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Dissident Spotlight: Anabel Hernández
Anabel Hernández has drawn the ire of Mexico's president over reporting on the ruling political party's ties to the cartels.
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Mohamed Tadjadit
Mohamed Tadjadit is a poet who was sentenced to five years in prison for his outspoken opposition to Algeria's oppressive regime.
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Alaa Abd El-Fattah
Alaa Abd El-Fattah is an Egyptian dissident who has been imprisoned by multiple government regimes.
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Chow Hang-tung
Chow Hang-tung is a lawyer who has represented herself in court against the Hong Kong government, which China's oppressive regime has taken over.
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Lolagul Kallykhanova
Lolagul Kallykhanova is a journalist from Uzbekistan who disappeared after covering the government's attempt to prevent an independence referendum.
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Myo Tayzar Maung
Myo Tayzar Maung spent two years in prison for posting content on his Facebook page that “is likely to cause fear or alarm in the public.”
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Ahmed Mansoor
Ahmed Mansoor has been in and out of prison in the UAE since 2011, when he was first arrested for a blog critical of the country's human rights…
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Jose Bello
Jose Bello was re-arrested by ICE after reciting a poem criticizing the agency. Bello sued ICE and an appeals court sided with his right to bring the…
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Christopher Alfaro
Christopher Alfaro wrote a book describing how a politician illegally made his fortune. Alfaro was sentenced to two years in prison for publishing it.
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Kateb Yacine
Kateb Yacine spent his life fighting for the right to speak his native language and celebrate beloved Berber writers in Alergia.
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was briefly imprisoned for his anti-British broadsides. The way he was discovered is a lesson for modern dissidents.
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Christopher Gerlacher
Dissident Spotlight: Berhane Abrehe
Berhane Abrehe was Eritrea's former finance minister. He was imprisoned after criticizing the president and died after six years behind bars.
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Christopher Gerlacher
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