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May 23, 2023

Bakhrom Khamroev is imprisoned for his human rights work for religious communities and his alleged religious expression.

On February 24, 2022, authorities arrested Khamroev, a human rights…

November 08, 2022

Chen Lijun is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 13, 2022, authorities in Luanchuan county, Luoyang municipality, Henan province, detained Chen, a preacher and…

November 03, 2022

Yang Jianxin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early 2021, authorities detained Yang, pastor of a house church, for “conducting illegal business operations” and “…

October 14, 2021

Waleed abu al-Khair is imprisoned for his legal work defending religious prisoners of conscience and for criticizing the government.

On April 15, 2014, authorities arrested al-Khair, …

May 14, 2021

Chang Weiping, a lawyer known for defending individuals facing charges for their religious belief and practice, is detained for accusing authorities of torture.

On October 22, 2020, …

January 27, 2021

Chen Yu is imprisoned in relation to his religiously oriented business.

On September 13, 2019, public security officials from Linhai City, Taizhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province, arrested…

January 22, 2021

Emetjan is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained…

January 22, 2021

Rizaydin Abdureshit is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.

In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)…

October 30, 2020

Rejepniyaz Hebibulla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religiously oriented business. 

In late 2017 or early 2018, authorities detained Hebibulla and sent him to an…