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September 15, 2022

Atikur Rahman was detained in relation to his religious identity, social work for religious communities, and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On October 5, 2020, authorities…

May 25, 2022

Hany Babu is detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On July 28, 2020, the National Investigation Agency…

April 26, 2022

Tan Quicheng is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In 2019, authorities arrested Tan reportedly for practicing Falun Gong.

On September 28, 2019, the Lishu County Court of…

April 06, 2022

Shakila Monfared is imprisoned for blasphemy.

In August 2020, security forces arrested Monfared as she was leaving home, reportedly in relation to her social media activism.

In…

April 06, 2022

Yasaman Ariani was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Ariani for protesting compulsory hijab after she was…

April 06, 2022

Rahele Ahmadi was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

On July 10, 2019, authorities arrested Ahmadi, an activist against compulsory hijab,…

March 02, 2022

Safoora Zargar was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 10, 2020, authorities arrested Zargar, a Muslim student activist and roughly three months pregnant at the…

December 21, 2021

Siddique Kappan was detained on for his religious identity and for reporting on religious freedom conditions. 

On October 5, 2020, authorities arrested Kappan, a…

January 21, 2021

Xu Guixian was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In July 2018, authorities arrested Xu reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.

In March 2019, Xu was reportedly…

January 19, 2021

Zhong Yifang is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In November 2019, police arrested Zhong for talking to people about Falun Gong.

In October 2020, Zhong was reportedly…