Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Date of Detainment: May//2024
Current Status: Not Released
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
Current Status: Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Hessamuddin Mohammad Joneydi
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Hessamuddin Mohammad Joneydi was 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 "propaganda activities contrary to Islamic law" and "propaganda against the regime." Examples cited by legal authorities included participating in Christian training courses abroad (Turkey), attending online and house churches, and promoting Christianity online and in person.
On an unknown date, Joneydi was released on bail.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Date of Detainment: June//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Abolfazl Ahmadzadeh-Khajani
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Abolfazl Ahmadzadeh-Khajani is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In June 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Ahmadzadeh-Khajani 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.