Emirati poet, blogger and human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor continued to serve a 10-year prison term. In July, Mansoor was further convicted…

Since her brief detention in November 2023, writer and prominent activist Ahed Tamimi remains under a travel ban and is unable to reach her university…

Researcher, journalist and theatre manager Mustafa Sheta continued to be arbitrarily detained without trial at Gilbo'a prison in Israel at…

Writer, academic, and historian Maati Monjib continued to be a target of harassment by Moroccan authorities due to his critical writings and views about the government…

Journalist, editor and writer Soulaiman Raissouni faced harassment after he was released on 29 July after receiving a royal pardon, along with 2,000 others…

Award-winning investigative journalist Omar Radi faced smear campaigns and intimidation after release from prison in July…

Sedigheh Vasmaghi is a well-known Iranian poet, writer, scholar and women’s rights activist. She was arrested on 16 March 2024 and transferred to Evin Prison…

Mahvash Sabet is a teacher and poet serving an unjust 10-year prison sentence imposed in 2022. She has previously spent a decade in prison due solely to…

Writer, journalist, human rights defender Narges Mohammadi was free on medical grounds as of 31 December 2024, a year in which she received three new prison sentences…