Activist

Rajab was a leading figure in a 2011 pro-democracy uprising that was crushed by the government

Liu Shaoming was detained after describing his involvement in the 1989 pro-democracy Tiananmen crackdown

11 others also punished in 2011 clash that left 50-year-old man dead

Hugh Lanning was denied entry on Sunday night at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv

Sharmila, 44, began her hunger strike after 10 civilians were killed in her home state of Manipur in 2000

'It's outrageous and shows a desperate government clutching on to power when it should be accountable' Maria says

Concepcion Picciotto, a 80-year-old nuclear disarmament activist, died on Monday