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Mariya Troshina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 7, 2018, authorities arrested Troshina and charged her with “participating in the activities of a…
Nataliya Sorokina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 7, 2018, authorities arrested Sorokina and charged her with “participating in the activities…
Snezhana Bazhenova was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On August 19, 2018, authorities arrested Bazhenova, an educator, after police raided her home.
On…
Azita Rafizadeh was imprisoned for her religious association and for providing religious education.
In the years prior to her arrest, Rafizadeh had been questioned by…
Negin Ghadamian was imprisoned for her religious association and for providing religious education.
In the years prior to her arrest, Ghadamian, an educator, had been questioned by…
Nazila Nouri was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…
Le Thi Hong Hanh was imprisoned for her religious identity and activity.
On November 13, 2017, authorities arrested Hanh following a state crackdown on a Hoa Hao Buddhist event in April…
Ma Guoxia was detained for her religious activity.
On April 17, 2019, authorities arrested Ma reportedly for her practice of Falun Gong. They reportedly searched her home the day before.…
Gong Hua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Gong and several others for their Falun Gong activities.
In January 2019, the…
Sun Ping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Sun and several others for their Falun Gong activities.
In January 2019, the…
Wang Jinzhi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, officers from the Changji City Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly in relation to her…
Guo Eryan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police detained Guo and other members of the Church of Almighty God reportedly in relation to their…
Du Xiaoqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police detained Du alongside several others while they were gathered together and…
Yan Weihua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police detained Yan reportedly in relation to her hosting of church members, supporting them, and…
Yue Yumei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police arrested Yue reportedly in relation to her hosting church members to film church…
Teng Chengqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police officers detained Teng reportedly in relation to her hosting of church members and…
Wang Zongming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, authorities detained Wang in Bengbu city while he was at a church gathering, filming church…
Zeenah Ibraheem was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On December 12, 2015, authorities arrested Ibraheem and her husband, El Zakzaky, a Shi'a Muslim cleric and leader of the…
Liya Hidru was detained for her religious activity.
On April 27, 2014, authorities detained Hidru for attending a religious meeting.
On December 4, 2020, Hidru was released,…
Mikaal Taddesse was detained for her religious activity.
In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Taddesse for attending a religious meeting.
In February 2025, Taddesse was…
Habtemariam Meraf Seyum was detained for her religious activity.
On October 25, 2015, authorities detained Meraf Seyum.
On December 4, 2020, Meraf Seyum was released,…
Kou Zijuan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2013, authorities detained Kou from her home in Gaoqiao town, Yinzhou district, Ningbo city,…
Jiang Ruirui was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 25, 2014, authorities detained Jiang, a leader of the Church of Almighty God, reportedly while she was attending a…
Wang Huanhuan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 16, 2014, police from Ningguo City, Anhui Province, detained Wang reportedly in relation to her religious…
Jiang Xuelian was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 16, 2014, police in Ningguo city, Anhui province, detained Jiang reportedly in relation to her organizing of…
Luo Yanping was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On December 11, 2012, officers from the Tonglu County Public Security Bureau in Zhejiang province detained Luo reportedly for…
Xu Zhaoling was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 9, 2014, officers from the Public Security Bureau of Wulian county, Rizhao city, Shandong province, detained Xu…
Sun Xia was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On November 5, 2013, authorities detained Sun in Yaohai district, Hefei city, Anhui province, reportedly in relation…
Yan Fenglin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On November 5, 2013, authorities detained Yan in Yaohai district, Hefei city, Anhui province, reportedly in relation to her…
Li Huaxian was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 23, 2014, authorities in Jinxiang county arrested Li reportedly while she was preaching in Mengdian…
Li Naiyang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2014, officers from the Wulian County Public Security Bureau in Shandong province arrested Li reportedly in…
Feng Yimei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In July 2014, authorities arrested Feng reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs, attending of religious meetings,…
Geng Hongmei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 1, 2015, officers from the the Taixing City Public Security Bureau in Jiangsu province detained Geng reportedly…
Pei Jing was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 12, 2012, officers from the Pengdian Township Police Station of Xi county, Xinyang city, Henan province,…
Song Rongmin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 12, 2012, officers from the Pengdian Township Police Station of Xi county, Xinyang city, Henan…
Nahid Behshid was imprisoned for her religious expression and public support for a religious figure.
On January 28, 2019, authorities took Behshid into custody after a judge sentenced her…
Marjan Davari is imprisoned for her religious association and translation of religious texts.
In September 2015, authorities arrested Davari, a translator and a former researcher at the Rah-…
Bahareh Zayni was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 23, 2018, intelligence agents arrested Zayni following a raid on her home. Her arrest coincided with a…
Foujan Rashidi was imprisoned for her religious identity and activity.
On September 23, 2018, intelligence agents arrested Rashidi following a raid on her home. Her arrest coincided…
Bai Xiujie was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 26, 2013, authorities arrested Bai in relation to her religious beliefs and evangelizing activities.
…Li Xiaochun was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Li after catching him handing out Falun-Gong-related materials.
In…
Shokoufeh Yadollahi Farsi was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Farsi following a…
Yalda Firouzian was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 30, 2019, authorities arrested Firouzian and took her to an undisclosed location after raiding her home.…
Mahrokh Ghanbari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In July 2019, authorities reportedly arrested Ghanbari. She was later released on bail. She was reportedly…
Fatemeh Bakhtari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In May 2017, authorities arrested Bakhtari and her husband, Zaman Fadaei, under unclear circumstances.…
Li Anqun was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On February 11, 2014, police arrested Li reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. She had reportedly been…
Zhao Yuelian was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 22, 2015, officers from the Taiyuan Public Security Bureau arrested Zhao reportedly in relation to her…
Zhu Huiru was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 13, 2012, police detained Zhu reportedly in relation to her printing of religious materials.
On March…
Wu Yanping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 28, 2013, police detained Wu while she was attending a worship gathering in Fuxin city, Liaoning province.
…Li Xiaorong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2015, officers from the Zhong County Public Security Bureau detained Li reportedly in relation to her…
Chen Yunqiang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 27, 2014, authorities detained Chen and his wife at their home reportedly in relation to their religious…
Yang Qiudi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 27, 2014, authorities detained Yang and her husband from their home in Qingyuan city reportedly in relation…
Samin Maghsoudi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 21, 2017, authorities arrested Maghsoudi under unclear circumstances. She was reportedly denied…
Yuan Hongfen was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 11, 2014, officers from the Fanlou Town Police Station in Feng county, Xuzhou city, arrested Yuan reportedly…
Hu Xinnü was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 27, 2016, police from the Xiqiao Town Police Station in Taixing city detained Hu reportedly in relation to her…
Li Yuanyou was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In September 2018, authorities arrested Li for distributing Falun Gong-related materials.
In December 2019, Li was reportedly…
Do Thi Hong was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On February 14, 2012, authorities arrested Hong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…
Deng Cuiping was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On July 24, 2016, officers from the Public Security Bureau in Chengjiang County detained Deng and four others for distributing Falun…
Liang Xin was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
On December 5, 2015, plainclothes police officers detained Liang and her husband, Yao Guofu, from their home in Nanyang…
Liu Yongying was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On April 3, 2018, authorities arrested Liuin relation to her Falun Gong activities. Police confiscated electronics from her…
Xia Mingjin was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On April 3, 2018, authorities arrested Xia while hanging Falun Gong-related banners. She was reportedly mistreated while…
Shagufta Kausar was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2013, authorities Kausar and her husband, Shafqat Emmanuel, for allegedly sending blasphemous texts. The…
Bai Lijun was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On February 11, 2019, authorities arrested Bai and another individuals reportedly in relation to their Falun Gong…
Shi Mudan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On January 16, 2015, officers from the Qingyang County Public Security Bureau in Chizhou city detained Shi reportedly in…
Wang Shan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 7, 2016, officers from the Gulou District National Security Brigade in Xuzhou and Jiuli District Police Station…
Chen Xiaoying was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 20, 2014, authorities detained Chen for allegedly organizing religious assemblies and being in possession…
Guan Caihua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 20, 2014, authorities detained Guan reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs, religious leadership role, and…
Xu Yunxue was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In August 2014, officers from the Taixing City Public Security Bureau detained Xu reportedly in relation to her handling of…
Gao Xiuhong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 25, 2014, police detained Gao while she was attending a religious service. Gao was reportedly tortured while…
Lu Huan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 18, 2014, police detained Lu at her home reportedly in relation to her religious belief. Lu was reportedly tortured…
Lu Zhuqing was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 11, 2017, authorities detained Lu in Haidian district reportedly in relation to her religious belief and…
Meng Lingli was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 12, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Meng…
Zou Shumei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 12, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Zou reportedly in…
Xiao Guorong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On January 10, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Xiao reportedly in…
Xu Guixiang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On January 10, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Xu reportedly…
Erdenetuya was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 17, 2018, police officers from the Tamusu Border Police Station detained Erdenetuya in Alxa League, Inner…
Hou Qingrong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 16, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area, Shihezi city, detained Hou…
Wang Yan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Chepaizi Reclamation Area detained Wang reportedly in…
Yang Yang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 15, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau of Bengbu city, Anhui province, detained Yang reportedly in…
Lao Feiyan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 15, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau of Bengbu City detained Lao reportedly in relation to her…
Cai Jinfeng was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 2, 2017, officers from the Lishui City Public Security Bureau of Zhejiang province detained Cai in relation to…
He Jun was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 19, 2015, officers from the Shushan Branch of the Hefei City Public Security Bureau detained He reportedly in relation to…
Yao Xiaoying was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 26, 2015, authorities detained Yao and her husband reportedly in relation to their religious belief. Yao's…
Wu Zhifang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 19, 2015, officers from the Shushan Branch of the Hefei City Public Security Bureau detained Wu reportedly in…
Zou Zhengqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 19, 2015, officers from the Shushan Branch of the Hefei City Public Security Bureau detained Zou reportedly in…
Li Famei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 25, 2017, officers from the the Fuyun County Public Security Bureau arrested Li reportedly in relation to…
Zhang Zhiqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 21, 2016, officers from the Shucheng County Public Security Bureau detained Zhang reportedly in relation to…
Wang Liangfang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 24, 2017, officers from the Tongguan Branch of the Tongling City Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly…
Liu Huijuan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 20, 2017, officers from the Pingdingshan City Public Security Bureau detained Liu reportedly in relation to…
Liu Xiaoguo was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 20, 2017, officers from the Pingdingshan Public Security Bureau arrested Liu reportedly in relation to…
Fang Yueqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 2, 2017, authorities arrested Fang reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs.
On December 27, 2018,…
Gan Zhiduo was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 1, 2017, authorities detained Gan reportedly in relation to her hosting of higher level Church of Almighty God…
Hu Mei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In May 2016, officers from the Xuzhou Economic Development Zone Public Security Bureau detained Hu reportedly in relation to her…
Hu Xiuzhen was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 20, 2015, officers from the Feng County Public Security Bureau in Jiangsu province detained Hu reportedly in…
Liu Jifang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 17, 2017, officers from the Lishi District Public Security Bureau of Luliang city detained Liu reportedly…
Yu Shourong was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In June 2019, authorities arrested Yu for talking to people about Falun Gong in public and distributing Falun Gong-related…
Wang Fang was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Wang and several of her colleagues after accusing them of talking to people about Falun…
Bai Xia was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Bai and several of her colleagues after accusing them of talking to people about Falun…
Wang Fuhua was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Wang and several of her colleagues after accusing them of talking to people about Falun…
Zhao Tingting was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Zhao and several of her colleagues after accusing them of talking to people about Falun…