International Declaration
As a new symptom of the degradation of democratic rights in the Dominican Republic, the International Book Fair of Santo Domingo, which began on April 22, became the occasion for government censorship and the unpunished actions of fascist groups. Since the beginning of April, right-wing extremists acting under the denominations “Movimiento no tenemos miedo” and “Antigua Orden Dominicana” publicly threatened to sabotage the presentation of the bilingual children’s book “La muñeca de Dieula” (Dieula’s Doll), programmed within the framework of the Fair. It is a book written by human rights activist and founder of the Movimiento Reconocido, Ana Belique, dedicated to the defense of the rights of the Dominican population of Haitian descent.
The fascists publicly called for the burning of the stand where the book was to be presented. The authorities, instead of acting against incitement to hatred and violent threats, guaranteeing the security of the activity, decided to cancel the book presentation. The government applies the racist censorship demanded by the fascists, who held a small rally at the Fair. In this way the democratic rights of the Dominican people have been harmed.
On Saturday night, April 24, artist Michelle Ricardo, co-founder of the Anticanon publishing house and member of the Socialist Movement of Workers, used her intervention in a slam poetry session, within the framework of the same Fair, to show solidarity with Ana Belique. In response to this artistic intervention, Michelle Ricardo has also been the object of death threats and constant harassment by the same fascist organizations.
Impunity and the government’s collusion with the ultra-right evidently encourages it to intensify its attacks. We demand that the Attorney General’s Office act immediately in response to the grave report formally filed by Michelle Ricardo, as well as the public threats, the permanent harangues of racist hatred and the harassment against Ana Belique and other people linked to anti-racist, human rights and leftist activism. We call on writers and artists, leftist, trade union and human rights organizations internationally to reject the censorship by the Dominican government and to demand that it cease its complicity with fascist organizations, providing minimum security guarantees to writers, artists and human rights defenders in the Dominican Republic.
Signatures
Argentina: Juan Carlos Giordano, national deputy in the Frente de Izquierda y los Trabajadores (FIT-U) of Buenos Aires Province, national leader Izquierda Socialista (IS); Monica Schotthauer, railway delegate and national deputy of IS-FIT; Rubén “Pollo” Sobrero, General Secretary of the Unión Ferroviaria Seccional Oeste, Edgardo Reynoso, railroad leader of the Union Delegates of the train workers-Sarmiento Branch; Pablo Almeida, legislator of IS-FIT, of the City of Buenos Aires and leader of the workers of the Ministry of Economy; Mercedes Mendieta, legislator IS-FIT, from City of Buenos Aires, Angélica Lagunas, General Secretary of ATEN Capital (Teachers Neuquén) of Izquierda Socialista and FIT; Liliana Olivero, former Deputy for Córdoba of IS-FIT; Mariana Scayola (General Secretary of the executive committee Ademys-teachers, City of Buenos Aires) and Jorge Adaro (Deputy Secretary); Laura Marrone, teacher leader of CABA and former legislator of IS-FIT in CABA; Mercedes Trimarchi, leader of the women’s group Isadora, and former legislator for IS-FIT in Buenos Aires Province; Miguel Sorans, leader of IS and UIT-CI.
Belgium: Catherine Bourgeois, Free University of Brussels; María José Recalde Vela, Dirk Vermeyen.
Bolivia: Humberto Balderrama, member of the National Directorate of the Workers’ Party; Eliseo Mamani, former executive Federation of Rural Teachers of La Paz.
Brazil: Joao Batista Araujo “Baba”, founding member of PSOL and Coordinator of the Socialist Workers’ Current (CST); Adriano Dias, Ecetista and member of the state executive leadership of the trade union CSP-Conlutas; Andressa Nunes Rocha, State Directorate of PSOL-Minas Gerais; Barbara Sinedino, teacher and leader of the SEPE-Rio de Janeiro union; Bruno da Rosa, leader of the Garis (urban sanitation workers) and member of its Negotiating Committee; Bernarda Thailana Ferreira Gomes, General Coordinator of the Fluminense University workers union (SINTUFF); Caio Sepulveda, Vamos a Luta Youth and member of the municipal board of PSOL in Niteroi; Cindy Fucidji Ishida, Vamos a Luta Youth; Claudia Gonzalez Reis, founding member of PSOL and leader of the CST; Danilo Bianchi, teacher of the Sao Paulo State Network; Denis Melo, member of the PSOL executive board in Rio de Janeiro; Diego Vitello, executive of the Sao Paulo Metro union and CSP-Conlutas; Edivaldo Henrique de Paula, member of the PSOL-Minas Gerais board; Eziel Duarte, member of the PSOL municipal board in Belém do Pará; Felipe Melo dos Santos, executive of the SINDTIFES union and PSOL-Pará; Gerson da Silva, general coordinator of the public employees union SINTSEP-Pará; Joao Santiago, founding member of PSOL and general coordinator of SINTSEP-Pará; Joice Siqueira de Souza, member of the National Coordination of the CST; Laís Brandao Sathler, teacher of the municipal network and member of the municipal board of PSOL-Niteroi; Lucas Schlabendorff, coordinator of the CST in Rio Grande do Sul and alternate of the PSOL-Gaúcho board; Maria Zila Camarao, UFPA and HUJBB worker; Mariza des Merces dos Santos, founding member of PSOL, member of the municipal PSOL board in Belém do Pará; Matheus Schneider, teacher and CST militant in Rio Grande do Sul; Michel Tunes, founding member of PSOL and member of the CST Coordination; Natalia Granato, Vamos a Luta Youth; Pedro Rosa, founding member of PSOL and coordinator of SINTUFF; Rossi Messias, founding member of PSOL and member of the executive board of PSOL-Rio de Janeiro; Silaedson Alves, professor and coordinator of the CST; Valdenice Pinheiro Ribeiro, from the board of the Federation of University Workers of Brazil (FASUBRA) in Rio de Janeiro; Alberto Marins, professor of the municipal network and member of PSOL-Maricá; Alessandra Primo, coordinator of SINTUFF; Caio Dorsa, worker of the Sao Paulo Metro; Camila Inácio, director of the SINDSASC union and member of PSOL-Distrito Federal; Carlos Abreu Mendez, coordinator of SINTUFF; Celso Cabral de Oliveira, member of PSOL-Pará; Charles Pimenta, teacher of the Rio de Janeiro state network, member of PSOL-Cabo Frio; Cirlene Coelho de Mattos, coordinator of SINTUFF; Daniel Domingues; militant of PSOL-Rio de Janeiro; Daniela Possedon, worker of the Sao Paulo Subway; Elenice do Socorro Lisboa, PSOL militant Barbara Sineidino – from the General Coordination of SEPE (Teaching Professionals) – member of the Municipal PSOL RJ board; Gerson Lima – General Coordinator SINTSEP-Pará; Victor Miguel Castillo, University of Sao Paulo; Gleice Oliveira, historian and professor; Daniel Almenteiro, Revolutionary Socialist Movement; Anibal Ricardo, activist; Everton Lima, FEBF student; Luiz Carlos Pereira de Freitas; Revolutionary Socialist Movement; Matheus Crespo, leader of the Bank Workers Union of Rio Grande do Norte; Gabriela Schmidt Lira, leader of Acção Feminista Benedita Farias; Vitor Rittmann, postal worker and trade unionist; Noel Marcelo, president of the metalworkers union of Itaúna and Minas Gerais, member of the executive board of CSP-Conlutas and coordinator of the Democratic Federation of Minas; Viviane Pacheco, leader of Luta pela Base-Correios; Vanessa da Conceição dos Santos Baia, Board of Directors of the Metalworkers Union of Itaúna e Região; Omar Ribeiro Thomaz, Unicamp; Sebastiao Nascimento; Ian Petrocelli Bortolomiol, MRS; Brenda Taveras; Ricardo dos Santos Pinto.
Canada: Monica Espaillat Lizardo, University of Toronto.
Chile: CIJYS; Jonathan Rios, spokesperson for the Movimiento Socialista de las y los Trabajadores (MST); Carmen Moncada, host of the radio program En Movimiento; Jean Sanon, leader of the migrant group SOKAP; Felipe Corvalan, president of the union of Clínica Indisa and director of Conflictos de la Federación de Trabajadores de la Salud Privada (FESPROSAP); Priscilla Fernández, president of the Tottus Copiapó-Vallenar union; Anita Román, President of Colegios Profesionales de Chile; Permiso, national leader of Disidencias en Lucha; Rodrigo Higueras, national leader of Discapacitados en Lucha; Loreto Contreras Godoy, Lekol Popile Haichile; Tania López, MST and Agrupación Somos gatos Paine; Ana Del Río, AUCH+.
Costa Rica: Andrea Cordero Vargas, Organización de Mujeres Luisa González, Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores (PRT); Orlando Barrantes Cartin, MTC; Alejandra Cordero Corrales, Bloque de Vivienda Nacional; Roberto Ayala, sociologist and member of Grupo Socialismo y Libertad; Olma Bolaños, Administración Educativa UnED; Edda Rodríguez, Universidad Nacional; Organización de Mujeres Luisa González Gutiérrez.
Cuba: Sandra Heidi, anti-racist and feminist activist; Daniel Vega; Alexei Padilla Herrera.
Germany: Alejandra Prida.
Spanish State: Josep Lluis del Alcázar, public education union delegate and Lucha Internacionalista (LI) leader; Marga Olalla, Barcelona municipal workers union delegate, LI Militant; Miquel Blanch, adult school teachers union delegate, member of the CCOO Trade Union Current of Girona, LI Militant; M. Esther del Alcázar, public education union delegate and LI leader; Ignacio Cortés Contreras; David Karvala, Marx21 militant; Ricard Sánchez Andrés, Consell de Solidaritat Manresa; Tomás Rubio, journalist; Aday Serrano de la Cuesta; Cristina Santillán Idoate, feminist activist and consultant; Xili Fernández, feminist; Paula Fernández Hernández.
United States: Butterfly Effect NYC; Workers’ Voice; Carlos Decena, Rutgers University faculty; Dr. Jacqueline Lyon, CSULB; April J. Mayes, Pomona College; John Reimann, Oakland Socialist; Franchesca Araujo, UC Berkeley; Carla Robles, activist; Michael J. Raj Chetty, St. John’s University; David Turpin, activist; Cesar Arredondo Abreu, Oregon State University; Amaury Rodriguez, writer; Zeynep Korkman, UCLA; Joanna Cardenas, UC Berkeley student; Edgar Rivera Colon, Columbia University; Rocio Silverio, activist; Saudi Garcia, The New School; Genesis Lara; Migdaleder Mazuera, Presbyterian Church; Camilla Stevens, Rutgers University; Molly Hamm-Rodríguez, University of Colorado Boulder; Edward Paulino; Víctor Hernández Sang; Massiel Torres Ulloa; Francis Jiménez, Accenture; Maria Aduke Alabi, Quisqueyana Press; Sophie Maríñez; Rachel Afi Quinn, University of Houston; Rossalina Benjamin; Yoseli Castillo Fuertes, Department of Education NYC; Carolina Caballero, Tulane University; Alicia Peaker, Barnard College; Andrea Vega Troncoso, activist; Milagros Ricourt, Lehman College professor; Rafael De Los Santos, Alianza País; Walter Lucken IV, Wayne State University; Bárbara Pérez Márquez, writer; Morella Ortiz, educator; Magdalena Sagardia, City University of New York; Jazmin Maco, Barnard College; Vanessa Thill, Barnard College; Vani Natarajan; Michele Stephenson, Rada Studio; Shiyam Galyon, journalist; Javiela Evantelista; Inmaculada Lara Bonilla, Director of the Latin American Writers Institute, Hostos Community College, CUNY; Roman Chacon, New York University; Jessica Levin, Borough of Manhattan Community College; Belarm Ventura, Alianza País-New York; Lex Jacquet, Borough of Manhattan Community College; Jean-Yves Plaisir, Borough of Manhattan Community College; Njoroge Njoroge, Professor, University of Manoa, Hawaii; Nathalie Frédéric Pierre, Howard University; Kantara Souffrant, Milwaukee Art Museum; Judith Anderson, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College; Kyrah Daniels, Boston College; Reynaldo García, Pantaleón Realengo Studio; Millery Poine, NYU; Dr. John Paul Gonzalez Gutierrez, City University of New York; Isabel Amarante, CUNY; Angela Abreu, Dominican Writers Association; Alison Okuda; Loriel Sanchez, Public Allies; Jason Schulman, Internationalism from Below; Artemis Diaz; Myrta Leslie Santana; Aleah Ranjitsingh, CUNY; Charlotte Wiener, Haitian Bridge Alliance; Aisha Finch, Emory University; Frieda Afary, Iranian Progressives in Translation.
Haiti: AHDEC; Jean Jean, EICTV; Roodtz Emmanuela Delain, Mondha; Ronald Mevs; Regine Charles; Wendell Claude, Front Unifié de la Libération Nationale d’Haiti; Louvenson Saint Juste, filmmaker; Didier Dominique, Batay Ouvriye; Jhak Valcourt, CADORIGEN; Evelyn Magron.
Honduras: Lia Vallejo Torres, La Maricada Collective.
India: Rohini Hensman, writer, researcher and activist.
Italy: Annelisa Melandri; Raul Zecca, anthropological researcher at the University of Milan-Bicocca.
Mexico: Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS); AFROntera colectiva antirracista; Defensa Jurídica y Educación para Mujeres “Vereda Themis”; Elizabeth Ferreras, Defensa Jurídica y Educación para Mujeres; José Manuel Ortiz Soto; Raquel Ríos, educator; Freddy Castillo, Haitian Bridge Alliance; Cynthia Chang, Red de Defensoras Populares.
Norway: Jorgen Sorlie Yri, OsloMet; Kristin Offer-Ohlsen.
Panama: Priscilla Vásquez, president of the Association of Employees of the Social Security Service; Virgilio Araúz, leader of Propuesta Socialista; José Angel Garrido Pérez, MRS.
Peru: Enrique Fernández Chacón, former national congressman and leader of Uníos; Jorge Corzo, leader of Uníos; Leonel Falcón Guerra, journalist, lawyer and assistant general secretary of the Unitary Union of Press and Social Communication Workers.
Puerto Rico: Comuna Caribe; Annette Martínez Orabona, Instituto Caribeño de DDHH; Verónica Dávila Ellis; Ana Castillo Muñoz, Con el verbo en la piel; Carmen Zeta; Gloria Rodríguez; Joaquín M. Jiménez Ferrer, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao; Ariana Y. Vega García; Sorely Muentes Méndez, ArteMisma; Federico Cintron Fiallo; Liliana Laboy, Movimiento 26 de Abril; Mayra Rivera Cordero; Marilí Rodríguez García, UPRRP; Maximiliano Dueñas Guzmán, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao.
United Kingdom: Polish Migrants Organise for Change (POMOC); Dr. Eve Hayes de Kalaf, University of London.
Dominican Republic: Movimiento Socialista de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores (MST); Colegio Dominicano de Periodistas; Centro para la Acción Femenina (CIPAF); Sindicato de Teatristas de la República Dominicana (SITEARD); Movimiento Reconocido; Movimiento de Mujeres Domínico-Haitianas (MUDHA); CONAMUCA; Conexión Intercultural por el Bienestar y la Autonomía La Ceiba; Contranarrativas; DR Queer Memories; Fundación Solidaridad y Empatía (FUNSOE); Núcleo de Apoyo a la Mujer; Equipo de Mujeres en Desarrollo; Tertulia Feminista Magaly Pineda; Fundación Equilibrio; Dominican@s de ascendencia haitiana; Kiskeya Group; Ingrid Luciano, president of SITEARD; Fátima Portorreal, teacher and researcher; Carlos Morel, Instituto de Investigación Social para el Desarrollo; Darío Solano, ReDAfros; Johanné Gómez Terrero, filmmaker; Chiqui Vicioso, writer; Fidelio Despradel, Alianza País leader; Nexcy de León, journalist; Micely Díaz Espaillat, researcher; Issade, singer and feminist; Tania Pelao, activist; Anny Samir, activist; Tomás Aníbal Pérez, theatrical performer; Jenny Torres, researcher; Yildalina Tatem Brache, educator; José Emilio Bencosme, SITEARD leader and member of Teatro Lluvia; Isaflor Tatem Brache, activist; Ana Arias, activist; Guillermo Casado Doucodray, photographer; Elvia Acosta, economist; Manuel Robles, activist; Milena Ferder, activist; Edgardo Santana Espino, visual artist; Clara Morel, Árbol Maravilloso; Quisqueya Lora Hugi, Fundación Taller Público Silvano Lora; Beatriz Gallart Bandín, Fundación InteRed; Ramona Perdomo, activist; Irmgard De La Cruz, activist; César Pérez, sociologist; Suzie Chery, activist; William Charpantier, Fundación Étnica Integral; Carmen Julia Gómez, activist; María Fernanda López, activist; José Ramia Guzmán, artist; Luis Graham Castillo, cultural curator; María Teresa Cabrera, Escuela Multitemática; Johan Mijail, Cantiga Ediciones; Luis Reynaldo Pérez, Fundación Cultural Lado B; Ana Gómez; Mirla Hernández Núñez; Jennifer Lantigua, activist; Manuel Chapuseaux, theater artist; Cristian Rodríguez, Libertad Creativa; Elissa Lister; Juanjo Cid; DR is for TODES; Duleidys Rodríguez, teacher; Yoelkis Pacheco, teacher; Amarilys Estrella, activist; Mary Cantisano Rojas, feminist and teacher; Daniela Jaquez, activist; Ercilie Duluc, theatrist and singer; Rosalina Perdomo, teacher; Virginia Antares, Alianza País; Ivanova de Jesús, member of SITEARD; Rosanny Romilis Jiménez, Movimiento Reconocido and CIRODEFA; Marina Valera Regús, Mi pequeña huerta; Mirna Jiménez de la Rosa and Olga Mejía, Comité por la Unidad y los derechos de la Mujer (CUDEM); Zobeyda Apólito, Unión Democrática de Mujeres (UDEMU); Analia; Denise Paiewonsky; Kianny N. Antigua, writer; Keiselim A. Montás, writer and editor; Lorena Espinoza; Albania Genao, CUDEM; Failin De La Cruz, CONAMUCA; Syra Taveras, feminist; Juan Carlos González; Aquiles Castro; Amelia Mella, architect; Altagracia Balcacer, Foro Feminista; Mariajosé García; Silvia Di Franco; Franklin Dinol, Movimiento Reconocido; Nelly Ciprian; Ana Sánchez; Claudio Pérez; Avelino Stanley, writer; Cibeles Sánchez, member of SITEARD; Maggy Liranzo, theatrist; Brayan Minyetty, Regional Federation of Gay Pride, Trans and Others; Candy Grzegorzitza; Cannel Feliz, FUNSOE; Victoria Salazar (UDEMU); Mildred Dolores Mata, Núcleo de Apoyo a la Mujer (NAM); Maffel Santana, RD es de TODES; Marily Gallardo, educator and dance director; Max Michel, Compañía de Jesús; Esther Hernández Medina, Tertulia Feminista Magaly Pineda; Elena Lorac; Isaura Cotes Javier, UASD; José Ramón Santos, Militancia Revolucionaria Socialista; Manuel María Mercedes Medina (CNDH-RD); Wilson Jean, MUDHA and Integra-red acción social; Roberto Espinal, physician; Pablo Mercader Alcántara, Alianza País; Escuela Multitemática; Gloria Esperanza Amézquita Puntiel, researcher; Jorge Vásquez; Miguel Arsenio Medina; Pastor de la Rosa, president of FAPROUASD; María Martínez; Kiara Martínez; Julio Tejeda; Patricia Solano; Leticia Genao; Teresa García, trial lawyer; Rafael Domínguez, SACUDE; José Madera; Robelitza Pérez, playwright and filmmaker; Ricardo Cabrera; Venecia Pineda; Rafael Delmonte; Argentina Gutiérrez, Participación Ciudadana; Virtudes de la Rosa, feminist and teacher; Alfredo Caraballo; María F. Valerio Capellá; Proyecto Anticanon; José Ramia Guzmán, visual artist; Yelidá Díaz, actress; Luisanna García; Isis Aquino; Javich Peralta, Teatro Trípode; Ernesto Rivera; Osvaldo Concepción, Compañía de Jesús; Yenerys Aybar Rojas; Bianca Emely Terrero Vega; Reinaldo del Orbe, Ojoluna Teatro; Ángela Caba, docent UASD; Bernie Pérez; Roudy Joseph, member of the #HaitianosRD Collective; Nataly Santana Sánchez, CLADEM; María Martínez; Jennifer Germosen, Frente Amplio de Lucha Popular (FALPO); Tahira Vargas García; Yessica Montero, Lourdes Meyreles; Solanyi Gómez, actress; Luz Dalisa De Jesús; Katherine Jaime; Fabián Villegas, writer and researcher; Carolin Mejía, UASD; Canek Denis, theatrist and member of SITEARD; Diego Cepeda; Jhoan Almonte, CEG-INTEC; Desiree del Rosario, Center for Gender Studies; Rosa Matos; Pavel Rojas Rosario, Yania Concepción, activist and therapist; Adelina Dore; Yeuris Terrero; León Dore; Priscilla Martínez; Amaya García; Adderlyn Estevez, Theatrist; Ibanna Ventura Sánchez; José Alberto Díaz Tavarez; Alicia Germán Dihmes; Hugo Cedeño, Movimiento Revolucionario Socialista; Evangelista Cornelio Hernández, Fundación Casa de María Hernández; Ysidra Cornelio Hernández, Fundación Casa de María Hernández; Federación de Mujeres de Cambita; Francisca Peguero, former president of ASONAEN; Lenin Inoa, Coalición Ambiental del Noroeste; María Graciela De la Cruz, Centro de Solidaridad para el Desarrollo de la Mujer, CE-MUJER; Daniela Minyetty, La Teatrera; Miguelito T. Laffler, human rights defender; Amaurys Pérez, UASD; María Eugenia Vázquez, ASCALA; Estrella Tena, UASD professor; Virtudes Álvarez, Communist Labor Party; Pablo Lozano, filmmaker; Brenda Taveras; Antonio Germán; Anselmo Muñiz Hernández, ISD Institute; Leslie Pontier, Anticanon; Yéssica Montero, artist; Maribel Pierre, Movimiento Reconocido; Anayra Pimentel Rosario; Luis Alberto Rodriguez; Francis Michelle Calderon Rojas; Yralissa Díaz, Alianza por la Democracia; Rosaly Martínez, visual artist; Felipe Fortines; Esther Girón, Aquelarre RD; Ju Puello, Colectiva La Maricada; Aris Balbuena, researcher; Amelia Hernández; Canek Denis, theater artist; Ernesto Lora; Inés Armandy Guerrero; Ernesto Rivera; Miguelina Rodríguez; Stefany Mariano; Lily Arcangel; Paola Pelletier, teacher and researcher; Aniova Prandy, artist; Indhira Hernandez, artist; Elba Ruselis Caba Jiménez, Anticanon; Ana Féliz, UASD teacher; Angélica Cuero Caicedo; Elsa Charamicos; César Cuello Nieto; Victoria Rodríguez Apolinario; Ing. Felipe Lora; Santo Eladio Familia; Zaida Agueda Jiménez; Julia Tejeda; Lidia Ferrer Paredes; Lisette Acosta; Kareen Sassine; Isaac Maríñez Mejía; Dulcinea Abreu; Ana Feliz; Maria Bonita Amorim da Silva; Bárbara Fischkin; Claudina Valdez; Lorraine Ruiz; Patria Reyes; Denisse de la Cruz; Waquel Javier Drullar Márquez; Amarilys Estrella, activist; Mary Cantisano Rojas, feminist and teacher; Daniela Jaquez, activist; Ercilie Duluc, theatrist and singer; Rosalina Perdomo, teacher; Virginia Antares, Alianza País; Ivanova de Jesús, member of SITEARD; Rosanny Romilis Jiménez, Movimiento Reconocido and CIRODEFA; Marina Valera Regús, Mi pequeña huerta; Mirna Jiménez de la Rosa and Olga Mejía, Comité por la Unidad y los derechos de la Mujer (CUDEM); Zobeyda Apólito, Unión Democrática de Mujeres (UDEMU); Analia; Denise Paiewonsky; Kianny N. Antigua, writer; Keiselim A. Montás, writer and editor; Lorena Espinoza; Albania Genao, CUDEM; Failin De La Cruz, CONAMUCA; Syra Taveras, feminist; Juan Carlos González; Aquiles Castro; Amelia Mella, architect; Altagracia Balcacer, Foro Feminista; Mariajosé García; Silvia Di Franco; Franklin Dinol, Movimiento Reconocido; Nelly Ciprian; Ana Sánchez; Claudio Pérez; Avelino Stanley, writer; Cibeles Sánchez, member of SITEARD; Maggy Liranzo, theatrist; Brayan Minyetty, Regional Federation of Gay Pride, Trans and Others; Candy Grzegorzitza; Cannel Feliz, FUNSOE; Victoria Salazar (UDEMU); Mildred Dolores Mata, Núcleo de Apoyo a la Mujer (NAM); Maffel Santana, RD es de TODES; Marily Gallardo, educator and dance director; Max Michel, Compañía de Jesús; Esther Hernández Medina, Tertulia Feminista Magaly Pineda; Elena Lorac; Isaura Cotes Javier, UASD; José Ramón Santos, Militancia Revolucionaria Socialista; Manuel María Mercedes Medina (CNDH-RD); Wilson Jean, MUDHA and Integra-red acción social; Roberto Espinal, physician; Pablo Mercader Alcántara, Alianza País; Escuela Multitemática; Gloria Esperanza Amézquita Puntiel, researcher; Jorge Vásquez; Miguel Arsenio Medina; Pastor de la Rosa, president of FAPROUASD; María Martínez; Kiara Martínez; Julio Tejeda; Patricia Solano; Leticia Genao; Teresa García, trial lawyer; Rafael Domínguez, SACUDE; José Madera; Robelitza Pérez, playwright and filmmaker; Ricardo Cabrera; Venecia Pineda; Rafael Delmonte; Argentina Gutiérrez, Participación Ciudadana; Virtudes de la Rosa, feminist and teacher; Alfredo Caraballo; María F. Valerio Capellá; Proyecto Anticanon; José Ramia Guzmán, visual artist; Yelidá Díaz, actress; Luisanna García; Isis Aquino; Javich Peralta, Teatro Trípode; Ernesto Rivera; Osvaldo Concepción, Compañía de Jesús; Yenerys Aybar Rojas; Bianca Emely Terrero Vega; Reinaldo del Orbe, Ojoluna Teatro; Ángela Caba, docent UASD; Bernie Pérez; Roudy Joseph, member of the #HaitianosRD Collective; Nataly Santana Sánchez, CLADEM; María Martínez; Jennifer Germosen, Frente Amplio de Lucha Popular (FALPO); Tahira Vargas García; Yessica Montero, Lourdes Meyreles; Solanyi Gómez, actress; Luz Dalisa De Jesús; Katherine Jaime; Fabián Villegas, writer and researcher; Carolin Mejía, UASD; Canek Denis, theatrist and member of SITEARD; Diego Cepeda; Jhoan Almonte, CEG-INTEC; Desiree del Rosario, Center for Gender Studies; Rosa Matos; Pavel Rojas Rosario, Yania Concepción, activist and therapist; Adelina Dore; Yeuris Terrero; León Dore; Priscilla Martínez; Amaya García; Adderlyn Estevez, Theatrist; Ibanna Ventura Sánchez; José Alberto Díaz Tavarez; Alicia Germán Dihmes; Hugo Cedeño, Movimiento Revolucionario Socialista; Evangelista Cornelio Hernández, Fundación Casa de María Hernández; Ysidra Cornelio Hernández, Fundación Casa de María Hernández; Federación de Mujeres de Cambita; Francisca Peguero, former president of ASONAEN; Lenin Inoa, Coalición Ambiental del Noroeste; María Graciela De la Cruz, Centro de Solidaridad para el Desarrollo de la Mujer, CE-MUJER; Daniela Minyetty, La Teatrera; Miguelito T. Laffler, human rights defender; Amaurys Pérez, UASD; María Eugenia Vázquez, ASCALA; Estrella Tena, UASD professor; Virtudes Álvarez, Communist Labor Party; Pablo Lozano, filmmaker; Brenda Taveras; Antonio Germán; Anselmo Muñiz Hernández, ISD Institute; Leslie Pontier, Anticanon; Yéssica Montero, artist; Maribel Pierre, Movimiento Reconocido; Anayra Pimentel Rosario; Luis Alberto Rodriguez; Francis Michelle Calderon Rojas; Yralissa Díaz, Alianza por la Democracia; Rosaly Martínez, visual artist; Felipe Fortines; Esther Girón, Aquelarre RD; Ju Puello, Colectiva La Maricada; Aris Balbuena, researcher; Amelia Hernández; Canek Denis, theater artist; Ernesto Lora; Inés Armandy Guerrero; Ernesto Rivera; Miguelina Rodríguez; Stefany Mariano; Lily Arcangel; Paola Pelletier, teacher and researcher; Aniova Prandy, artist; Indhira Hernandez, artist; Elba Ruselis Caba Jiménez, Anticanon; Ana Féliz, UASD teacher; Angélica Cuero Caicedo; Elsa Charamicos; César Cuello Nieto; Victoria Rodríguez Apolinario; Ing. Felipe Lora; Santo Eladio Familia; Zaida Agueda Jiménez; Julia Tejeda; Lidia Ferrer Paredes; Lisette Acosta; Kareen Sassine; Isaac Maríñez Mejía; Dulcinea Abreu; Ana Feliz; Maria Bonita Amorim da Silva; Bárbara Fischkin; Claudina Valdez; Lorraine Ruiz; Patria Reyes; Denisse de la Cruz; Waquel Javier Drullar Márquez; Nixon Boumba; Brenda Nava Galindo; Michiel Baud; María Crisálida; Arlene Sabaris; Amarilis Cueto; Marcos A. Blonda; Nelson J. Polanco; Katia Kury Salomon; Miriam Mejía; Marilda Brito; Edith Mateo Bitolo; Nelson Pol; Francisco Portes; Zobeyda Cepeda; Aura Vargas; Antonia Severino; Flady Cordero; Elsa Alcántara; Glenys De Jesús Checo; Paloma Hungría; Juan Villar; Rosa López; Edward Smil De Oleo Lebrón; Rosa Diendomi; Edgar Genao; Chania Desvarieux; Arlette Fernández; Rosa Carrasquillo; Manuel Sánchez; Lizania Cruz; Roberto Carlos García; Alfonso Tejeda; Pablo Ojeda; Inda Amada George Ubiera; Agustina Cuello, teacher; Arisgreic Coleht; Benjamín Batista; Mildred Rodríguez; Gabriel Vega; Jhoao Potrazo; Maria Monegro; Karlina Veras; Judith De Jesús Ortiz; Rosabel Otón; María Collazo; Doroti Santiago; Arelis Alexandra Taveras Collado; Martha Lazarín; Anamín Santiago; Imac Morales; Gerardo Gomez; Noemí Méndez Casteo; Tania Gómez; Ana Antonia López; Yazmín Osorio Ruíz; Mayra Rivera Cordero; Soraya Julián; Tanya Montás; Aleida Centeno Rodríguez; Rosalinda Soto Toledo; Isis Martínez; Juan Camacho; Gabriela Read; Denisse Español; Fernanda Glaser; Ysabel Ventura; Martha González Pons; Enid Terrero; Eva L. Ayala Reyes.
Saint Martin: Lasana M. Sekou, House of Nehesi Publishers.
Syria: Yazan Al-Saadi, journalist and editor.
Turkey: Sedat Durel, General Secretary of the Union of Revolutionary Telecommunication and Call Center Workers; Atakan Çiftçi, delegate of the Union of Education and Science Workers; Oktay Çelik, president of the Workers’ Democracy Party (IDP), Gorkem Duru, IDP leader.
Venezuela: Mujeres en Lucha; Miguel Ángel Hernández, leader of Partido Socialismo y Libertad (PSL); Omar Vázquez Heredia, researcher, playwright and PSL activist; Armando Guerra, former union leader of Hidrocapital; Fabricio Briceño, PSL; Ana Herrera, Mujeres en Lucha and PSL; Claudia Rodríguez, Mujeres en Lucha and PSL; Victoria Fermín, Mujeres en Lucha.