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Andrey Garafetanovich Stupnikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 3, 2018, authorities detained Stupnikov at the Yemelyanovo airport in Krasnoyarsk.

On…

Dmitriy Barmakin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 28, 2018, authorities arrested Barmakin and his wife, Yelena, after raiding the apartment they were…

Alam Aliyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On May 17, 2018, security officers detained Aliyev after raiding his home.  Authorities accused him of holding…

Aleksey Berchuk is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On January 21, 2019, authorities arrested Berchuk at a Moscow airport. The next day, he was formally charged with…

Dmitriy Golik is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 20, 2018, authorities searched Golik's home in Blagoveshchensk. Authorities placed him on recognizance…

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…

Zhu Ya is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, public security officials from Huangpi district, Wuhan municipality, Hubei province, detained Zhu in…

Henok Ghebru is detained for his religious belief. 

In January 2005, police authorities detained Ghebru for not having a government ID after the government had stripped Jehovah's…

Yonatan Yonas is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In October 2005, Eritrean authorities arrested Yonas for his conscientious objection as a Jehovah's Witness and for…

Yosief Fessehaye is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2006, Eritrean authorities arrested Fessehaye for conscientiously objecting to military service as a Jehovah's…

Samuel Ghirmay is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In March 2009, Eritrean authorities detained Ghirmay for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a…

Isaias Afeworki is detained for his religious activity.

In June 2009, authorities detained Afeworki for attending a religious meeting.

Milen Isaac is detained for her religious activity.

In June 2009, authorities arrested Isaac while she was attending a religious meeting.

Faiza Seid is detained for her religious activity.

In June 2009, authorities detained Seid for attending a religious meeting.

Thomas Tesfagabir is detained for his religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Tesfagabir for attending a religious meeting.

Mardocai Estifanos is detained for his religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Estifanos for attending a religious meeting.

Michael Gashazgi is detained for his religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Gashazgi for attending a religious meeting.

Wintana Shewaseged is detained for her religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Shewaseged for attending a religious meeting.

Emnet Woldai is detained for her religious activity.

In April 2014, authorities detained Woldai for attending a religious meeting. 

Senait Berhane is detained for her religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Berhane for attending a religious meeting.

Bereket Habteyesus is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In May 2014, authorities detained Habteyesus for conscientiously objecting to further military service after…

Samuol Dawit is detained for her religious belief and activity.

In March 2023, authorities detained Dawit for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a Jehovah's…

Yonatan Asgedom is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In September 2017, Eritrean authorities arrested Asgedom for his conscientious objection as a Jehovah's Witness.

Daniel Teka is detained for his religious activity.

In September 2017, authorities detained Teka for sharing his faith with others.

Xu Xiujuan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In June 2017, authorities arrested Xu in relation to her Falun Gong activity. It is reported that she was tortured while in…

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…

Feng Peirong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In December 2018, authorities arrested Feng, a teacher, after being accusing her of promoting Falun Gong in her classroom…

Kuang Zhihua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In September 2017, authorities arrested Kuang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.

In the summer…

Zheng Yixiu is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In September 2017, authorities arrested Zheng alongside a colleague reportedly in relation to their Falun Gong activities.…

Chen Wen is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

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

Cao Genxiu is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

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

Chen Yulian is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

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

Zhu Tonggui is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On May 23, 2018, authorities arrested Zhu Tonggui and his brother from their rental property in Linyi City. It is…

Gao Jianling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In December 2017, authorities arrested Gao reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. 

In December…

Zeng Jiageng is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In July 2019, authorities arrested Zeng after accusing her of using her cell phone to spread information about Falun Gong…

Gao Yuming is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2020, authorities arrested Gao reportedly in relation to her Falun Gong activities.

In late April 2020,…

Pan Feng is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In April 2018, authorities arrested Pan after accusing him of handing out Falun-Gong related materials.

On an unspecified date,…

Wang Ziming is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Wang, a Falun Gong practitioner, for allegedly defacing a Chine Communist Party…

Ma Yunhua is imprisoned for her religious activities.

On February 6, 2018, public security officials from Weiyang district, Xi'an municipality, Shaanxi province, detained Ma for sharing…

Mu Min is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

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

Mu Pengjuan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

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

Mu Xia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

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

Mu Lifang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

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

Zhou Qin is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

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

In April 2021…

Li Yongquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In December 2017, authorities arrested Li reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong. Li was reportedly…

Zheng Quanhua is imprisoned for her religious activity.

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

In October 2019, Zheng's…

Chen Dicai is imprisoned for his religious bactivity.

In July 2019, authorities arrested Chen after a family member accused him of practicing Falun Gong. Police reportedly tortured Chen.…

Liu Wansheng is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2020, authorities arrested Liu after accusing him of publicly talking to people about Falun Gong.

In…

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…

Zhong Yifang is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In November 2019, police arrested Zhong for talking to people about Falun Gong.

In October 2020, Zhong was reportedly…

Li Chunhui is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Li after reportedly talking to police about the arrest of a Falun Gong practitioner.…

Sergey Filatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On November 15, 2018, Russian authorities in Dzhankoy, Crimea, Ukraine,…

Artem Gerasimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 20, 2019, Russian authorities in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine, temporarily…

Wang Weiqing is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On June 11, 2019, authorities from Jiujiang municipality, Jiangxi province, arrested Wang after accusing her of distributing Falun…

Hou Aila is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

On April 19, 2018, public security officers in Wuhan municipality, Hubei province, arrested Hou and four other Falun Gong…

Zhou Haiyan is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On or around October 8, 2017, public security officials from the Economic and Technological Development Zone in Dalian municipality,…

Hu Zhiqin is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On or around October 8, 2017, public security officials from the Economic and Technological Development Zone in Dalian municipality,…

Rao Xiaoping is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On April 19, 2018, public security officers in Wuhan municipality, Hubei province, arrested Rao and four other Falun Gong…

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,…

Lai Guifang is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On or around October 8, 2017, public security officials from the Economic and Technological Development Zone in Dalian municipality,…

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,…

Jiang Wei is imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On November 9, 2015, authorities detained Jiang after she sued former Chinese government official Jiang Zemin over his…

Wu Wenzhang is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On June 9, 2017, authorities in Shanhaiguan district, Qinhuangdao municipality, Hebei province, arrested 6 Falun Gong…

Hong Weisheng is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On April 19, 2018, public security officers in Wuhan municipality, Hubei province, arrested Hong and four other Falun Gong…

Li Guo'ai is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

On June 9, 2017, authorities in Shanhaiguan district, Qinhuangdao municipality, Hebei province, arrested 6 Falun Gong…

Guan Xingtao is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On November 9, 2018, authorities in Daqing municipality, Heilongjiang province, arrested Guan alongside dozens of Falun Gong…

Wu Yanhua is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On November 9, 2018, authorities in Daqing municipality, Heilongjiang province, arrested Wu alongside dozens of Falun Gong…

Du Yecheng is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On November 9, 2018, authorities in Daqing municipality, Heilongjiang province, arrested Du alongside dozens of Falun Gong…

Hou Mila is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On April 19, 2018, public security officers in Wuhan municipality, Hubei province, arrested Hou and four other Falun Gong practitioners…

Liu Changfu is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On June 9, 2017, authorities in Shanhaiguan district, Qinhuangdao municipality, Hebei province, arrested 6 Falun Gong…

Yang Bo is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On October 7, 2017, authorities from Nanshan district, Shenzhen municipality, Guangdong province, detained Yang and his wife, Xiao…

Luan Ning is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On August 27, 2017, authorities in Yinchuan municipality, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region detained Luan reportedly in relation to his…

Fan Rong is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On November 9, 2018, authorities from Daoli district, Harbin municipality, Heilongjiang province, detained five Falun Gong practitioners…

Liu Qing is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On August 15, 2019, authorities from Fuyu county, Songyuan municipality, Jilin province, detained Liu at his apartment reportedly in…

Ding Shumei is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On October 30, 2017, authorities detained Ding Shumei and Huang Liping after police allegedly caught them distributing Falun Gong…

Li Yanchun is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On November 25, 2018, authorities from Lulong county, Qinhuangdao municipality, Hebei province, detained Li and his wife, …

Wang Baoyu is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On June 5, 2018, authorities in Haizhou district, Lianyungang municipality, Jiangsu province, detained 11 Lianyungang residents,…

Xiong Chengxia is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On June 5, 2018, authorities in Haizhou district, Lianyungang municipality, Jiangsu province, detained 11 Lianyungang residents,…

Ermias Asgedom is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In July 2008, authorities arrested Asgedom for refusing to sign a document renouncing his faith.

Sun Zhifen is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

On June 25, 2018, authorities in Yingze district, Taiyuan municipality, Shanxi province, arrested Sun in her apartment…

Wang Suping is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On June 25, 2018, authorities in Yingze district, Taiyuan municipality, Shanxi province, arrested Wang at her home. …

Zhang Hongzhu is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On October 8, 2017, authorities in Bayan County, Harbin Municipality, Heilongjiang Province, arrested Zhang and charged…

Wu Chunxiong is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On May 22, 2017, authorities from Jieyang municipality, Guangdong province, arrested Wu alongside four other Falun Gong…

Tang Jianqun is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On May 22, 2017, authorities from Jieyang municipality, Guangdong province, arrested Tang alongside four other Falun…

Shi Fenglan is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

Between August 31, 2017, to October 13, 2017, public security officials in Yilan county, Harbin municipality, and…

Ma Yitao is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On September 10, 2017, police in Bei’an city, Heihe municipality, Heilongjiang province, arrested Ma and two colleagues for allegedly…

Zhang Qingxiang is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On June 25, 2018, police arrested Zhang at her home in Xiaodian district. Her arrest coincided with the arrest of seven…

Tian Yuqin is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On June 25, 2018, authorities in Yingze district, Taiyuan municipality, Shanxi province, arrested Tian in a colleague's…

Lu Keqin is imprisoned for her religious activity.

In June 2018, police arrested Lu for her practice of Falun Gong.

In June 2019, the Feicheng Municipal People’s Court sentenced Lu to…

Rustam Diarov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 9, 2020, authorities detained Diarov following raids by security officials in Astrakhan on the homes of 27…

Yevgeniy Ivanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 9, 2020, authorities detained Ivanov following raids by security officials in Astrakhan on the homes…

Sergey Klikunov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 9, 2020, authorities detained Klikunov following raids by security officials in Astrakhan on the homes of…

Olga Ivanov is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On June 9, 2020, authorities arrested Ivanov following raids by security officials in Astrakhan on the…

Yevgeniy Korotun is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 14, 2020, authorities raided the home of Korotun and other Jehovah's Witnesses and arrested Korotun. They…

Anna Safronova is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On June 2, 2021, authorities detained Safronova after searching her residence. The month prior, authorities…

Liu Lijie is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On October 14, 2020, public security officers from Jiamusi Municipality, Heilongjiang Province, detained Liu while she was at…

Tan Quicheng is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In 2019, authorities arrested Tan reportedly for practicing Falun Gong.

On September 28, 2019, the Lishu County Court of…

Xu Na is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On July 19, 2020, public security officials in Beijing municipality detained 13 Falun Gong practitioners, including Xu, living in…

Li Zongze is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On July 19, 2020, public security officials in Beijing municipality detained 13 Falun Gong practitioners, including Li, living…