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Ivan Matsitsky was detained for his religious activity and religious leadership role.
In June 2017, authorities detained Matsitsky, the director of the Church of Scientology in St.…
Renat Suleimanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 2, 2017, authorities arrested Suleimanov following a raid on his home in Molodezhnoe, Crimea.…
Mohammad bin Hassan al-Habib is imprisoned for his religious expression, leadership role, and religious freedom advocacy.
In July 2016, authorities detained al-Habib, a Shi'a cleric, as he…
Wang Mingquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In October 2017, authorities arrested Wang from his home. Police reportedly confiscated Falun Gong materials and…
Mo Xiufeng is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 2, 2017, plainclothes police officers from Lishui city, Zhejiang province, detained Mo after raiding her home…
Bao Shuguang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 1, 2017, public security officials from Zaozhuang municipality, Shandong province, detained Bao, a church leader,…
Jiang Xingmei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Jiang, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious…
Chen Hong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Chen, a church leader, after accusing her organizing religious meetings,…
Bai Lanxiang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Bai, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious…
Gu Liya is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Gu, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious meetings…
Wang Lingjie is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, authorities detained Wang while she was at the home of another church member. Police…
Zhou Hualan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, police detained Zhou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs and activity. Police also…
Cai Ruhua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, authorities detained Cai, a member of the Church of Almighty God, in relation to her religious activities…
Zhu Jinlian is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 30, 2017, police from Pingyuan dounty, Shandong province, detained Zhu reportedly in relation to her religious…
Ma Chunlan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and Zizhuang Town Police Station…
Wang Ruiling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and the Zizhuang Town Police…
Liu Junhua is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Liu while he was writing…
Wu Baozhen is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Wu while he was writing scrips for…
Yao Shuzhi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch…
Dong Qihong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 16, 2013, police officers with Huai’an Public Security Bureau Huaiyin Branch detained Dong in relation to his…
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…
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…
Fang Ronghua was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 30, 2015, authorities detained Fang in Fuzhou City Dongtai city, Jiangsu province, reportedly in…
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…
Wu Jikun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 21, 2012, authorities in Anhui province detained Wu reportedly in relation to his preaching activities and…
Zhang Jie was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In late 2012, police arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to his religious leadership role for 30 churches and his…
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…
Lin Weiping is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 25, 2017, officers from the Yanling County Public Security Bureau in Xuchang city, Henan province, detained Lin…
Li Hong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 30, 2017, authorities arrested Li reportedly in relation to her religious belief, alleged leadership role,…
Wang Baoyu is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 30, 2017, authorities detained Wang reportedly in relation to her religious belief and attendance of worship…
Zhao Weiwei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 30, 2017, officers from the Hanbin Branch of Ankang Public Security Bureau in Shaanxi province detained Zhao…
Zhou Chunhua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 25, 2017, authorities detained Zhou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. Police also reportedly…
Yu Hai is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 4, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of Chengde City Public Security Bureau detained Yu in the…
Yu Jianwu is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 4, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of Chengde City Public Security Bureau detained Yu in the…
Xiong Qunqun is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from the Linchuan Branch of Fuzhou Public Security Bureau detained Xiong reportedly in…
Huang Yamei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from the Linchuan Branch of Fuzhou Public Security Bureau detained Huang reportedly in…
Wu Youjin is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from the Linchuan Branch of Fuzhou Public Security Bureau detained Wu reportedly in relation…
Shi Dongfang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 10, 2017, authorities detained Shi reportedly in relation to her hosting of worship gatherings on her property…
Xiang Mingqiong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 11, 2018, officers from the Wanzhou District Public Security Bureau detained Xiang reportedly in relation…
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…
Chen Yudi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2017, authorities detained Chen at her home in Sartu district, Daqing city, reportedly in relation to her…
Qu He is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2017, authorities detained Qu from her home in Sartu district, Daqing city, reportedly in relation to her…
Yao Guofu was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
On December 5, 2015, plainclothes police officers detained Yao and his wife, Liang Xin, from their home in Nanyang…
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…
Zhao Jiyuan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Zhao reportedly in relation to his Falun Gong activities. Police searched his home…
Li Yuehu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On July 11, 2019, authorities arrested Li after police found Falun Gong-related materials on him.
In December 2019, Li was…
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…
Yu Xuezhen is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2017, authorities arrested Yu from her home in Sartu District, Daqing City, reportedly in relation to her…
Liu Dongmei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2017, authorities detained Liu from her home in Sartu district, Daqing city, reportedly in relation…
Zhang Zhenxia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On November 15, 2018, police from Zibo city detained Zhang reportedly in relation to her possession/burning of religious…
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…
Yu Zhihua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 11, 2017, authorities arrested Yu reportedly in relation to her attending of worship meetings, possession of…
Yan Shihua was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 27, 2014, authorities detained Yan in Yaohai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, reportedly in relation to his…
Liu Meiling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 22, 2018, officers from the Jiujiang National Security Brigade detained Liu reportedly in relation…
Cao Jutao is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 25, 2018, plainclothes officers from the Duchang County National Security Brigade detained Cao in relation to…
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…
Hu Chunhong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In March 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Hu reportedly in relation…
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…
Lei Xiuxiang was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
In July 2015, authorities arrested Lei for sending a letter to a high-ranking former official, protesting…
Turdimemet Jappar is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On May 28, 2018, Jappar was sent to Qaraqash No. 4 Camp reportedly in relation to his…
Liu Tao is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Liu and a colleague in relation to their practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly seized Falun Gong-…
Deng Chengkai is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Deng and a colleague in relation to their practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly seized Falun…
Abduqadir is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Abduqadir under unclear circumstances. The uncle of Abduqadir's wife reportedly said that…
Abdueziz Yasin is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Yasin under unclear circumstances. Yasin's uncle reportedly said that some of his relatives were…
Hornisaxan Osman is detained for her ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Osman and her two sons and sent them to a…
Ershat Abdureshit is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Abdureshit, his brother, and mother and sent…
Erpan Abdureshit is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Abdureshit, his brother, and mother and sent…
Aytorem Turdi is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2017, public security officials in Aksu city, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…
Dilmurat Emer is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2017, authorities detained Emer and sent him to a "political reeducation" center. Several…
Exmet Turdi is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In July 2017, authorities detained Turdi, a wool and hide trader, under unclear circumstances. His arrest…
Amangul Aydek is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity.
In June 2017, authorities detained Aydek, a food vendor, under unclear circumstances. Her arrest came amid mass detentions of…
Abdureshit Turdi is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In May 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Turdi amid mass…
Nurnisa Turdi is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In May 2017, authorities detained Turdi and several of family members and sent them to a "…
Shehide Imin is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In May 2017, authorities detained Imin and several of family members and sent them to a "political…
Eltekin Imin is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In May 2017, authorities detained Imin and several of his family members and sent them to a "political…
Teimur Abdullayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Abdullayev and several others after raiding their homes in…
Aidar Aidarbekov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Aidarbekov after accusing him of leading a cell of the banned…
Muslim Aliyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 11, 2016, security forces arrested Aliyev, the head of the local Muslim community, after raiding his home in…
Enver Ametov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Ametov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him of being…
Emil Dzhemadenov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Dzhemadenov and several others after raiding their…
Servet Gaziyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Gaziyev, an activist for the Crimean Solidarity movement, after officers…
Rishat Girfanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 30, 2015, authorities arrested Girfanov after accusing him of being a member of the …
Radik Imangulov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 1, 2017, authorities arrested Imangulov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…
Rustem Ismailov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Ismailov and several others after raiding their…
Danil Kunakbayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 30, 2015, authorities arrested Kunakbayev after accusing him of being a member of the banned…
Nail Miniakhmetov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Miniakhmetov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
Irek Nasirov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested Nasirov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
Aider Saledinov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Saledinov and several others after raiding their homes in…
Albert Shafiyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Shafiyev after accusing him of leading a cell of the banned Hizb…
Ruslan Sungatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested Sungatov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
Vasily Tkachyov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On January 17, 2016, authorities arrested Tkachyov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut…
Marat Tulyakov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 6, 2017, authorities arrested Tulyakov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
Rustem Yamaliev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested Yamaliev after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…
Denis Zagitdinov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 30, 2015, authorities arrested Zagitdinov after accusing him of being a member of the …
Ilnar Zinnatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 6, 2017, authorities arrested Zinnatov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
Zhang Shude is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 29, 2017, police arrested Zhang, raided his home, and confiscated Falun Gong-related materials. Days before his arrest,…
Zuo Hongtao is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 9, 2017, authorities in Shanhaiguan district, Qinhuangdao municipality, Hebei province, arrested 6 Falun Gong practitioners,…
Wu Wenzhang is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 9, 2017, authorities in Shanhaiguan district, Qinhuangdao municipality, Hebei province, arrested 6 Falun Gong…