Malu Halasa
Malu Halasa is an author, editor and journalist, and was one of the first people to write about rap in the UK
Murong Xuecun
Murong Xuecun is one of China’s most celebrated dissident writers, and author of Deadly Quiet City: Stories From Wuhan, Covid Ground Zero.
Boris Akunin
Boris Akunin, AKA Grigory Chkhartshvili, is a Georgian-Russian writer. A prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, he was branded a terrorist by the Russian state, and his work has been banned from sale in Russia.
Marina Litvinenko
Marina Litvinenko is the widow of Alexander Litvinenko, a prominent opponent of Russian president Vladimir Putin, wo died in 2006 after being poisoned in London. After the death of her husband, Marina led a campaign for a full investigation into the assassination via the Litvinenko Justice Foundation. This led to a public inquiry that indicated there was a strong probability the FSB was responsible and it was probable Putin was aware of the operation. Marina continues to campaign for Russian dissidents.