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Masih Alinejad
Iran
Journalist and Human Rights Activist
Exiled
Omar Mohammed
Iraq
Historian./Journalist/Activism through “Mosul Eye” blog
Exiled
Fadi Elsalameen
Palestine
Non-resident fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced
International Studies
Not exiled, Lives Between Palestine and the US
Faisal Al-Mutar
Iraq
Founder of Global Conversations and Ideas Beyond Borders
Exiled, Lives in the US
Sardar Pashaei
Iran
Activist and Former Professional Wrestler
Exiled, Lives in the US
Essam Daod
Israel
Co-founder of Humanity Crew/psychiatric/mental health advocate
Not Exiled, Lives in Greece
Mohamed Soltan
Egypt
Human rights advocate/former political prisoner
Exiled, Lives in the US
Saeid Dehghan
Iran
Human rights lawyer/writer/civil rights activist
Exiled, Lives in Lithuania
Cameron Khansarinia
Iran
Policy Director | National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI)
Lives in the US
Ramy Yaacoub
Egypt
Government Relations | Aerospace Engineer | Media Executive | Founder of The Tahrir Institute
for Middle East Policy
Lives in the US
Nader Nadery
Afghanistan
Former Chairman/Civil Service Commission/Peace Negotiator
Lives in Afghanistan
Ali Nazary
Afghanistan
Political advisor/ Head of Foreign Relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF)
Lives in Afghanistan
Omar Alshogre
Syria
Refugee activist
Exiled, lives in Sweden/USA
Osama Issa
Jordan
Journalist, Activist, founder and CEO of Shexomedia for Human Rights
Not Exiled, Lives in Jordan
Abdalaziz Alhamza
Syria
Journalist, Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in Germany
Ammar Abdulhamid
Syria
Author, Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in the US
Roya Mahboob
Afghanistan
Businesswoman, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Exiled, Lives in the US
Zineb El Rhazoui
Morocco
Journalist
Exiled, Lives in France
Kasra Aarabi
Iran
Non-Resident Scholar
Exiled, Lives in the UK
Navid Mohebbi
Iran
Advocacy Director at National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI)
Exiled, Lives in the US
Crystal Bayat
Afghanistan
Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in the US
Mouaz Moustafa
Syria
Activist, Executive Director of SETF
Exiled, Lives in the US
Enes Kanter Freedom
Turkey
Professional Basketball Player, Human Rights Activist
Lives in the US
Shahrzad Changalvaee
Iran
Artist
Not Exiled, Lives in the US
Nabhan Al Hanshi
Oman
Writer/Activist
Exiled, lives in the UK
Henry Atem
Cameroon
Executive Director at “U.S. International Center for Electoral Support” and UNAMA News
Not exiled, Lives in the US
Mesud Gebeyehu Reta
Ethiopia
Executive Director, Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO)
Not Exiled, Lives in Ethiopia
Andréa Ngombet
Republic of Congo
Founder of the Sassoufit Collective/Author/Human rights and democracy advocate
Exiled, Lives in France
William Amanzuru
Uganda
Environmental and human rights defender and team leader at Friends of ZOKA
Not exiled, lives in Uganda
Carine Kanimba
Rwanda
Public Speaker and Human Rights Advocate
Lives in the US
Anaise Kanimba
Rwanda
Public Speaker/AdvocateSenior Associate Ridgely Walsh, LLC
Lives in the US
Thulani Maseko
Swaziland
Human rights lawyer
Exiled
Farida Nabourema
Togo
Writer/Founder “Faure Must Go”
Exiled, moves from country to country
Tut Riek Jikany
South Sudan
Opposition Leader, Representative
Lives in the US
Jongkor Mayol
South Sudan
Chairman/Social Justice Advocate at Sudanese Community
Exiled, Lives in the US
Peter Biar Ajak
South Sudan
Peace activist/scholar/former political prisoner
Exiled, Lives in the US
Hager Eissa
Sudan
Activist, Public Speaker and Ambassador at Global peace Chain
Exiled, Lives in the UK
Benjamin Wani
South Sudan
Human Rights/Pro Democracy Activist
Not Exiled, Lives in South Sudan
Diing Deng Mou Aguer
South Sudan
Activist
Exiled, Lives in Kenya
Meron Estefanos
Eritrea
Journalist and Human Rights Activist
Not Exiled, Lives in Eritrea
Mabor Tut
South Sudan
President of the Red Card Movement RCM
Exiled, Lives in Australia
Mohamed Nagi Alassam
Sudan
Doctor/pro-democracy activist
Not Exiled, Lives in Sudan
Vanessa Tsehaye
Eritrea/Sweden
Human Rights Activist
Lives in the UK
Leyla Hussein
Somalia
Psychotherapist, and Social Activist
Not Exiled, Lives in the UK
Maximilienne Ngo Mbe
Cameroon
Human Rights Campaigner
Not Exiled, Lives in Cameroon
Fred Bauma
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pro-Democracy Activist
Not Exiled, Lives in DRC
Carbone Beni
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pro-Democracy Activist, Human Rights Defender
Not Exiled, Lives in DRC
Rafael Marques de Morais
Angola
Journalist, Anti-Corruption Activist
Not Exiled, Lives in Angola
Zitto Kabwe
Tanzania
Politician, Opposition Leader
Not Exiled, Lives in Tanzania
Pierre Claver Mbonimpa
Burundi
Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in Belgium
Tendai Biti
Zimbabwe
Former Minister of Finance of Zimbabwe
Not Exiled, Lives in Zimbabwe
Bob Rugurika
Burundi
Investigative Journalist and Human Rights Defender
Exiled
Scovia Arinaitwe
Uganda
HRD & Rapid Response Coordinator
Not Exiled, Lives in Uganda
Gladys Hlatywayo
Zimbabwe
Secretary for International Relations for Citizens’ Coalition for Change
Not Exiled, Lives in Zimbabwe
Abdalla Hamdok
Sudan
Former Prime Minister
Lives in Sudan
Omer Ismail
Sudan
Politician
Not Exiled, Lives in Sudan
Bobi Wine
Uganda
Politician, Singer, Actor
Not Exiled, Lives in Uganda
David Lewis
Uganda
Attorney, Human Rights Activist, General Secretary of National Unity Platform (NUP)
Not Exiled, Lives in Uganda
Beatrice Ndefon
Cameroon
Leader in the Health Care Sector
Not exiled, Lives in Cameroon
Felix Agbor Nkongho Balla
Cameroon
Human rights lawyer
Exiled, Lives in the US
Garry Kasparov
Russia
Chess Champion and Pro-democracy activist
Exiled
Anastasia Shevchenko
Russia
Public figure and civil activist/ Journalist
Exiled, Lives in Lithuania
Andréi Sánnikov
Belarus
Politician/Activist
Exiled, Lives in Poland
Natalya Radina
Belarus
Journalist/Democratic activist
Exiled, Lives in Poland
Fedor Krasheninnikov
Russia
Journalist/political analyst
Exiled, Lives in Lithuania
Ivan Tyutrin
Russia
Member of the standing committee of the Free Russia Forum/mentor of the Regional Activist Network Program
Exiled, Lives in Lithuania
Aliaksandr Azarau
Belarus
Exiled, Lives in Poland
Lyudmyla Kozlovska
Ukraine
Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in Belgium
Daniil Konstantinov
Russia
Politician, lawyer, Pro-Democracy activist
Exiled, Lives in Lithuania
Mariya Soroka
Ukraine
Activist, Co-Founder of Razom
Not Exiled, Lives in the US
Natalia Kaliada
Belarus
Co-founder and artistic director of Belarus Free Theatre
Exiled, Lives in the UK
Yury Terekhov
Russia
Writer, Opposition Leader
Lives in Lithuania
Dmitry Gudkov
Russia
Politician, Opposition Leader
Exiled
Anna Chekhovich
Russia
Activist
Sergei Davidis
Russia
Head of the “Political Prisoners Support Memorial” Project, Co-chair of the “Memorial” Human
Rights Defense Center
Not Exiled, Lives in Lithuania
Volha Kavalkova
Belarus
Politician, Lawyer, Activist, Dissident
Exiled, Lives in Poland
Elena Kotenochkina
Russia
Head of the Krasnoselsky municipal district
Exiled, Lives in Lithuania
Leopoldo López
Venezuela
Founder, Voluntad Popular
Exiled, Lives in Spain
Yoani Sanchez
Cuba
Blogger, Programmer
Not exiled, Lives in Cuba
María Laura Alvarado
Nicaragua
Member of the political council of the Unidad Nacional Azul y Blanco
Not exiled, Lives in Nicaragua
Kitty Monterrey
Nicaragua
President of the Citizens for Liberty Party
Exiled, Lives in Costa Rica
Carolina Barrero
Cuba
Art Historian and Activist
Not exiled, Lives in Cuba
Manuel Cuesta Morúa
Cuba
Founder of Progressivist Arc
Not exiled, Lives in Cuba
Ariel Ruiz Urquiola
Cuba
Environmentalist, biologist, and Breast Cancer/LGBTQ+ activist
Lives in Switzerland
Santiago Urbina
Nicaragua
Journalist/Activist for freedom in Nicaragua
Exiled, Lives in Spain
Victoria Cardenas
Nicaragua
Activist and Businesswoman
Exiled
Berta Valle
Nicaragua
Television Presenter / Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in the US
Laritza Diversent
Cuba
Journalist/Lawyer
Exiled, Lives in the US
Pablo Díaz Espí
Cuba
Journalist/Podcaster
Exiled, Lives between Spain, Germany, the US
Tania Bruguera
Cuba
Artist/Performer
Not Exiled, Lives in Cuba and the US
Rosa María Payá
Cuba
Activist for freedom and human rights
Not Exiled, Lives in the US
Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga
Bolivia
Industrial engineer and politician/served as the 62nd president of Bolivia from 2001 to 2002.
Exiled, Lives in the UK
Jhanisse Vaca-Daza
Bolivia
Activism Outreach Specialist in HRF as well as Manager of the Freedom Fellowship Program
Lives in Bolivia
Iliana Hernandez Cardoza
Cuba
Somos+ Movement Founder
Not exiled, Lives in Cuba
Carolina Ribera Áñez
Bolivia
Dentist, Lawyer, Human Rights Defender, Democracy Activist
Not Exiled, Lives in Bolivia
Carlos Vecchio
Venezuela
Ambassador of Venezuela to the United States for the Interim Government of Juan Guaidó
Exiled, Lives in the US
Mario Félix Lleonart
Cuba
Priest, Pro-Democracy Activist
Exiled, Lives in the US
Yoaxis Marcheco
Cuba
Human Rights Activis
Exiled, Lives in USA
Tamara Adrián
Venezuela
Politician
Not Exiled, Lives in Venezuela
Ana Rosario Contreras
Venezuela
Nurse, Activist
Not Exiled, Lives in Venezuela
Freddy Guevara
Venezuela
Politician
Exiled, Lives in USA
Génesis Dávila
Venezuela
Human Rights Lawyer
Exiled, Lives in the US
Isadora Zubillaga
Venezuela
Diplomat, Activist
Exiled, Lives in Spain
Evelyn Pinto Diaz
Venezuela
Pro-Democracy and Human Rights Activist
Not Exiled, Lives in Venezuela
Alejandro Cajas
Cuba
Public Servant, Non-Profit Manager
Lives in Chile
Jorge Masetti
Cuba
Journalist and Writer
Exiled, Lives in France
Alonso Moleiro
Venezuela
Journalist, Commentator, Writer
Lives in Venezuela
Yunior García
Cuba
Playwright, Activist
Exiled, Lives in Spain
Rosalia Miller
Nicaragua
Human Rights Activist, President of Nicaragua Freedom Coalition
Lives in the US
Victor Navarro
Venezuela
Journalist and Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in Argentina
Teng Biao
China
Lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing/ Human rights activists
Exiled, lives in the US
Timothy Cho
North Korea
Human Rights activist/Inquiry Clerk at the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea
Exiled, lives in the UK
Zhou Fengsuo
China
Student leader during the Tiananmen Square protests
Exiled, Lives in the US
Mehmet Tohti
Uyghur
Executive Director at Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project
Exiled, Lives in Canada
Dolkun Isa
Uyghur
Uyghur politician/activist/Current president of the World Uyghur Congress
Exiled
Joey Siu
Hong Kong
Human Rights Advocate
Exiled, Lives in the US
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
Thailand
Politician
Not Exiled, Lives in Thailand
Wu’er Kaixi
China
Former Tiananmen Student Leader, General Secretary of Taiwan Parliamentary Human Rights Commission
Exiled, Lives in Taiwan
Dorjee Tseten
Tibet
Member of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
Exiled, Lives in India
Jianli Yang
China
Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in the US
Carmen Lau
Hong Kong
Lawyer, Pro-Democracy Activist
Exiled, Lives in UK
Timothy Lee
Hong Kong
Non-affiliated Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
Exiled, Lives in the UK
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon
Burma
Human Rights Activist
Exiled, Lives in the UK
Chemi Lhamo
Tibet
Activist, Community Organizer
Exiled, Lives in Canada
Me Me Khant
Burma
Human Rights and Pro-Democracy Activist
Exiled, Lives in the US
Omer Kanat
Uyghur
Executive Director of Uyghur Human Rights Project
Exiled, Lives in the US
Nury Turkel
Uyghur
Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom
Exiled, Lives in the US
Iverson Ng
Hong Kong
Columnist at Estonian Newspaper Postimees
Not Exiled, Lives in Hong Kong
Chiang Min-Yen
Taiwan
Journalist
Not Exiled, Lives in Taiwan
Belabbés Benkredda
Germany
Writer/Television Commentator/ Government Consultant
Exiled, Lives in Lithuania
Nikola Ilic
Serbia
Social Entrepreneur, Activist, Founder/CEO of ChangeLab Global
Lives in the US
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