Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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.
Explore the CCP Disruption Initiative at HRF.org.
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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.
Explore the CCP Disruption Initiative at HRF.org.
Learn more about our work at the Human Rights Foundation:
Website: hrf.org
X (formerly Twitter): https://X.com/HRF
Instagram: instagram.com/hrf
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hrf
Subscribe to HRF’s Substack: humanrightsfoundation.substack.com
Join us in promoting freedom where it’s most at risk!
Donate today: hrf.org/?form=donate
