until February. In… More
Sasan Chamanara
Chamanara is a Kurdish singer and activist. He was arrested in October 2022 for participating in the Mahsa Amini protests. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison in… More
Nurlan Gahramanli Nurlan Libre
Nurlan Libre is an anti-war blogger and journalist who shared anti-war views on his Facebook page. In September 2023, he was sentenced to 30-day administrative arrest for "spreading prohibited… More
Jana Tsegla
Tsegla is a writer of fairy tales and the founder of Masquerade, a magazine for young Belarusian artists. In April 2023, she was detained and held in pre-trial detention… More
Habib Mousavi Bibilani
Bibilani is a poet who also wrote opinions online. He was summoned to the authorities in July 2023 and detained for 2 weeks on charges of “confusing the public… More