Additional Name(s): ابوالفضل پورحسینی

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Erfan-e Halgheh Practitioner

Reports of Torture: Yes

Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: June//2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Abolfazl Pour-Hosseini

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Abolfazl Pour-Hosseini is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In June 2023, authorities in Karaj detained Pour-Hosseini reportedly while he was passing out a leaflet about Erfan-e-Halgheh. Officers reportedly inflicted "severe physical violence" upon him during his arrest.

In December 2023, it was reported that a revolutionary court had sentenced Pour-Hosseini to three years in prison and two years of suspended imprisonment on unspecified charges. It was also reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court was considering charges of “propaganda against the regime and inciting people to act against national security” against Pour-Hosseini in a separate case.

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Additional Name(s): བསམ་འཕེལ་

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: October/25/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Samphel

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Samphel is detained for his religious activity.

On October 25, 2023, police in Geding (Jiding) town, Sakya (Sajia) county, Shigatse (Rikaze) municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region, detained Samphel after accusing him of creating an online group to discuss Buddhism. 

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  • "Samphel" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

Additional Name(s): Nyidon, ཉི་སྒྲོན་, 尼珍

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: November/23/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Nyidron

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Nyidron is detained for her religious activity.

On November 23, 2023, authorities in Sershul (Shiqu) county, Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained Nyidron in relation to her participation in WeChat discussion groups about Buddhism and acting virtuously. 

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  • "Nyidron" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)