Leena Manimekalai

A filmmaker and poet, Manimekalai received multiple death and rape threats after sharing a poster of her documentary film Kaali on July 2, 2022. It showed the Hindu goddess… More

Mohammad Zubair

A Muslim journalist, Zubair was informed by Twitter in June 2022 that the Indian government had requested they suspend his account. In the following weeks, he was arrested and… More

Aakar Patel

A columnist and writer, Patel is also the former head of Amnesty International India before it was shut down by the government in 2020. He was surveilled for years… More

Barshashree Buragohain

Buragohain, an undergraduate student, writes poetry and shares it on her Facebook account. She was arrested on May 18, 2022 for writing an allegedly "anti-national poem" titled Akou Korim… More

Seynam

Seynam is a teacher who used his knowledge and writings to educate Tibetans on social and environmental issues. He was arrested in Kardze Serthar County in April 2021. He… More

Zangkar Jamyang

Jamyang is a literary writer and online commentator who has been vocal about the importance of teaching the Tibetan language in schools and actively criticized the Chinese government. He… More

Ablet Abdureshid Berqi

Berqi, an author, teacher, and poet, has been writing since 1988. His work was published in numerous newspapers and magazines and his collection of poems, including "Girl's Season," essays… More

Chow Hang-tung

Chow, an online commentator and labor rights activist, was arrested after writing an article about the Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil in June 2021. She was sentenced to 15 months… More

Denise Ho

A musician-turned-activist, Ho has been repeatedly targeted by Chinese authorities for her outspoken pro-democracy views, expressed through her songs, social media posts, and in columns written for the now-defunct… More

Hui Po-keung

Hui is a professor, social commentator, and cultural studies scholar whose numerous academic publications focus on the history of capitalism, education, and the economy. In May 2022, he was… More