Olga Shparaga
On October 4, 2020, philospher and writer Shparaga was detained for one day during a protest; but five days later, she was detained at Savecki district police department when… More
Pavel Horbach
Pavel Horbach was detained after having performed his poetry at a neighbours’ gathering in Minsk on November 6, 2020 and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. More
Siarzh Miadzvedzeu
A member of PEN Belarus, Miadzvedzeu was detained at a peaceful protest in Minsk on September 8, 2020, after the election of Aleksander Lukashenka. He was conditionally released the… More
Uladzimir Liankevich
A project manager at PEN Belarus, Liankevich was detained at a peaceful protest in Minsk on September 8, 2020, after the election of Aleksander Lukashenka. He was sentenced during… More
Yury Alexeyevich Dmitriev
A historian who researched Stalinist atrocities and head of the Karelia branch of the human rights organization Memorial, Dmitriev was imprisoned on baseless charges of sexual assault. On September… More
Ali Aracı Grup Yorum
Musician Aracı is a member of activist collective and band Grup Yorum who plays the flute and kaval. The band's music has angered Turkish authorities and members have faced… More
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Caruana Galizia was murdered in 2017, months after writing about corrupt government practices. Despite state obstruction of the investigation, several politicians and business elites have been linked to the… More
Yulia Tsvetkova
Cartoonist Tsvetkova was charged with pornography for disseminating artwork promoting body positivity and LGBTQ inclusivity. She was placed under house arrest from November 2019 to March 2020, and she… More
Azimjon Askarov
Askarov died on July 25, 2020 after contracting pneumonia in Kyrgyz state custody. He was serving a life sentence for alleged involvement in ethnic violence, a charge understood as… More
Svetlana Prokopieva
On July 6, 2020, columnist Prokopieva was convicted of “public justification of terrorism” for her coverage of the 2018 suicide bombing in the Federal Security Service building in Arkhangelsk,… More