Abbas Ali Zulfiqari

Zulfiqari, better known by his pen name Zoro, is a satirical poet who posts videos of himself reciting his poetry on social media. He was first imprisoned in 1993,… More

Ny Nak

Ny Nak is an online commentator who owns a Facebook page with over 425k followers. In December 2020, he made a series of satirical comments on his page mocking… More

Orkesh Abdurehim

A poet, author, and former high school teacher, Abdurehim was arrested in September 2022 on unknown charges and has been in detention ever since. His family has no updates… More

Hai Zhang

Hai is a journalist and online activist. He was arrested and forcibly disappeared in February 2023 after expressing support for the "white-hair-movement," an elderly group protesting health care reforms.… More

Yuyu Dong

A columnist and essayist, Yuyu was arrested and charged with espionage in April 2023. He wrote for the New York Times Chinese-language website between 2012 and 2014. He was… More

Yunkai Shangguan

Yunkai is a journalist and blogger who wrote on allegations of government corruption and forgery. He was arrested in April 2023 for an article he published, and was charged… More

Xiaolong Ji

Xiaolong is an activist and online commentator. He was detained by the police for posting an open letter on Twitter to the Shanghai government in August 2022, accusing them… More

Yu Wensheng

Yu is an activist known for his critical writings on political issues. He was arrested in 2018 and sentenced to 4 years after writing an open letter to… More

Omar Shiboba ShiBoBa

A rapper and songwriter, Shaiboba was arrested in March 2022 for his songs that he had described as revolutionary and which were critical of the Kingdom and ruling authorities,… More

Mahmoud Saad Diab

A columnist and online commentator, Diab has written opinion pieces on international issues for the Al-Ahram state-run newspaper. He was arrested at Cairo International Airport as he was boarding… More