Defiant

Eleven accounts of ordinary Europeans who became unlikely human rights defenders.

Across Europe, rising repression is reshaping daily life. Local people helping others are targeted and criminalized for exposing corruption, helping refugees and acting out of kindness.

In today’s climate of increasing fear and intimidation, some refuse to look away.

Award-winning activist Brian Dooley presents eleven true stories of people who chose courage over safety: a former violinist in Ukraine driving an...