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US-based Chinese pro-democracy activist Yang Jianli was arrested in 2002 after entering China without proper identification. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment
American-Vietnamese pro-democracy activist Nguyen Quoc Quan has been in prison in Saigon since November last year. His wife Ngo Mai Huong talks about her campaign to release him
When local miner Teofilo Acuņa protested the seizure of resource-rich land by multinational corporations in Sur de Bolivar, the ensuing state crackdown forced him to flee the area
In Iran, confirmed cases of homosexuality are punishable by death. When Amir narrowly avoided this fate he fled to London, where he lives in the shadows for fear of being sent back
Branded a sorcerer after the death of her mother, 10-year-old Zawadi Kadutu was beaten and chased out of her village. She now lives alone and hopes to be reconciled with her family
The Muslim Brotherhood boycotted Egypt's elections after its members were prevented from standing. Zahraa El Shater's husband and father were among them
