Lê Chi Quang
Quang is a lawyer and computer teacher who has published several essays critical of the government. He was arrested in February 2002 after authorities monitored his computer use at… More
Nguyen Vu Binh
A former state media journalist, Binh left his post in 2001 to form his own pro-democracy political party. He was imprisoned from 2002 to 2007 at a labor camp… More
Allinda Michael Ziggy Wine
Ziggy Wine was kidnapped in July 2019; his mutilated body was found one week later and he died in hospital shortly after. His family believes the state played a… More
David Mugema
Mugema, a musician and activist, was arrested on December 5, 2017 for the dissemination of his song "Wumula," seen as offensive to President Yoweri Museveni. He was released on… More
Stanislav Aseyev
Ukrainian writer Aseyev was kidnapped by pro-Russian militants in June 2017 and forced to confess to "spying." For 3 years, he had published reports on life under Russian occupation… More
Oleh Halaziuk
Radio Free Europe columnist Halaziuk was detained by Russian-backed separatists from August 2017 through December 2019. Since the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine, he had covered everyday living conditions… More
Mykola Semena
Police arrested opinion writer and reporter Semana 7 months after he wrote an article in 2015 denouncing Russia's annexation of Crimea. On conditional release post-arrest, he received a 2… More
Ahmed Mansoor
Mansoor was sentenced to ten years in prison and heavily fined in 2018 after being found guilty of defamation and "spreading false information online." He has gone on at… More
Tayseer Al-Najjar
On December 13, 2015, Al-Najjar, a Jordanian national, was arrested by authorities for a Facebook post in which he criticized Israel and the UAE. He served nearly four years… More
Mohammed Al-Roken
Al-Roken, a lawyer and human rights advocate who has represented numerous other activists, was tried along with 93 other defendants for anti-state activity and sentenced to ten years in… More
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