Ahmed MANSOOR
Emirati poet, blogger and human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor continued to serve a 10-year prison term. In July, Mansoor was further convicted…
Mohamed Abdullah AL-ROKEN
Dr. Mohammad Abdullah Al-Roken was sentenced to life imprisonment in July, along with 42 others, following a grossly unfair trial notoriously known as UAE 84…
Ahed TAMIMI
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…
Mustafa SHETA
Researcher, journalist and theatre manager Mustafa Sheta continued to be arbitrarily detained without trial at Gilbo'a prison in Israel at…
Maati MONJIB
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…
Soulaiman RAISSOUNI
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…
Servenaz AHMADI
Sarvenaz Ahmadi is an Iranian translator, journalist, and human rights defender who was was conditionally released on 29 December 2024 after serving about…
Mahvash SABET
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…
Narges MOHAMMADI
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…
Ismail ALEXANDRANI
Writer, journalist and researcher Ismail Alexandrani continues to be unable to travel since his release in December 2022 after completing a seven-year prison term for…
Galal EL-BEHAIRY
Arrested in March 2018, he continued to be held without trial at the end of the year despite fully serving an unjust three-year sentence followed by two years in…
Ashraf OMAR
Cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar, arrested in July 2024, remained held in pre-trial detention on bogus national security charges at the end of the year. Security forces stormed…
Alaa ABD EL-FATTAH
Alaa Abd El-Fattah, an award-winning writer and Honorary Member of English PEN, remained arbitrarily imprisoned at the end of the year, despite fully serving an unjust…
Boualem SANSAL
Boualem Sansal, 75, is a dual national, award-winning French-Algerian writer held on national security charges. On 16 November 2024, Algerian authorities arrested Sansal…