Ruslan Chliebarodau
Writer of Stop the Cockroach, a popular anti-Lukashenko song, Chliebarodau was arrested in April 2023 and accused of "insulting public officials" and "disgracing the state power and governing bodies."… More
Andrei Filipchyk
Filipchyk is an online activist who runs a Telegram channel where he posts jokes and memes in Belarusian. On January 31, 2023 he was arrested and a criminal case… More
Marko Vidojković
An award-winning author, columnist, and blogger, Vidojković received more than 50 death threats in 2021-2022 after he published his 2020 novel Djubre. Anonymous threats drew a comparison between him,… More
Filipp Dzyadko
Author, journalist, and Russian opposition figure Dzyadko had to leave Russia shortly after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. After a year living in Georgia, he was denied re-entry and detained… More
Sergei Mikhalok
A musician and songwriter, Mikhalok has been banned from entering Belarus since 2015 for "insulting the president" and currently lives in Ukraine. He has faced transnational repression and pressure… More
Dzmitryi Yurtaeyeu
Yurtaeyeu is a poet and teacher who had participated in anti-government protests in September 2022. He was detained by authorities then and forced to read his poems on camera.… More
Svetlana Alexievich
A renowned literary writer, essayist and Belarus's first ever Nobel Prize winner, Alexievich was charged for alleged "appeals to overthrow or change constitutional order of the Republic of Belarus… More
Abdulselam Kilgi Selamo
A scriptwriter and poet, Kilgi was arrested and detained at Izmir Airport on his way back to Türkiye from Germany. Sources say that the arrest was related to a… More
Ahmet Turan Alkan
A columnist for Zaman newspaper and literary writer, Alkan has been facing harassment for his written work since 2016. He was sentenced to 2 years and six months in… More
Arzu Demir
A literary writer and journalist, Demir was sentenced to 6 years in prison for writing two books titled “Dağın Kadın Hali (Womanly State of the Mountain)” and “Devrimin Rojava… More
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