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Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was forcibly disappeared because of his religious leadership role.

On May 17, 1995, authorities abducted then six-year old Gedhun and his family.  The…

Abune Antonios was placed under house arrest and died in state custody for resisting state-interference in church affairs.

On January 20, 2006, authorities notified Antonios, patriarch of…

Adel Naimi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In July 2012, intelligence agents arrested Naimi following a raid on his home.  Authorities confiscated several…

Afshin Bulbulan was imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.

On September 23, 2018, intelligence agents arrested Bulbulan following a raid on his home. His arrest coincided with…

Ali Sani was imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.

On September 23, 2018, intelligence agents arrested Sani following a raid on his home. His arrest coincided with…

Anoush Rayeneh was imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.

On September 23, 2018, intelligence agents arrested Rayeneh following a raid on his home. His arrest coincided with a…

Milad Davardan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 23, 2018, intelligence agents arrested Davardan following a raid on his home. His arrested coincided with…

Zeng Yinlang was imprisoned for distributing religious materials. 

In September 2019, authorities arrested Zeng as she was distributing Falun Gong-related materials in Susong…

Behnam Eskandarian was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On April 30, 2019, authorities arrested Eskandarian and took him to an undisclosed location after police…

Abdolreza Miraghasi was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In August 2014, authorities arrested Miraghasi reportedly while he was teaching about Erfan-e Halgheh.  He was…

Phan Van Thu was imprisoned and died in state custody for his religious activity.

On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Thu, the founder of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious…

Zhang Aili was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. She was held at the…

Wang Hongyu was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Wang for talking to people about Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home, confiscating…

Zhou Shuxian was imprisoned for distributing religious materials. 

In July 2019, authorities arrested Zhou for distributing Falun Gong materials. It is reported that Zhou was beaten…

Fu Deju was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In July 2019, authorities arrested Fu for distributing Falun Gong-related materials.  Police reportedly confiscated cash from her…

Zhou Yuzhen was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In April 2019, authorities arrested Zhou in Jinzhou city after being accusing her of distributing Falun Gong materials. …

He Wen was under house arrest for expressing views about her religion.

In July 2018, He was arrested after shouting religious views while at Tiananmen Square. Police reportedly…

Wang Yingxia was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In August 2018, authorities arrested Wang for distributing Falun Gong-related materials.  She was charged with "…

Li Guo was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In May 2018, authorities arrested Li while he was allegedly distributing out Falun Gong-related materials. Police reportedly…

Han Ling was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In May 2019, authorities arrested Han for distributing Falun Gong-related materials. 

In December 2019, the…

Deng Huizhong was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In May 2019, authorities arrested Deng after she talked to people about Falun Gong. 

In December 2019, Deng was…

Wen Yan was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

On April 3, 2018, authorities arrested Wen while she was hanging Falun Gong-related banners.  

In late 2019, Wen…

Gao Yinhua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On April 16, 2018, police in Nanchang County, Nanchang Municipality, Jiangxi Province, detained Gao and five other…

Yan Jinhua was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In April 2018, authorities arrested Yan for hanging up banners about Falun Gong. She was reportedly mistreated while detained at…

Liu Taoying was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In July 2018, authorities arrested Liu from her home reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched…

Li Guiying was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In October 2016, authorities arrested Li in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.  Police reportedly searched her home…

Li Guihua was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In October 2016, authorities arrested Li in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home…

Ma Xiurong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

In December 2020, authorities arrested Ma from her home reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. …

Jin Bainiu was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In September 2019, authorities arrested Jin from her home reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.

On an…

Li Lanxiu was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In September 2019, authorities arrested Li reportedly in relation to her Falun Gong activities.

On an unspecified date, Li was…

Lu Houfen was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In December 2017, authorities arrested Lu for practicing Falun Gong. 

On an unspecified day in 2019, Lu was…

Wang Fengjuan was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

On February 11, 2019, authorities arrested Wang and another individuals reportedly in relation to their Falun Gong activity.…

Shang Qin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

In April 2020, authorities arrested Shang in relation to her Falun Gong activity.

In November 2020, the…

Jiang Liyu was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In May 2017, authorities arrested Jiang for putting up flyers about Falun Gong.

In July 2018, the Shijingshan District…

Zhang Ming was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On June 29, 2018, officers from Kuandian Country Domestic Security Division arrested Zhang and a colleague for having Falun Gong-…

Ro Mah Pla was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In 2013, authorities arrested Pla after accusing him of taking direction from Montagnards overseas to spread Degar…

Wang Jinrui was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 19, 2017, officers from Changji City Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly in relation to her…

Li Gang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 19, 2017, officers from the Changji City Public Security Bureau detained Li reportedly for attending a religious…

Liu Xifang was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In June 2019, authorities arrested Liu from her mother's home in Huimin county, Shandong province, after accusing her of handing…

Shi Qiaoyun was placed under house arrest for her religious activity. 

In May 2019, authorities reportedly detained Shi after accusing her of distributing Falun Gong-related materials…

Li Changxing was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In April 2017, authorities arrested Li after he removed posters criticizing Falun Gong.

In September 2018, the Haizhu Court…

Liu Wenhuan was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In August 2019, authorities arrested Liu for talking with people about Falun Gong.

On an unspecified date, Liu was later…

Guo Yuanjun was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In May 2019, authorities arrested Guo and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.

In October…

Huang Bohui was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In May 2019, authorities arrested Huang and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.

In October…

Wan Mengrong was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In May 2019, authorities arrested Wan and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.

In…

Lu Shangrong was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In May 2019, authorities arrested Lu and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.

In October…

Yu Zhi was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In July 2019, authorities arrested Yu for handing out Falun Gong-related materials.

In April 2020, the Wangjiang County Court…

Dong Jinping was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In July 2019, authorities arrested Dong for handing out Falun Gong-related materials.

In April 2020, the Wangjiang…

Wu Jianming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 14, 2018, authorities arrested Wu for allegedly sharing information about Falun Gong and charged him with…

Lei Anxiang was imprisoned for his religious activity.  

In June 2019, authorities arrested Lei after accusing him of handing out Falun Gong-related materials. 

In…

Sung A Khua was imprisoned in relation to his religious identity. 

On January 2, 2019, Sung was sentenced to two years and two months in prison. Prior to the ruling, Sung and his…

Gao Hongwei was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Gao reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

In December 2019…

Shang Zhaoxiang was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Shang reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

In December 2019, the…

Li Dongmei was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In July 2019, authorities arrested Li and her colleague after accusing them of talking to people about Falun Gong.

In April…

Geng Shulan was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In July 2019, authorities arrested Geng and her colleague after accusing them of talking to people about Falun Gong.

In…

Yang Huanping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In October 2019, authorities arrested Yang for possessing currency with Falun Gong information printed on it.

In…

Jiang Jianmei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On April 17, 2019, public security officers from the Qiaocheng District Public Security Bureau in Bozhou Municipality,…

Li Yongxin was imprisoned for publicly promoting his religion.

In August 2019, authorities arrested Li for putting up Falun Gong flyers.

In January 2020, the Lanshan District Court…

Shi Peiling was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Shi from her home after accusing her of passing out Falun Gong-related materials.

In May…

Huang Zhongmei was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In July 2019, authorities arrested Huang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police later searched her home and…

Huang Xiangling was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In November 2018, authorities arrested Huang after accusing her of covering up posters criticizing Falun Gong.

In…

Raymond Koh was forcibly disappeared for his religious activity.

On February 13, 2017, fifteen Royal Malaysian Police officers in three…

Amri Che Mat was forcibly disappeared for his religious activity.

On November 24, 2016, Mat, a Shi'a Muslim convert, was abducted while driving to visit a friend. According to…

Qurbanjan Abdusemet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religiously oriented business activity. 

In 2009, authorities detained Abdusemet and his brother reportedly for…

Seydehmet Awut was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Awut, reportedly for…

Erkin Emet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Emet, reportedly for teaching…

Mewlanjan Ehmet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On March 29, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Ehmet, reportedly for…

Dolqun Erkin was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On April 16, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Erkin, reportedly for…

Omerjan Memet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On May 7, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Memet, reportedly for…

Mutellip Rozi was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On April 16, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Rozi, reportedly…

Stan Swamy was detained and died in state custody for his civil society work helping religious communities.

On October 8, 2020, the National Investigation Agency arrested Swamy, a Jesuit…

Shi Xingjia was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In October 2018, authorities arrested Shi from his home in relation to his practice of Falun Gong. Authorities…

Zheng Weidong was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2018, authorities arrested Zheng from his home following a wave of arrest of Falun Gong practitioners.…

Zuo Aifeng was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In March 2017, authorities arrested Zuo after accusing her of passing out Falun Gong-related materials. 

In May…

Feng Junqing was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In February 2019, authorities arrested Feng and her husband from their home reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong…

Yuan Bin was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In January 2019, authorities arrested Yuan, a Falun Gong practitioner, after he sought the release of his sister, who was arrested for…

Zhao Shuqing was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2018, authorities arrested Zhao after accusing her of talking to people about Falun Gong. She was reportedly released due…

Yang Xiaohua was imprisoned for her religious activity and belief.

In April 2018, authorities arrested Yang in relation to her Falun Gong activity. Police reportedly seized Falun Gong-…

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…

Hu Yating was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In August 2018, authorities arrested Hu reportedly for passing out Falun Gong-related materials to a student.

In 2019, Hu was…

Liu Enquan was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Liu reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

In June 2019, Liu was…

Wang Jianhua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On April 14, 2018, authorities arrested Wang reportedly in relation to her Falun Gong beliefs.

On August 9, 2019…

Jin Hong was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In December 2019, authorities arrested Jin after accusing her of handing out Falun Gong-related materials. Police reportedly…

Gong Qinglin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In March 2019, authorities arrested Gong after summoning him to a police station. Authorities reportedly seized Falun…

Qiang Weixiu was imprisoned for her religious activity.

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

On an unspecified date, Qiang…

Zhu Surong was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In October 2019, authorities arrested after accusing her of handing out Falun Gong-related materials.

In September 2020, Zhu…

Zhang Chunqiu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In December 2019, authorities arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

On an…

Ablimit Abdurahman was imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

On an unspecified date, authorities detained Abdurahman reportedly for listening to religious…

Mehmet Abdulla Enver was imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

On an unspecified date, authorities detained Enver reportedly for "listening to a religious…

Hawa Musayim was imprisoned for his religious and ethnic identity.

In 2017, public security officials in Kashgar Konasheher (Shufu) County, Kashgar (Kashi) Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…

Urayim Axun was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, public security officials in Kashgar Konasheher (Shufu) County, Kashgar (Kashi) Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur…

Memettursun Islam was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2017, authorities detained Islam. Islam's detention came amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities…

Abdulletip Abdurahman was imprisoned for travel-related reasons and his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, public security officials in Qaraqash (Moyu) county, Hotan (Hetian) prefecture,…

Lhundrub Dorje was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 14, 2020, authorities arrested Lhundrub reportedly for sharing images and teachings of the Dalai Lama online…

Chang Man Sik is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2000, authorities in China arrested Chang Man Sik for his religious activities. Chang Man Sik had previously escaped…

Lee Soo Gil was executed for his religious activity.

In December 2001, authorities in China arrested Lee Soo Gil for evangelizing and helping North Korean refugees escape to South Korea. He…

Runh was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In 2012, authorities arrested Runh, a house-church leader, in relation to his activities with the unregistered Ha Mon Catholic Church. …

A Kuin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In 2013, authorities arrested Kuin, a member of the unregistered Ha Mon Catholic Church, after he attended a prayer…

A Tik was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2015, authorities arrested Tik for participating in a religious group not approved by the government. …

Li Changqiu was imprisoned for her religious activity.

On July 9, 2014, authorities arrested Li alongside her husband, Zhao Banghai, after raiding their home, confiscating their personal…