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Nikolai Bogoslavsky is imprisoned for his religious affiliation.

In April 2023, the City Court of Anapa sentenced Bogoslavsky, pastor of the Evangelical Christ the Savior Church, to one…

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…

Mikhail Simonov is imprisoned for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine with religious language.

On November 9, 2022, authorities in Moscow arrested Simonov over two social media posts he…

Anwar Kenneth is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In 2001, authorities reportedly arrested Kenneth after he was accused of writing letters perceived as blasphemous towards…

Khaled Al-Rashed is imprisoned for his religious expression and association.

In the mid 2000s, authorities arrested Al-Rashed, a reformist cleric. According to Alkarama, Al-Rashed was…

Abdul Majeed Al-Arkani is imprisoned for his religious expression and activity.

In 2020, authorities arrested Al-Arkani, an imam, for communicating with prominent Turkish figure Yasin…

Ioann Kurmoyarov is imprisoned for his religious beliefs.

On June 7, 2022, authorities arrested Kurmoyarov, a hieromonk, after he posted several videos on his YouTube channel outlining his…

Saleh Al Talib is imprisoned for expressing religious views criticizing government policies.

In August 2018, authorities arrested Talib, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, following a…

Omar al-Muqbil is imprisoned for expressing religious views criticizing government policies.

In September 2019, it was reported that authorities had arrested al-Muqbil, a cleric, for…

Tenzin Lhundrub is imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.

In May 2014, authorities detained Lhundrub, a scholar and monk from Gom Gonsar Monastery in Liangqu (…