Long Puthera
Soon after the arrest of fellow rapper Kea Sokun, Long Puthera was detained in September 2020. He wrote “Wipe Your Tears and Continue Your Journey, Khmer Eyes,” a song… More
Pham Chi Thanh
Pham Thanh is an author of books critical of government leaders, including on President Trong, and a member of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vietnam. He was arrested on… More
Xu Zhiyong | Status: Detained | China
Xu Zhiyong is a Chinese writer, legal scholar, and civil rights activist who has been an integral member of China’s most important civil rights movements over the last 20… More
Eskinder Nega | Status: Detained | Ethiopia
Eskinder Nega, a journalist and dissident blogger who is one of Ethiopia’s leading advocates for press freedom and freedom of expression, served almost 7 years of an 18-year sentence… More
Yang Hengjun
Yang, a Chinese-born Australian writer, was seized by Chinese authorities during a visit to the country in January 2019. Subject to solitary confinement and interrogation in detention for nearly… More
Mushtaq Ahmed
Writer Ahmed was arrested along with 10 other people after being accused of spreading “negative propaganda, rumors, and misinformation” on Facebook concerning the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.… More
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