Ou Biaofeng
Columnist and online commentator, Biaofeng was detained in 2020 for his online commentary about "ink Girl", an artist who defaced an image of Xi Jinping. He was sentenced to… More
Qiu Ziming La Bi Xiao Qiu
In February 2021, author and blogger Qiu was detained for questioning on Weibo the Chinese government-reported casualty numbers in an India-China border dispute. In May 2021, he was sentenced… More
Wang Yuwen Wang Zang
Poet Wang Zang was taken by police from his home in Chuxiong City in May 2020 and charged in July with “incitement to subvert state power.” Evidence against him… More
Zhang Guiqi Lu Yang
Poet Zhang was taken into police custody in May 2020 and charged with “inciting subversion of state power” a month later. The charge cites as evidence a video of… More
Li Guibao Fat Pig Full Circle Lao Li
After criticizing the government for its handling of COVID-19, playwright and blogger Li was detained in April 2020 and was later sentenced to one year in prison for “picking… More
Long Puthera Thxera-Kampuchea
After the arrest of fellow rapper Kea Sokun, Long Puthera was detained in September 2020 for his song about income inequality. Found guilty of “incitement,” he was sentenced to… More
Abdullah Atefi
Abdullah Atefi, a historian, writer, and poet, was a public figure whose extensive body of work focused on Pashtun culture and literature. Atefi was taken from his home in… More
Maung Thar Cho
Writer and history professor Maung Thar Cho was blindfolded and taken by the military in the early hours of the February 2021 coup, alongside other notable cultural figures. He… More
Maung Yu Py
Maung Yu Py is a poet from Myeik well-known for his wry style of writing. In March 2021, he was arrested by the military amid jailings of multiple writers… More
Chen Yu Zhang Xiaomai
Chen owns an online book retailer that sells foreign-published Christian books to readers living in China. In September 2019, he was detained in Linhai city on suspicion of “illegal… More
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