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Maria Plieva, South Ossetia, South CaucasusThe journalist, lawyer and human rights activist was targeted by the government of South Ossetia primarily as deputy chairwoman of the Georgian-Ossetian Civil Forum. She was

Ana Lilia Pérez, Mexico "Going to sleep without a bulletproof vest for the first time! What a feeling of freedom!"Winner of the Leipzig Media Prize 2012

The Syrian writer and women's activist is being threatened in her home country for her literary texts and her commitment to human rights. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published

Tongam Rina, IndiaOn June 15, 2012, investigative journalist Tongam Rina was shot several times in the spine in front of the editorial office of the north Indian newspaper "Arunachal Times".

Donny Reyes, Honduras, is the coordinator of the LGBT association Arcoiris (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rainbow). He has been repeatedly threatened and attacked. "Historically, we have always been

Asif Mohiuddin, Bangladesh was attacked and stabbed 53 times on April 3, 2013. He campaigns for the rights of women and minorities in

Farida Nekzad most recently worked for the independent Afghan news agency "Wakht" (ZEIT) and was particularly dedicated to training young female journalists. With the imminent withdrawal of ISAF troops

Kamal Khan, Pakistan has been working as the regional coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRPC) in Turbat Balochistan province since 2008.

Salah Zater, TV journalist from Libya Salah Zater (28) worked as a reporter for the private Libyan TV stations Al-Assema TV and AL-Nabaa from 2010 to 2014.

Our former scholarship holder Sihem Bensedrine - publisher of the online newspaper Kalima and founder of the opposition radio Kalima - is now "President of the Truth Commission in Tunisia". Press release

Visar Duriqi, journalist from Kosovo. Visar Duriqi has been receiving death threats since August 2014. He is considered an expert on Islamist groups in the most recent Balkan states and concentrates

Ananya Azad, blogger and author from Bangladesh, is a well-known blogger who stands up for democratic reforms, against intolerance and religious fundamentalism. That is why he stands

Ali Anouzla, a journalist and publisher from Morocco, has made enemies in Morocco because, despite all the threats, he has repeatedly reported on political and social issues.

Georgi Vanyan, peace activist, film and theater director from ArmeniaThere are repeated border clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Tekali region. The film and theater

Until mid-2015, she worked as a political editor at the opposition radio station "Radio Publique Africaine" (RPA). With her research on the violence perpetrated by the Burundian government

Humayro Bakhtiyar (29) first made a name for herself in her home country as a parliamentary reporter for Radio Imruz and since 2014 with her reporting on political and human rights issues.

His research has made him powerful enemies. In order to prevent the smuggling of weapons, tobacco, fuel, relief supplies, gold and other goods from the Donbass to Russia and

Because the author runs the risk of being murdered by one of the radical Islamic movements in his home country at any time, the Dulal family has had to change their place of residence time and again.

Tomislav Kezarovski - journalist in Macedonia. Kezarovski began his journalistic career in 1999 at the daily newspaper Utrinski Vesnik in Skopje. In 2003 and 2013 he was awarded the

NN - Scientist from Turkey: The scientist with a doctorate signed the petition of Turkish academics "For Peace" and was subsequently dismissed. As in the case of

Hakan Mertcan from Turkey. https://www.blick.ch/ausland/tuerkischer-wissenschaftler-floh-aus-seiner-heimat-erdogan-und-sein-umfeld-sind-in-viele-verbrechen-verwickelt-id8344431.html

Kamal Chomani from Iraq: Chomani works on the situation of Kurdish minorities in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. He is known in Iraqi Kurdistan

Bariş İnce is editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Birgün" and a well-known novelist. In his newspaper and on social media, he criticizes both sides: the Turkish state and