Waleed Abu Al-Khair | Status: Imprisoned | Saudi Arabia

Waleed Abu al-Khair is a Saudi Arabian lawyer, human rights activist, and founding member of the Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA). The author of numerous articles,… More

Nurmuhemmet Yasin | Status: Imprisoned | China/Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

In 2013, a number of reports were received indicating that Nurmuhemmet Yasin had passed away from a severe illness sometime in 2011 while being held at Shaya prison in… More

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