María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez

Garrido was detained following her involvement in the 11J protests in Quivicán, Mayabeque along with her sister Angélica, and suffered a forced disappearance for 18 days. She was sentenced… More

Seynam

Seynam is a teacher who used his knowledge and writings to educate Tibetans on social and environmental issues. He was arrested in Kardze Serthar County in April 2021. He… More

Zangkar Jamyang

Jamyang is a literary writer and online commentator who has been vocal about the importance of teaching the Tibetan language in schools and actively criticized the Chinese government. He… More

Ablet Abdureshid Berqi Tarim

Berqi is a scholar of modern Uyghur literature and professor at Xinjiang Education Institute. He has written for the culture magazine Xinjiang Civilization and published his own poetry. He… More

Chow Hang-tung

Chow, an online commentator and labor rights activist, was arrested after writing an article about the Tiananmen Massacre vigil in June 2021. She was sentenced to 15 months in… More

Munkhbayar Chuluundorj

A founding member of the World Mongols Poetry Association, Chuluundorj is a well-known blogger, poet, and human rights defender known for defending Inner Mongolian human rights, culture, and history.… More

Lobsang Lhundup Dhi Laden

A poet and Tibetan intellectual, Lhundup has written works criticizing Chinese rule in Tibet. He was arrested in 2019 and detained incommunicado for 2 years. In October 2021, he… More

Pema Rinchen Poison Thorn

Author and poet Rinchen disappeared in 2020 when he was contemplating writing a second book on Tibetan language and culture. His whereabouts were unknown until he was sentenced to… More

Sun Daluo

A long-time writer and dissident, Sun was arrested in June 2021 for publishing books abroad and authoring online articles that criticized leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. He was… More

Tian Qizhuang

Columnist and literary writer Tian was arrested in August 2022 after publishing two letters about the dangers of worshiping of Xi Jinping, President of China. He was accused of… More