From the streets of Shanghai to exile in Europe, Rei Xia’s story is a reminder that courage comes at a cost — and resilience is what sustains it.

At HRF’s Beyond Borders workshop, our session on psychological resilience and mental health highlighted exactly this: the trauma, burn-out, and isolation that comes with activism is real.

We believe resilience is not built alone. It’s built in community, in shared strength, and in spaces where activists can process, recover, and protect their mental health as they persist.

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