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Speakers

Vicente de Lima II

Brother of Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, jailed for criticizing Duterte’s Drug War

Jewher Ilham

Author, rights activist, and daughter of Uyghur scholar sentenced to life in prison for promoting peace

Yang Jianli

Chinese dissident, former political prisoner, Tiananmen Square massacre survivor and President of Initiatives for China

James Jones

Emmy-winning documentary-maker, producer of Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Rebecca Kabuo

Congolese rights activist named the world’s youngest Prisoner of Conscience

Rebiya Kadeer

Human rights advocate and former President of the World Uyghur Conference

Randa Kassis

Syrian politician, journalist and President of the Movement for a Pluralistic Society

James Kirchick

Journalist, author, and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution

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