Egypt / Detained September 16, 2023 UPDATE: Hisham Kassem was released from prison on February 20, 2024, after completing his 6-month sentence. On September 16, 2023, an Egyptian court sentenced Hisham Kassem, a prominent publisher and democracy advocate, to six months in prison over charges that stemmed from an online spat with the former Minister of...| #SetThemFree
AZERBAIJAN / Detained July 23, 2023 On July 23, 2023, world-renowned economist and scholar Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu of Azerbaijan was arrested. Dr. Ibadoghlu and his wife, Irada Bayramova, were brutally attacked outside Baku, Azerbaijan. Twenty people, dressed in civilian clothes, rammed into the car the couple was driving and proceeded to beat them both publicly....| #SetThemFree