Subhan Hasanli

2026-2027 Obama Foundation Europe Leader

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Director, Teftish Initiative

Azerbaijan

Trained as a lawyer, Subhan conducts legal and public-interest research on political imprisonment, media freedom, and access to justice, including large-scale analysis of Azerbaijani court decisions, and develops civic initiatives that turn complex legal information into tools for public accountability.

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Meet the 2026-2027 Europe Leaders

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Ana Majko

Albania
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Andrei Goldis

Romania
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Bilal Bilici

Türkiye
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Blendi Hodai

North Macedonia
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Caroline Weimann

Germany
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Celia Davies

United Kingdom
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Daniel Akinmade Emejulu

Switzerland
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Daniel Hegedüs

Hungary
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Denis Piplas

Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Dominika Lasota

Poland
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Dr. Viktorija Dičpinigaitienė

Lithuania
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Francesco Zatelli

Belgium
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Franciszek Dąbrowa

Poland
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Gionathan Lo Mascolo

Germany
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Janine Gaëlle Dieudji

Italy
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Jordan Eustache

France
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Kelly Gordon

United Kingdom
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Khaled Al Mezayen

France
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Kimberly McArthur

Germany
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Lisa Badum

Germany
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Lucia-Ana Vicoveanu

Romania
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Marc Penzel

Germany
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Marta Piechocka-Nowakowska

Poland
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Mauricio Porras

Netherlands
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Mehmet Atakan Foça

Türkiye
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Milan Vujić

Serbia
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Nadeem Javaid

United Kingdom
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Nefeli Chatziioannidou

Greece
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Nina Brkuljan

Montenegro
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Oksana Ihnatenko

Ukraine
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Selma Rassoul

France
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Volia Chajkouskaya

Estonia
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William Ascott

Greece
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Wolfgang Gründinger

Germany

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