List of prisoners of conscience in Wikidata

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Alicia Partnoy Argentinian dissident poet Bahía Blanca
Aminatou Haidar
 
Sahrawi political activist Akka
Annette Lu
 
Taiwanese politician Shinchiku Prefecture
Antoinette Chahin Lebanon person ♀
Aster Fissehatsion Eritrean politician Abyssinia
Atena Farghadani Iranian painter Tehran
Aung San Suu Kyi
 
State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy Yangon
Ayşenur Zarakolu author, publisher, human rights activist Antakya
Birtukan Mideksa Ethiopian politician Addis Ababa
Cao Shunli Chinese lawyer and human rights activist Beijing
Cheng Jianping Chinese dissident
Dita Indah Sari Indonesian trade unionist Medan
Eren Keskin Turkish activist Bursa
Fadhila Mubarak Bahraini democracy activist
Haleh Sahabi Iranian activist Tehran
Homa Hoodfar Iranian anthropologist Iran
Irom Chanu Sharmila
 
Indian civil rights activist poetry Imphal
Iryna Khalip Belarusian journalist Minsk
Ivonne Malleza Galano Cuban dissident
Jenni Williams
 
Zimababwean activist
Jennifer Latheef Maldivian activist
Jila Baniyaghoob Iranian journalist essay Bandar-e Anzali
Kate Richards O'Hare
 
American activist
Khadija Ismayilova
 
Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host journalist Baku
Kimberly Rivera U.S. Army war resister
Leyla Yunus
 
Azerbaijani activist Baku
Leyla Zana
 
Turkish activist and politician Silvan
Liu Xia
 
Chinese painter, poet and photographer Beijing
Lori Berenson translator, unpublished journalist New York City
Loujain Alhathloul
 
Saudi Arabian activist Jeddah
Manal al-Sharif
 
Saudi Arabian activist computer scientist Mecca
Mao Hengfeng Chinese activist
Maria Alyokhina
 
Russian political activist and musician Moscow
Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag Sudanese woman, sentenced to death for apostasy Al Qadarif
Marta Beatriz Roque
 
Cuban dissident Havana
Mie Mie Imprisoned Burmese democracy activist
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
 
Russian political activist and musician political activism Norilsk
Nahid Kalhori Iranian student activist Qom
Nasrin Sotoudeh
 
prominent human rights female lawyer in Iran essay Tehran
Nilar Thein
 
Burmese democracy activist Yangon
Phyo Phyo Aung
 
Burmese student activist
Rebecca Kabugho
 
Congolese activist Goma
Rebiya Kadeer
 
Uyghur politician, activist and businesswoman Altay City
Reeyot Alemu Ethiopian journalist journalism Addis Ababa
Roxana Saberi
 
American journalist Belleville
Samar Badawi
 
Saudi Arabian feminist Saudi Arabia
San San Nweh Burmese dissident writer Tharrawaddy, Burma
Serkalem Fasil Ethiopian journalist
Shin Suk-ja South Korean prisoner of North Korea Tongyeong
Soni Sori
 
Indian activist and prisoner Chhattisgarh
Stella Nyanzi human rights activist (*1974) ♀ gender studies Masaka District
Su Su Nway
 
Burmese democracy activist
Ta Phong Tan Vietnamese blogger Vĩnh Lợi
Tal al-Mallohi Syrian blogger Homs
Tatjana Semjonovna Osipova Soviet Union human rights activist (*1949) ♀ Omsk
Tatyana Velikanova Soviet dissident and human rights activist
Tuhama Mahmoud Ma'rouf Syrian communist
Vera Chirwa Malawian lawyer and activist Malawi
Yecenia Armenta Graciano Mexican person ♀
Yekaterina Samutsevich
 
Russian musician Moscow
Yorm Bopha Cambodian land rights activist
Zainab al-Khawaja
 
Bahraini activist


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Abdolfattah Soltani Iranian human rights defender
Abdollah Momeni Iranian activist Kuhdasht
Abdollah Nouri
 
Iranian politician Isfahan
Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
 
Bahraini human rights activist Bahrain
Adem Demaçi Albanian politician Podujevo
Adnan Hajizadeh Azerbaijani blogger Baku
Adolfo Fernández Sainz Cuban journalist
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
 
Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 Buenos Aires
Agustin Aguayo United States Army soldier and conscientious objector Guadalajara
Ahmad Batebi
 
Iranian activist Shiraz
Ahmad Qatamesh Palestinian author
Ahmed Abdul Khaleq Bedoun activist
Akın Birdal Turkish human rights activist and politician Niğde
Alaksandar Kazulin Belarusian politician educational technology Minsk
Alaksandr Fiaduta
 
Soviet specialist in literature and journalist philology Grodno
Alber Saber
 
Egyptian blogger
Albert Langer Australian activist
Alejandro González Raga Cuban journalist
Aleksandr Aleksandrovitsj (predprinimatel) Vasilev Soviet Union-belarus businessperson (*1946) ♂
Ales Bialiatski
 
Belarusian activist Vyartsilya
Ales Michalevic
 
Belarusian politician Minsk
Alexander Aan Indonesian atheist and prisoner Indonesia
Alexander Nikitin
 
Russian environmentalist Okhtyrka
Alexander Otroschenkov
 
Belarusian journalist and activist Minsk
Alexandr Podrabinek Russian journalist Moscow
Alexey Navalny
 
Russian anti-corruption activist politician Q4100377
Alexis Sinduhije Burundian journalist Burundi
Alfredo Domínguez Batista
 
Cuban dissident
Ali Abd Jalil Malaysia person (*1985) ♂ Malaysia
Ali al-Abdallah writer
Ali Anouzla Moroccan journalist Agadir
Ali Bourequat French writer and activist Rabat
Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr Saudi protestor Al-Awamiyah
Ali Salem Tamek
 
Moroccan activist Morocco
Ali Salman Bahraini Islamist Bilad Al Qadeem
Ali Shariati Iranian political activist and political prisoner Tehran
Alisher Karamatov Uzbekistani activist
Amadou Scattred Janneh Gambian politician, dissident Kombo South
Amir-Abbas Fakhravar Iranian political activist Tehran
Amos Yee Pang Sang blogger Singapore
Ampon Tangnoppakul Thai lese majeste prisoner
Anar Bayramli Azerbaijani journalist
Anar Mammadli Azerbaijani activist Yevlakh
Anatoly Lebedko
 
Belarusian politician Trylyes
Andargachew Tsige Ethiopian opposition leader Addis Ababa
Andrei Sakharov
 
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist physics Moscow
Andrei Sannikov
 
Belarusian politician and activist Minsk
Andrei Sinyavsky
 
Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, Professor of Sorbonne University, magazine founder and publisher Moscow
Andrzej Poczobut
 
Belarusian journalist journalist Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa
Annakurban Amanklychev Turkmenistani human rights activist
Anton Suryapin Belarusian journalist
Antonio Augusto Villareal Acosta Cuban dissident
Antonio Díaz Sánchez
 
Cuban dissident
Anwar al-Bunni Syrian human rights lawyer Hama
Anwar Ibrahim
 
Malaysian politician Kuala Lumpur
Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid
 
Orthodox Macedonian cleric and head of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, an autonomous church Bitola
Aref Dalila Syrian economist and former Dean of the Faculty of Economics in Damascus University Latakia
Arif Yunus Azerbaijani writer Baku
Armando Valladares American diplomat and former Cuban prisoner Pinar del Rio
Arnaldo Ramos Lauzerique Cuban dissident
Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez Cuban dissident Manicaragua
Arzhang Davoodi Iranian activist Abadan
Asghar Khan
 
Pakistani Air Force air marshal Jammu
Asrat Woldeyes Ethiopian surgeon
Ata Abu Rashta Jurist, scholar and writer Ra'na
Aye Aung Burmese democracy activist
Ayman Nour
 
Egyptian politician Mansoura
Azam Farmonov Uzbekistani activist
Azimzhan Askarov
 
Kyrgyzstani activist and journalist Kyrgyzstan
Baik Tae-Ung
 
South Korean lawyer and prisoner Busan
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev
 
Azerbaijani democracy activist
Balys Gajauskas Lithuanian politician Vilkaviškis
Bassem al-Tamimi
 
Palestinian activist
Beko Ransome-Kuti Nigerian doctor and human rights campaigner Abeokuta
Berhanu Nega Ethiopian politician Bishoftu
Bertrand Teyou Cameroonian author Douala
Binayak Sen
 
Indian human rights activist and doctor
Biram Dah Abeid
 
Mauritanian politician and activist Rosso
Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez Cuban dissident
Bolat Atabaev Kazakhstani theater director Q684441
Boris Nemtsov
 
Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician Sochi
Boris Şyhmyradow Turkmenistani politician Ashgabat
Brahim Dahane Sahrawi activist Laayoune
Buchtar Tabuni Papuan activist Indonesia
Calixto Martínez Cuban journalist
Camilo Mejía US Army deserter and activist Managua
Chakufwa Chihana Chihana is a Malawian activist, trade unionist, and politician. He was known as the father of Democracy in Malawi
Charles Ntakirutinka Rwandan politician and dissdent
Cheam Channy Cambodian member of parliament Kingdom of Cambodia
Chee Soon Juan
 
Singaporean politician Singapore
Chen Guangcheng
 
Chinese dissident lawyer Dongshigu
Chen Wei Dissident and a human rights activist Suining
Chia Thye Poh Singaporean activist and prisoner Singapore
Cosmas Desmond South African activist East End of London
Cruz Obiang Ebele Equatoguinean political activist
Cu Huy Ha Vu Vietnamese lawyer Ân Phú
Darsi Ferrer Ramírez
 
Cuban dissident Pinar del Rio
Dawit Isaak
 
Eritrean writer Asmara
Des Warren British trade unionist
Dhabihu'llah Mahrami Iranian activist
Dhondup Wangchen
 
Tibetan filmmaker Haidong
Diosdado González Marrero Cuban dissident
Doan Huy Chuong Vietnamese union leader and dissident
Doan Van Dien Vietnamese union leader and dissident
Ebrima Manneh Gambian journalist
Eduard Lobau Belarusian democracy activist Vilnius
Emadeddin Baghi
 
Iranian dissident journalist Shahreza
Emiliano Esono Michá Equatoguinean political activist
Emin Milli
 
Azerbaijani activist Baku
Eskinder Nega
 
Ethiopian journalist and political prisoner
Eugene V. Debs
 
American labor and political leader Terre Haute
Eynulla Fatullayev
 
Azerbaijani journalist Baku
Faisal Saleh journalist
Faustin Ndikumana Burundian anti-corruption activist
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
 
Nigerian musician and activist Abeokuta
Felix Bonne Engineering Professor
Félix Navarro Rodríguez
 
Cuban dissident Perico
Fidel Suárez Cruz Cuban dissident
Filep Karma West Papuan independence activist Biak
Francis Hong Yong-ho
 
Catholic bishop Pyongyang
Francis Seow Singaporean former politician and lawyer Singapore
Francisco Chaviano Cuban human rights activist
Fred Bauma Democratic Republic of the Congo person ♂; member of Filimbi and Lutte Pour Le Changement
Gbenga Toyosi Olawepo
 
Nigerian human rights activist
Gérard Jean-Juste Haitian activist Cavaillon
Gerardo Angüe Mangue Equatoguinean political prisoner
Gleb Yakunin
 
Soviet dissident Moscow
Grigory Pasko
 
Russian journalist Khreschenivka
Gumersindo Ramírez Faustino Equatoguinean political activist
Guo Feixiong
 
human rights activist
Guo Xiaojun Chinese Falun Gong practitioner
Haile Woldense Eritrean politician Maekel Region
Haitham al-Maleh
 
Syrian human rights activist Damascus
Halil Savda Turkish conscientious objector
Hamad al-Naqi Amnesty International prisoners of conscience
Hamadi Jebali
 
Tunisian politician and journalist Sousse
Hamid Pourmand Iranian Christian activist
Hamma Hammami
 
Tunisian politician El Aroussa
Hamza Kasgari
 
Saudi Arabian writer Jeddah
Harry Wu
 
Chinese activist Shanghai
Hatip Dicle
 
Kurdish politician Diyarbakır
Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez Cuban engineer and journalist
Heshmat Tabarzadi
 
Iranian activist Golpayegan
Hồ Đức Hoà Vietnamese activist
Hong Song-dam South Korean artist
Hossein Rajabian
 
Filmmaker, Writer and Photographer Sāri
Hossein Ronaghi
 
Iranian political prisoner Malekan
Htay Kywe
 
Burmese democracy activist Yangon
Hu Jia
 
Chinese activist Beijing
Huang Qi Chinese dissident People's Republic of China
Husham Ali Mohammad Ali Sudan human rights activist
Ibrahim Sharif
 
Bahraini dissident Bahrain
Igor Sutyagin
 
Russian physicist Moscow
Ilya Yashin
 
Russian activist and liberal politician Moscow
İnan Süver Turkish prisoner of conscience
Intiqam Aliyev Azerbaijani lawyer Bilasuvar District
Iosif Begun Soviet activist Moscow
Isgandar Hamidov
 
Azerbaijani politician Kalbajar District
Ismail Khilath Rasheed Maldivian activist
J. S. Tissainayagam Sri Lankan journalist
Jabbar Savalan Azerbaijani activist
Jack Mapanje Malawian poet Mangochi District
Jafar Panahi
 
Iranian film director writing
cinematography
Mianeh
Jean-Claude Kavumbagu Burundian journalist
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede Cameroonian prisoner
Jean-Marie Seroney
 
human rights activist Kapsabet
Jigme Gyatso
 
Tibetan independence activist Amdo
Joaquín Antonio Caceres Amnesty International prisoner of conscience working to distribute human rights information
Johan Teterisa Indonesian activist
Jorge Luis González Tanquero Cuban dissident
José Daniel Ferrer García Cuban human rights activist
José Marcos Mavungo Angola person ♂
Josef Beran
 
Czech cardinal, professor and theologist Plzeň
Józef Pinior
 
Polish politician Rybnik
Juan E. Méndez
 
Argentine lawyer and activist Lomas de Zamora
Juan Ecomo Ndong Equatoguinean political activist
Juma Duni Haji Tanzanian politician Sultanate of Zanzibar
Kamal al-Labwani Member of the Syrian opposition movement
Kareem Amer
 
Egyptian blogger Alexandria
Karpal Singh
 
Malaysian politician and lawyer George Town
Kartam Joga Indian activist and prisoner
Kasra Nouri
 
Iranian lawyer Bandar Abbas
Kem Sokha
 
Cambodian politician Tram Kak District
Keyvan Rafiee
 
journalist, blogger, and human rights activist Iran
Khaled al-Johani Saudi Arabian dissident
Khalil al-Marzooq
 
Bahrain politician Manama
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
 
Indian independence activist Hashtnagar
Khun Bedu Burmese democracy activist
Khun Htun Oo Burmese politician Hsipaw
Kim Dae-jung
 
South Korean politician Haui-do
Ko Ko Gyi
 
Burmese activist Yangon
Kouhyar Goudarzi human rights activist Isfahan
Le Cong Dinh Vietnamese lawyer Ho Chi Minh City
Le Quoc Quan Vietnamese dissident
Leonel Grave de Peralta Cuban dissident Santiago de Cuba
Leopoldo López
 
Venezuelan politician Caracas
Lev Ponomaryov
 
Russian politician Tomsk
Li Wangyang Chinese dissident labor rights activist Hunan
Lim Hock Siew Singaporean politician and physician Singapore
Liu Xiaobo Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist Changchun
Luis Milán Fernández Cuban dissident Santiago de Cuba
Luis Sepúlveda
 
Chilean film director Ovalle
Maajid Nawaz
 
British activist Westcliff-on-Sea
Mahdi Abu Deeb
 
Unionist and human rights activist Bahrain
Mahjoub Sharif
 
Sudanese poet
Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo Eritrean diplomat Debub Region
Maikel Nabil Sanad
 
Egyptian activist Asyut
Majid Tavakoli human rights activist Shiraz
Mam Sonando
 
Cambodian radio journalist Kampong Siem District
Mansour al-Omari
 
Syrian journalist and activist Damascus
Mansour Osanlou Iranian trade unionist Tehran
Manuel Vázquez Portal Cuban writer Morón
Marat Cheshkov Soviet Union-russian scientist (1932–2016) ♂ history Moscow
Marko Veselica Croatian disident and economist (1936-2017) Glavice
Masoud Lavasani
 
Iranian activist Tehran
Maxim Gromov Russian politician Lipetsk
Mazen Darwish
 
Syrian activist
Mehmet Tarhan Turkish conscientious objector
Mesfin Woldemariam Ethiopian peace activist Addis Ababa
Mian Ghulam Jilani
 
British Indian general Sibi
Mijail Bárzaga Cuban dissident
Mikalai Statkevich
 
Belarusian politician Lyadna
Mikalay Autukhovich Belarusian businessman and dissident Vawkavysk
Mikhail Chigir 2nd Prime Minister of Belarus 1994–1996 Vusava
Mikhail Gangan Russian politician Samara
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
 
Russian oligarch and businessman Moscow
Mikhail Marynich Belarusian politician Staryya Halowchytsy
Mikhail Sado
 
Russian linguist Saint Petersburg
Min Ko Naing
 
Burmese activist Mudon
Mohamed Elmoutaoikil Sahrawi activist Assa, Morocco
Mohamed Nasheed
 
Maldivian politician, 4th president of the Maldives Malé
Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani
 
human rights activist economics
Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand Iranian journalist Divandarreh
Mohammad Seifzadeh Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Qom
Mohammed al-Ajami Qatari poet Qatar
Mohammed al-Tajer
 
Bahraini human rights lawyer
Mohammed Daddach Sahrawi activist Guelta Zemmur
Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi
 
human rights activist Saudi Arabia
Mohsen Sazegara
 
Iranian politician Tehran
Mordechai Vanunu
 
Israeli activist Marrakesh
Mudawi Ibrahim Adam Sudanese human rights activist
Mümtaz Soysal Turkish politician Zonguldak
Mushahid Hussain Sayed
 
politician in Pakistan history of China Sialkot
Mya Aye Burmese activist Myanmar
Myo Min Zaw Burmese democracy activist
Naser al-Raas Canadian detainee of Bahrain Kuwait
Nasser Abul Democracy activist
Natan Sharansky
 
Israeli politician dissident Donetsk
Nâzım Hikmet Ran
 
Turkish poet Thessaloniki
Nelson Aguiar Ramírez Cuban dissident Cuba
Nelson Moliné Espino Cuban dissident
Néstor Rodríguez Lobaina Cuban dissident
Ngawang Chophel
 
Tibetan film director Tibet
Ngugi wa Thiong’o
 
Kenyan writer Kamirithu
Nguyen Chi Thien Vietnamese-American dissident, activist and poet Hanoi
Nguyễn Đan Quế Vietnamese democracy activist Vietnam
Nguyễn Văn Đài
 
Vietnamese lawyer Hưng Yên
Nguyen Van Hai Vietnamese blogger and dissident Haiphong
Nguyen Van Ly Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest Vĩnh Linh
Nikolai Vilyams Soviet Union-us-american-russian mathematician (1926–2006) ♂ Moscow
Nikolay Kavkazsky
 
Russian activist Moscow
Normando Hernández González
 
Cuban journalist and human rights activist Camagüey
Nosa Igiebor Nigerian journalist
Ocak Işık Yurtçu Turkish journalist Pozantı
Ogtay Gulaliyev Azerbaijani human rights activist
Ohn Than Burmese democracy activist Ayeyarwady Region
Olabiyi Durojaiye Nigerian politician Ogun State
Oleg Navalny brother of Alexei Navalny
Oleksandr Havryliuk Polish writer and poet (1911-1941) Lublin Voivodeship
Omar Pernet Hernández Cuban dissident, human rights activist
Omar Ruiz Hernández Cuban dissident journalist
Orhan Doğan Turkish politician Mardin
Orlando Zapata Cuban activist Santiago de Cuba
Orton Chirwa Malawian politician
Óscar Elías Biscet
 
Cuban activist Havana
Oscar Espinosa Chepe Cuban dissident Cienfuegos
Osman Mohamud Somali clan elder
Oyub Titiev human rights activist
Palden Gyatso
 
Tibetan monk Tibet
Pap Saine Gambian editor and publisher
Pasteur Bizimungu President of Rwanda Gisenyi
Paval Sieviaryniets
 
Belarusian journalist Orsha
Pavel Sevyarynets Belarusian dissident
Petro Grigorenko Ukrainian soviet dissident, general Borysivka
Petros Solomon Eritrean politician Asmara
Pham Hong Son Vietnamese democracy activist
Phan Thanh Hai Vietnamese blogger
Platon Lebedev
 
Russian businessman Moscow
Rachid Niny Moroccan journalist Ben Slimane
Raif Badawi
 
Saudi Arabian writer and activist and the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals blog Khobar
Raji Sourani Palestinian lawyer, Amnesty International prisoner of conscience Gaza City
Ramin Bayramov Azerbaijani journalist
Rashad Hasanov Azerbaijani activist Lankaran
Rashadat Akhundov
 
Azerbaijani activist Beylagan District
Rasul Bux Palejo
 
Pakistani politician Jungshahi
Rasul Jafarov Azerbaijani activist Azerbaijan
Ren Wanding
 
Chinese dissident
Rene Gomez Manzano
 
Cuban dissident Havana
Reza Shahabi Bus driver Trade unionist Azerbaijan
Riad Seif Syrian politician Damascus
Ricardo Enrique Silva Cuban physician and dissident
Ricardo González Alfonso
 
Cuban dissident journalist Havana
Roberto de Miranda Cuban dissident Camagüey
Ruslan Kotsaba
 
Soviet Union-ukraine journalist and public figure (*1966) ♂ Ivano-Frankivsk
Saeed Laylaz
 
Iranian economist and journalist
Said Zahari
 
Singaporean journalist Singapore
Salijon Abdurahmanov Uzbek journalist Nukus
Sapardurdy Khadzhiev Turkmenistani journalist and human rights activist
Sari Nusseibeh
 
Palestinian philosopher and activist Damascus
Saud al-Hashimi
 
Saudi Arabian human rights activist
Sayed Ziaoddin Nabavi human rights activist
Sebastian Arcos Bergnes Cuban human rights activist
Seif Sharif Hamad
 
Tanzanian politician
Selim Sadak Turkish politician
Semen Gluzman
 
Ukrainian psychiatrist psychiatry Kiev
Serdar Seytmoeradovitsj Rachimov Soviet Union-turkmenistan journalist and diplomat, ambassador (*1951) ♂
Sergei Kovalev
 
Russian politician Seredyna-Buda
Sergei Udaltsov
 
Russian left politician Moscow
Sergey Mokhnatkin
 
Soviet Union-russian human rights activist (*1954) ♂ Izhevsk
Shabir Shah
 
Indian politician Srinagar
Shi Tao Chinese journalist Yanchi County
Shibal Ibrahim Syrian Kurdish activist
Somyot Prueksakasemsuk
 
Thai lese majeste prisoner Bangkok
Steven Gan Malaysian journalist
Tajul Muluk Religious leader and prisoner of conscience Sampang
Taner Akçam
 
German historian Armenian studies
turkish studies
Ölçek, Ardahan
Taner Kılıç Turkish civil rights activist and lawyer
Tek Nath Rizal Bhutanese politician
Thaung Tun filmmaker
Thet Win Aung Student activist Yangon
Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức Vietnamese activist
Tran Quoc Hien Vietnamese union leader and dissident
Tsimafei Dranchuk Belarusian dissident Zaslawye
Tuot Saron Cambodian politician
U Gambira
 
Burmese dissident monk Pauk Township
U Myint Aye Burmese dissident
U Sein Than Person ♂
Ukshin Hoti
 
Albanian philosopher and activist Kosovo
Uladzimir Nyaklyayew
 
Belarusian politician and writer Smarhon’
Usamah Mohamad Sudanese blogger, activist
Uzeyir Mammadli Azerbaijani activist Barda
Václav Havel
 
playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and 1st President of the Czech Republic Prague
Valery Levaneuski
 
Belarusian politician Grodno
Vi Đức Hồi Vietnamese democracy activist Lạng Sơn
Vidadi Isgandarov Azerbaijani activist and politician
Viktor Nekipelov Soviet dissident Harbin
Vil Mirzayanov Soviet chemist and Russian-American activist Dyurtyulinsky District
Vincent Cheng Singaporean dissident
Vladimir Bukovsky
 
Soviet dissident; prominent in the Soviet dissident movement of the 1960s and 1970s and spent a total of twelve years in psychiatric prison-hospitals, labor camps and prisons within the Soviet Union writer Belebey
Vlado Dapčević Montenegrin politician Cetinje
Wang Wanxing Chinese dissident Beijing
Wilmar Villar Mendoza Cuban dissident Palma Soriano
Wipas Raksakulthai Thai prisoner
Woo Yong-gak North Korean commando Nyongbyon County
Yacob Haile-Mariam Ethiopian politician
Yang Chunlin Chinese human rights activist Jiamusi
Yndamiro Restano Díaz Cuban dissident journalist
Youcef Nadarkhani Iranian Christian pastor who had been sentenced to death in Tehran for practicing Christianity in Iran Rasht
Younus Shaikh Pakistani author
Yuli Daniel Soviet writer and poet Moscow
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein
 
Israeli politician Chernivtsi
Yuri Orlov Soviet physicist Moscow
Yury Bandazhevsky
 
Soviet scientist and belarusian activist Radun'
Yusak Pakage Papuan independence activist
Yves Makwambala Democratic Republic of the Congo person ♂; member of Filimbi
Zarganar
 
Burmese film director Yangon
Zaur Gurbanli Azerbaijani activist Baku
Zaw Htet Ko Ko Burmese democracy activist Myanmar
Zayar Thaw
 
hip-hop artist Yangon
Zmitser Dashkevich Belarusian politician Yelsk District