Dissident Spotlight

Dissident Spotlight: Park Sang-Hak

Park Sang-Hak escaped North Korea and runs a non-profit in South Korea. His dissent has led to arrests from the South Korean government.

Dec 24 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Jamal Al-Sayer

Jamal Al-Sayer spent three weeks in custody for a tepid criticism. He was charged with “spreading fake news” and “insulting the emir.”

Dec 17 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: An Anonymous Hong Kong Citizen

A man who posted online about the Hong Kong apartment fire just over a week before was arrested. He was 71, and we still don't know his name.

Dec 10 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Tran Anh Kim

Tran Anh Kim was sentenced to over a decade in prison over accusations of forming a new political party.

Dec 3 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Mohamed Mkhaïtir

Mohamed Mkhaïtir wrote a blog post criticizing the use of the prophet Muhammad to justify slavery in his country. He was sentenced to death for it.

Nov 26 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Didier Nusbaumer

Didier Nusbaumer was arrested for allegedly insulting Buddhism, showing that even supposedly peaceful religions can inspire legal action against…

Nov 19 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Svetlana Petriychuk

Svetlana Petriychuk wrote a play with an anti-terrorist message. She was imprisoned for "justifying terrorism" in her play.

Nov 12 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Masih Alinejad Post-Trial

Iranian women's rights activist Masih Alinejad won her case against the hit men the Iranian regime hired to kill her.

Nov 5 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi

Ahmed Al-Zoubi is a satirist who has been arrested and imprisoned for his criticisms of Jordan's government.

Oct 29 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque

Zulkifili Ulhaque is a cartoonist in Malaysia who has faced what were effectively life sentences from his government for pointing out its officials…

Oct 22 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Abdulaziz al-Dukhail

Abdulaziz al-Dukhail supported a fallen dissident in writing and spent about 15 months in prison without being charged.

Oct 15 • Christopher Gerlacher

Dissident Spotlight: Bryan Avelar

Bryan Avelar is an example of how a tough-on-crime approach can mask the oppression of dissidents.

Oct 8 • Christopher Gerlacher

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