dissident

Set up in 1988 and named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, the EU prize is bestowed annually on individuals or organisations to recognise their fight for human rights or democracy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

He’s brought in for questioning after allegedly conspiring with a dissident priest, only to find that his interrogator is a former student.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Anne Martens, a workshop attendee as well as an artist and poet, said the idea of surveillance and dissident art intrigues her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The plotters paid a Venezuelan man to surveil the dissident around Washington this summer, the indictment says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“It’s about this meg normal guy, who doesn’t think about anything until one wacky day, when he meets a dissident with a heart of gold.”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

Wai was found to have drawn Trickett into his surveillance of Hong Kong dissidents.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

His death adds to concerns about the safety of Rwandan dissidents living in exile.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Iran has a record of using criminal proxies to undertake covert operations on European soil, usually targeting Jewish sites or dissidents of the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Taught by L.A.-based artist and poet Kate Ingold, the workshops center on samizdat, a practice in which Soviet dissidents hand-typed literature, criticism and poetry to bypass state censorship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

I’ve heard the men say that there are dissidents everywhere—even among the armed forces and policemen and cabinet members—just waiting for a signal that El Jefe is out of the way.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez