Nasrin Sotoudeh | Status: Imprisoned | Iran
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent writer, human rights lawyer and activist, was abruptly re-arrested on June 13, 2018, and taken to Evin prison. Her arrest came shortly after her legal… More
Khosro Sadeghi Borojeni
Borojeni is a freelance columnist who writes about political and economic issues in current events, including COVID-19 mismanagement. He was arrested in May 2019 and detained for six days.… More
Nguyen Tuong Thuy
Thuy is a blogger, writing about civil rights and free speech online, and a member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam. He was detained on May 23, 2020… More
Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, and Nathan Law | Status: Imprisoned | China/Hong Kong
Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, and Nathan Law are three prominent student activists who played a leading role in the 2014 Occupy Central Movement in Hong Kong. More
Zhang Zhan
On December 28, 2020, a court sentenced Zhang, a citizen journalist covering COVID-19, to 4 years in prison for ‘picking quarrels and stirring up trouble’ after 7 months detained… More
Yury Alexeyevich Dmitriev
A historian who researches atrocities during the Stalinist period, Dmitriev was imprisoned on baseless and politically-motivated charges of sexual assault. On September 29, 2020, prosecutors appealed his prior acquittals… More
Yury Dmitriev | Status: Imprisoned | Russia
Yury Dmitriev, Russian historian and head of the Karelian branch of the human rights center Memorial, was detained in Petrozavodsk on December 13, 2016, on suspicion of production of… More
Mehmet Baransu
Baransu has been detained since March 2015 for his reporting on an alleged coup attempt that referenced leaked military documents. He faces charges in at least four distinct court… More
Galal El-Behairy | Status: Imprisoned | Egypt
Galal El-Behairy is an Egyptian poet, lyricist, and activist who has been in detention in Tora Prison in Cairo since March 2018. More
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Thank you to Sen. @ChrisCoons for raising the threat independent journalism faces in Russia, asking top nominees to the State Department how they will ensure outlets like @RFERL can continue providing vital news for the Russian people. https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/watch?hearingid=04747B27-5056-A066-605E-A305E699E3E3
Belarus must release writer and member of @pen_belarus Aliaksandr Fiaduta, detained in Moscow and sent back to Belarus with NO charges levied against him. https://bit.ly/3dljj3E
