Additional Name(s): Данил Смаль
Gender: Male
Current Location: Military Unit No. 28237, Almaty Region
Perpetrator: Kazakhstan
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: May/17/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Conscientious Objection Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Not Applicable
Daniil Smal was detained for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.
On May 17, 2023, conscription authorities summoned Smal to the district conscription office of Rudny, where he was immediately detained and taken to military unit no. 28237 in Almaty region.
On August 1, 2023, Smal filed an administrative claim against his forcible military conscription.
On October 11, 2023, the Military Court of the Almaty Garrison heard Smal's claim.
On November 9, 2023, the Military Court declared that the order to recruit Smal was illegal, following which Smal was immediately released.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment: October/7/2023
Date of Release: October/18/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Yesner Cipriano Pineda Meneses was detained for his religious belief, religious activity, and religious leadership role.
On October 7, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Yesner Cipriano Pineda Meneses, a priest at the Nuestra Señora de Lourdes church in Ocotal, along with Salvador Paguaga and María Asunción Salgado. Meneses' arrest comes amidst a government crackdown on the Catholic Church.
On October 18, 2023, Meneses was released from prison and exiled to the Vatican.
Related cases: María Asunción Salgado, Salvador Paguaga
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nicaragua
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: October/8/2023
Date of Release: October/18/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ramón Esteban Angulo Reyes is detained for his religious belief, religious activity, and religious leadership role.
On October 8, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Ramón Esteban Angulo Reyes, a priest at the Nuestra Señora de Fátima church in Wapy. Reyes' arrest comes amidst a government crackdown on the Catholic Church.
On October 18, 2023, Reyes was released from prison and exiled to the Vatican.