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Arash Moradi is imprisoned on religiously-based charges for his social activism.
In October 2023, Iranian security forces arrested Moradi, a Gonabadi Sufi and social activist, at his…
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…
Mykhailo Britsyn was detained for his religious leadership role.
In September 2022, Russian military detained Britsyn, a pastor, in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Ukraine, during a religious…
Mykhailo Reznikov was disappeared in relation to his religious leadership role.
On March 9, 2022, Russian military forces detained Reznikov, a Baptist pastor, in Russian-occupied Mariupol…
Ali Badahdah is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On September 12, 2017, security forces arrested Badahdah, an imam and professor of Hadith at King Abdul Aziz…
John Cao was imprisoned because of his religious identity and missionary work.
On March 5, 2017, the Menglian County Police of Yunnan Province detained Cao, a pastor, humanitarian worker,…
Gao Zhisheng remains forcibly disappeared for his work defending human rights and religious minorities.
On August 13, 2017, Gao, a human rights lawyer, was forcibly disappeared from his…
Ali Aboluhom is imprisoned for apostasy.
On August 23, 2021, authorities arrested Aboluhom, a Yemini journalist working in Saudi Arabia, after he left his home reportedly to meet with his…
Anas Hassan was imprisoned for his alleged religious/non-belief activity.
In August 2019, authorities arrested Hassan for allegedly running the Facebook page, "The Egyptian Atheists,”…
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, …