Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Date of Detainment: November/22/2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Zhu Yun
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Zhu Yun is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In November 2024, Russian authorities arrested Yun for organizing Falun Gong activities.
In June 2025, authorities convicted him of carrying out activities of an organization deemed undesirable and sentenced him to 3 years' imprisonment.
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Date of Detainment: May//2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Natalia Minenkova
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Natalia Minenkova is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In May 2024, Russian authorities arrested Minenkova for organizing Falun Gong activities, including identifying new members and studying banned religious literature.
On July 23, 2025, authorities convicted her of carrying out activities of an organization deemed undesirable and sentenced her to 4 years' imprisonment.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Date of Detainment: June//2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Hessamuddin Mohammad Joneydi
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Hessamuddin Mohammad Joneydi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In June 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Joneydi and pressured him to renounce his faith. In July 2025, authorities sentenced him to 8 years, 1 month's imprisonment on charges of violating Islamic law and spreading propaganda against Islamic Shari'a.