Congressional Advocates

*Advocates*	*Prisoners*
Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA)	Alimujiang Yimiti China (released)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA)	Alaa Abd El Fattah Egypt Ismail Alexandrani Egypt (released)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)	Pastor Bakhrom Kholmatov Tajikstan (released)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)	Fariba Kamalabadi Iran Loujain al-Hathloul Saudi Arabia (conditionally released) Diane Rwigara Rwanda (released)
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)	Khalil Maatouk Syria
Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA)	Dr. Hatoon al-Fassi Saudi Arabia (conditionally released)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)	Bui Thi Minh Hang Vietnam (released)
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI)	Mahmoud Abou Zeid (Shawkan) Egypt (conditionally released) Francis Jang Xuan Dieu Vietnam (released)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)	Ales Bialiatski Belarus Mikola Statkevich Belarus Vladimir Kara-Murza Russia
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)	Ekpar Asat China Fomusoh Ivo Feh Cameroon (released) Azah Levis Gob Cameroon (released) Afuh Nivelle Nfor Cameroon (released)
Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA)	Lobsang Tsering China
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)	Farshid Fathi Iran (released)
Rep. Bob Good (R-VA)	Chen Yu China
Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI)	Y Pum Bya Vietnam Y Yich Vietnam Pastor A Dao Vietnam (released)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)	Ta Phong Tan Vietnam (released)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)	Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb Bahrain (released)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)	Oleg Sentsov Russia (released)
Rep. William R. Keating (D-MA)	Vladimir Kara-Murza Russia
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA)	Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Bahrain Abduljalil al-Singace Bahrain Pham Doan Trang Vietnam Waleed Abu al-Khair Saudi Arabia
Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA)	Azimjan Askarov Kyrgyzstan (died in custody)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)	Youcef Nadarkhani Iran (released)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)	Tran Huynh Duy Thuc Vietnam Nguyen Bac Truyen Vietnam Nguyen Van Lia Vietnam (released)
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)	Xu Zhiyong China
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)	Vo Minh Tri (or Viet Khang) Vietnam (released)
Rep. James P. McGovern (D-MA)	Gedhun Choekyi Nyima The Panchen Lama China Raif Badawi Saudi Arabia (conditionally released) Luis Carlos Valle Tinoco Nicaragua (released) Karla Vanessa Escobar Maldonado Nicaragua (released) Yader Antonio Polanco Cisneros Nicaragua (released) Nabeel Rajab Bahrain (released)
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)	Crimean Journalists Russia
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)	Mubarak Bala Nigeria Selahattin Demirtaş Turkey Kunchok Tsephel China (conditionally released) Abdul Shakoor Pakistan (released)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)	Yiliyasijiang Reheman China Ardeshir Fanaian Iran Mahvash Sabet Iran
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)	Father Nguyen Van Ly Vietnam (released)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)	Pastor John Cao China
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)	Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung Vietnam (released) Doan Huy Chuong Vietnam (released) Do Thi Minh Hanh Vietnam (released)
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA)	Behnam Irani Iran (released)
Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)	Gulmira Imin China
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)	Aziza al-Youssef Saudi Arabia (conditionally released)

*Past Advocates*	*Prisoners*
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL, Ret.)	Behrouz Tavakkoli Iran (released)
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD, Ret.)	Soni Sori India (released)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN, Ret.)	Ayatollah Mohammad Kasemeini Boroujerdi Iran Bekele Gerba Ethiopia (released)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ, Ret.)	Saeed Abedini Iran (released)
Rep. Tom Garrett (R-VA, Ret.)	Patriarch Abune Antonios Eritrea (died in custody)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO, Ret.)	Pastor John Cao China Wang Yi China Zhang Shaojie China
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL, Ret.)	Zhu Yufu China
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS, Ret.)	Saeid Rezaie Iran (released)
Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID, Ret.)	Saeed Abedini Iran (released)
Rep. James R. Langevin (D-RI, Ret.)	Ilham Tohti China
Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA, Ret.)	Nguyen Van Hoa Vietnam The Most Venerable Thich Quang Do Vietnam (released) Nguyen Tien Trung Vietnam (released) Nguyen Van Dai Vietnam (released) Nguyen Cong Chinh Vietnam (released)
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC, Ret.)	Zhang Shaojie China
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA, Ret.)	Hamza Kashgari Saudi Arabia (released)
Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA, Ret.)	Asia Bibi Pakistan (released)
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX, Ret.)	Guo Quan China (released) Duong Kim Khai Duong Vietnam (released) Nguyen Van Minh Vietnam (released)
Rep. David Price (D-NC, Ret.)	Dr. Cu Huy Ha Vu Vietnam (released)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL, Ret.)	Rozita Vaseghi Iran (released)
Rep. Harley Rouda (D-CA, Ret.)	Nguyen Bac Truyen Vietnam
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA, Ret.)	Le Quoc Quan Vietnam (released)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH, Ret.)	Peng Ming China (died in custody)
Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL, Ret.)	Dr. Tun Aung Burma (released)
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA, Ret.)	Senator Leila de Lima Philippines Samar Badawi Saudi Arabia (conditionally released)
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA, Ret.)	Gao Zhisheng China

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