Elena Nikulina is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 2, 2021, authorities charge Nikulina with  “recruiting…a person in the activities of an…

Arsen Avanesov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 22, 2019, authorities in Rostov-on-Don arrested Avanesov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Parkov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 22, 2019, authorities in Rostov-on-Don arrested Parkov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Roman Baranovskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 10, 2019, authorities in Abkan arrested Baranovskiy following raids on the homes of Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Ivshin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 10, 2021, the Abinsk District Court of Krasnodar sentenced Ivshin to seven years and six months in…

Vasiliy Meleshko is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On August 11, 2021, the Abinsky District Court sentenced Meleshko to three years in prison for “participating in the…

Viktor Stashevskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 29, 2021, the Gagarinsky District Court of Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, sentenced Stashevskiy to six…

Vladimir Skachidub is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 11, 2021, the Pavlovskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Territory sentenced Skachidub to four years and…

Dmitriy Terebilov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 6, 2021, the Sverdlovsk District Court of Kostroma sentenced Terebilov to three years in prison for…

Igor Schmidt is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Schmidt alongside other Jehovah's…

Nikolay Vasiliyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 15, 2021, authorities in Samara detained several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Vasiliyev,…

Denis Kuzyanin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 15, 2021, authorities in Samara detained several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Kuzyanin,…

Sergey Polosenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 15, 2021, authorities in Samara detained several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Polosenko…

Aram Danielyan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On January 6, 2022, authorities in Samara detained Danielyan at the airport in relation to his religious…

Amin Sharifi is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2022, authorities arrested Sharifi from his home in Mashhad reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i.…

Andrey Vlasov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 12, 2020, authorities in Prokopievsk detained Vlasov reportedly for holding discussions about the Bible.…

Lubov Galitsina is under house arrest for her religious belief and activity. 

On August 16, 2022, authorities in Novocherkassk arrested Galitsina after she was summoned for…

Garegin Khachaturyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 11, 2022, authorities in Novocherkassk arrested Khachaturyan following raids on the homes of several…

Gevorg Yeritsyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 11, 2022, authorities in Novocherkassk arrested Yeritsyan following raids on the homes of several Jehovah…

Anatoliy Gorbunov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 2, 2022, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced Gorbunov to six years in prison for…

Sergey Gromov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 15, 2022, authorities in Moscow arrested Gromov at an airport. The following day, his home was searched, and…

Yaroslav Kalin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Kalin following raids on the homes of several…

Sergey Kosteyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Kosteyev following raids on the homes of several Jehovah'…

Nikolay Martynov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Martynov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah…

Mikhail Moysh is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Moysh following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's…

Igor Popov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 30, 2021, authorities in Mezhdurechensk detained Popov following a raid on his home. Investigators had…

Denis Sarazhakov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 30, 2021, authorities in Askiz detained Sarazhakov following a raid on his home.…

Aleksey Solnechny is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Solnechny following raids on the homes of…

Andrey Tolmachev is impisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Tolmachev following raids on the homes of…

Sergey Vasilyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Tolmachev following raids on the homes of several…

Yevgeniy Zinich is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 27, 2022, the Oktyabrskiy District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced Zinich to six years in prison for “…

Rinat Kiramov is imprisoned for his religious activity and belief.

On November 9, 2021, authorities detained several individuals, including Kiramov, following raids on the homes of several…

Sergey Korolev is imprisoned for his religious activity and belief.

On November 9, 2021, authorities detained several individuals, including Korolev, following raids on the homes of…

Sergey Kosyanenko is imprisoned for his religious activity and belief.

On November 9, 2021, authorities detained several individuals, including Kosyanenko, following raids on the homes of…

Igor Mamalimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 6, 2022, the Central District Court of Chita sentenced Mamalimov to six years in prison for “organizing the…

Vladimir Ermolaev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 10, 2020, authorities in Chita detained Ermolaev following raids of the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Putintsev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 6, 2022, the Central District Court of Chita sentenced Putintsev to six years and six months in prison for…

Roman Mareyev is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Mareyev following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …

Anatoliy Marunov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Marunov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …

Sergey Tolokonnikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Tolokonnikov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses…

Vladimir Melnik is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Melnik following searches of the homes of several Jehovah'…

Vladimir Piskarev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Piskarev following searches of the homes of several…

Artur Putintsev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Putintsev following searches of the homes of…

Parisa Roohi Zadegan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In 2016, authorities arrested Zadegan reportedly in relation to her being Baha'i.

On an unspecified date,…

Sean Pike is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 25, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested Pike after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses. He was…

Aleksandr Rumyantsev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 25, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested Rumyantsev after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Eduard Sviridov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 25, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested Sviridov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses…

Yevgeniy Zhukov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Zhukov following searches on…

Vladimir Maladyka is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Maladyka following…

Vladimir Sakada is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Sakada following searches on…

Konstantin Sannikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 27, 2020, authorities in Kazan detained Sannikov after accusing him of “organizing the…

Nikolay Saparov is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Maykop detained Saparov at the Mineralnye Vody airport for organizing…

Inver Siyukhov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 16, 2021, authorities in Maykop detained Siyukhov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Skvortsov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 7, 2021, authorities in Taganrog detained Skvortsov after searching his home. He was accused of…

Nikolay Stepanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 19, 2019, authorities in Vologda detained Stepanov following searches on the homes of…

Aleksandr Filatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 13, 2021, authorities in Vladikavkaz detained Filatov after accusing him of holding religious…

Yuriy Yakovlev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 29, 2022, authorities in Sosnovoborsk detained Yakovlev following searches on the homes of several Jehovah's…

Sergey Ananin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 14, 2021, authorities in Belovo detained Ananin after searching the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses. He…

Vardan Zakaryan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 24, 2020, authorities in Moscow detained Zakaryan following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's…

Ivan Chaykovskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On November 24, 2020, authorities in Moscow detained Chaykovskiy following raids on the homes of several…

Yuriy Chernyshev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 24, 2020, authorities in Moscow detained Chernyshev following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's…

Vitaliy Komarov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 24, 2020, authorities in Moscow detained Komarov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's…

Sergey Shatalov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 24, 2020, authorities in Moscow detained Shatalov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's…

Kamyar Habibi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 10, 2022, authorities in Karaj arrested Habibi reportedly for his being Baha'i.

On December 13…

Anatoli Zernichenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 15, 2021, authorities in Arys arrested Zernichenko for posting religious texts on Instagram and…

Dzumkar is detained for her adherence to a religious figure. 

On June 23, 2022, security officials in Amdo (Anduo) county, Nagchu (Naqu) municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region,…

Yudron is detained for her adherence to a religious figure.

On July 11, 2022, police in Amdo (Anduo) county, Nagchu (Naqu) municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region, detained Yudron in…

Lotse is detained for his adherence to a religious figure.

On July 25, 2022, police in Sershul (Shiqu) county, Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained…

Hami Bahadori is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 22, 2022, authorities in Tehran detained Bahadori reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i.

On…

Vladimir Bukin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 25, 2022, the Tyndinskiy District Court of the Amur Region sentenced Bukin to six years and six months in…

Valeriy Slashchev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 25, 2022, the Tyndinskiy District Court of the Amur Region sentenced Slashchev to six years and…

Sergey Yuferov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 25, 2022, the Tyndinskiy District Court of the Amur Region sentenced Yuferov to six years and six…

Mikhail Burkov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 25, 2022, the Tyndinskiy District Court of the Amur Region sentenced Burkov to six years and two months…

Farit Sharifullin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2020, authorities arrested Sharifullin after accusing him of organizing and participating in…

Marsel Gimaliev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2020, authorities arrested Gimaliev after accusing him of organizing and participating in…

Jumanazar Hojambetow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Hojambetow and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings of…

Begejik Begejikow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Begejikow and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings of Said…

Ahmet Mammetdurdyyew is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Mammetdurdyyew and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings…

Meret Owezow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Owezow and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings of Said Nursi,…

Myratdurdy Shamyradow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Shamyradow and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings of…

Mo Wulong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On or around June 21, 2007, authorities in the Jianghua Yao Autonomous County,…

Cui Haoxin is detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On January 14, 2020, authorities in Ji’nan municipality, Shandong province, detained Cui, a religious poet,…

Ma Like is detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

In April 2017, authorities in Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Ma reportedly…

Ma Zhengxiu is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur…

Mou Guojian is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In March 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur…

Yang Jianxin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early 2021, authorities detained Yang, pastor of a house church, for “conducting illegal business operations” and “…

Andrey Danielyan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 7, 2022, the Rubtsovsk City Court of the Altai Territory sentenced Danielyan to six years in prison…

Liu Yingxu is detained for their religious belief and activity.

In December 2018, authorities in Chengdu municipality, Sichuan province,…

Yang Rongli is detained for her religious activity.

On August 7, 2021, authorities in Linfen municipality, Shanxi province, detained Yang and her husband Wang Xiaoguang, who…

Wang Xiaoguang is detained for his religious activity.

On August 7, 2021, authorities in Linfen municipality, Shanxi province, detained Wang and his wife Yang Rongli, who are…

Aleksandr Gabyshev is detained for his religious expression, belief, and activity. 

On January 27, 2021, authorities arrested Gabyshev and sent him to a psychiatric hospital after…

Aleksandr Seredkin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 19, 2019, authorities detained Seredkin after executing raids on Jehovah Witnesses homes in…

Sanaz Tafazoli is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On November 22, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Tafazoli in Mashhad in relation to her being Baha'i.

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Nima Mahin Bakht is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On November 21, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Bakht in Sari, Mazandaran province, in relation to his being Baha'…

Homayoun Khanlori is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 29, 2022, authorities in Rasht arrested Khanlori reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i.…

Boris Andreyev is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 6, 2022, authorities in Yaroslavsky, Primorsky Territory, arrested Andreyev following searches on the homes of…

Natalya Sharapova is detained for her religious belief and activity.

On October 6, 2022, authorities in Yaroslavsky, Primorsky Territory, arrested Sharapova following searches on the homes…

Anatoliy Li is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 12, 2022, authorities in Yaroslavsky, Primorsky Territory, arrested Li. The week before, authorities searched the…

Aleksandr Dubovenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 1, 2022, the Armyansk City Court of the Republic of Crimea - Russian-occupied Ukraine - sentenced…

Aleksandr Litvinyuk is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 1, 2022, the Armyansk City Court of the Republic of Crimea - Russian-occupied Ukraine - sentenced…