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Shamil Sultanov was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On December 9, 2018, authorities arested Sultanov following police raids on Jehovah's Witness homes. He was…
Valentin Osadchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 19, 2018, authorities arrested Osadchuk.
On April 27, 2018, Osadchuk was charged with “…
Dennis Christensen was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On May 25, 2017, police, including members of the Federal Security Service (FSB), arrested Christensen following a raid…
Bahram Hemdemov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 14, 2015, authorities arrested Hemdemov following a raid on his home coinciding with a large worship meeting he was…
Aleksandr Akopov was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On December 12, 2018, authorities arrested Akopov and charged him with “organizing the activities of a…
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…
Vyacheslav Boronos was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Boronos after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …
Yevgeniy Fedin was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities detained Fedin after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in Surgut,…
Saveliy Gargalyk was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities briefly detained Gargalyk after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in…
Yevgeniy Kayryak was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Kayryak after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in…
Khoren Khachikyan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 27, 2019, authorities arrested Khachikyan following a raid on his home in Ulyanovsk. …
Youcef Nadarkhani was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On May 13, 2016, intelligence officials in Rasht…
Ilgar Aliyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 19/20, 2017, armed forces arrested Aliyev in Izberbash, accusing Aliyev of holding classes…
Komil Odilov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In December 2015, authorities arrested Odilov, an imam, alongside several others in cafe in Novosibirsk. …
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.…
Wang Huaixiang 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…
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…
Teklu Gebrehiwot is detained for his religious belief.
On November 5, 2022, authorities arrested Gebrehiwot for undisclosed reasons.
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Ghebru Berhane was detained for his religious activity.
On April 14, 2014, authorities detained Berhane for attending a religious meeting.
On December 4, 2020, Berhane was…
Tekle Gebrehiwet was detained for his religious activity.
In April 2014, authorities detained Gebrehiwet for attending a religious meeting.
In December 2020, Gebrehiwet was…
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…
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…
Gong Xingqi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 17, 2016, the police in Weifang city, Shandong province detained Gong reportedly in relation to his religious…
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…
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,…
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…
Meng Qingmin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 12, 2014, officers from the Sima Town Police Station of Jinxiang county, Jining city, Shandong province,…
Zhao Haibin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 17, 2017, officers from the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau of Jincheng detained Zhao reportedly in relation to…
Liu Jishui was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 30, 2017, officers from the Liuhe District Branch of Nanjing Public Security Bureau, Jiangsu province, arrested…
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…
Nguyen Bac Truyen was imprisoned for his religious freedom and human rights advocacy.
On July 30, 2017, Truyen, a lawyer and leader of…
Gao Shengzhi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 14, 2015, police from the Taixing Public Security Bureau detained Gao after he came out of a church gathering place…
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…
Bao Guangming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 8, 2014, authorities arrested Bao while attending a meeting at the home of another Christian.
On November…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Islambek Kamchybekov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kamchybekov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to…
Shakir Kozhamkulov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kozhamkulov after accusing him of organizing a…
Kanybek Uulu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Uulu after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Azamat Abutalipov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2017, Ufa’s October District Court sentenced Abutalipov to a suspended sentence for extremism…
Artur Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 7, 2017, the Lenin District Court in Makhachkala sentenced Kaltuyev to three years in prison for…
Sukhrab Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Kaltuyev for reading religious writings of theologian Said…
Marat Dindarov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 22, 2016, authorities arrested Dindarov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
Arsen Dzhepparov was imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On April 18, 2016, authorities arrested Dzhepparov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir…
Ramil Gataullin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2016, authorities arrested Gataullin after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
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 …
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…
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 …
Li Cui was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 9, 2018, police arrested Li after raiding a house in Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, where Li and others were…
Iskandar Iskandarov was imprisoned for gathering to discuss his religion.
In January 2020, authorities reportedly arrested Iskandarov for meeting with others to talk about Islam. …
Akbar Absalov was imprisoned for gathering to discuss his religion.
In January 2020, authorities reportedly arrested Absalov for meeting with others to talk about Islam. Prosecutors…
Suleiman Bouhafs was imprisoned for his alleged expression about religion.
On August 25, 2021, three men in a black vehicle abducted Bouhafs – Chairman of the St. Augustine…
Refat Alimov was imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On April 18, 2016, authorities arrested Alimov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization…
Ibrahim Shavkatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 22, 2016, authorities arrested Shavkatov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…
Hidme Markam was detained for her advocacy work to protect religious sites.
On March 9, 2021, authorities arrested Markam, an Adivasi Indigenous activist known for criticizing state…
Mahnaz Jan Nesar was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In April 2017, authorities arrested Nesar and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for attending Baha’i…
Maral Rasti was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In April 2017, authorities arrested Rasti and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for attending Baha’i…
Arash Rasekhi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In April 2017, authorities arrested Rasekhi and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for attending Baha’i…
Mehrallah Afshar was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In April 2017, authorities arrested Afshar and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for…
Nasim Ghanvatian was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In April 2017, authorities arrested Ghanvatian and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for…
Shoma Sen was detained for her human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested several…
Mahesh Raut was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested…
Sudhir Dhawale was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested…
Rona Wilson was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested…
Gautam Navlakha was under house arrest for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On August 28, 2018, police in…
Vernon Gonsalves was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On August 28, 2018, police in Maharashtra…
Arun Ferreira was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On August 28, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested…
Anand Teltumbde was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On April 14, 2020, Teltumbde, a scholar and…
Hany Babu was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On July 28, 2020, the National Investigation Agency…
Sagar Tatyarao Gorakhe was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On September 7, 2020, the National…
Ramesh Murlidhar Gaichor was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On September 7, 2020, the National…
Lina Alsharif was detained in relation to religious freedom advocacy.
In May 2021, officials from the Saudi Presidency of State Security raided Alsharif’s home in Riyadh, arrested her, and…
Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani was imprisoned for her human rights work in support of the LGBTQI+ community.
On October 27, 2021, authorities detained Sedighi-Hamadani in Urumieh,…
Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba was imprisoned for criticizing state violence against religious and marginalized communities.
On May 9, 2014, plain clothed police officers in Delhi arrested…
Teesta Setalvad was detained for her human rights work supporting minority religious communities.
On June 25, 2022, an antiterrorism squad in Mumbai arrested Setalvad, a human rights…
Rolando Álvarez was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
On August 4, 2022, police prevented Álvarez, bishop of the Matagalpa diocese, from leaving his home to perform…
Ramiro Tijerino was imprisoned in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On August 4, 2022, police prevented several people, including Tijerino, a priest, from leaving the…
Sadiel Eugarrios was imprisoned in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On August 4, 2022, police prevented several people, including Eugarrios, a priest, from leaving…
Raúl Antonio Vega was imprisoned in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On August 4, 2022, police prevented several people, including Antonio Vega, a deacon, from…
José Luis Díaz was imprisoned in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On August 4, 2022, police prevented several people, including Luis Díaz, a priest, from leaving the…
Darvin Leiva was imprisoned in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On August 4, 2022, police prevented several people, including Leiva, a seminarian, from leaving…
Melkin Sequeira was imprisoned in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On August 4, 2022, police prevented several people, including Sequeira, a seminarian, from leaving…
Sergio Cárdenas was imprisoned in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On August 4, 2022, police prevented several people, including Cárdenas, a cameraman, from…
Redouane Foufa was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 5, 2022, police in Bejaia detained 24 Ahmadis, including Foufa, a coordinator of religious activities in Bejaia…