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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.…
Adil Mijit was detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mijit, a comedian, and sent him to a reeducation…
Abdujelil Abdughopur was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including …
Abdulitip Ablimit was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On June 5, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Ablimit,…
Ayshemhan Yasin was detained for her ethnoreligious identity and for going on pilgrimage.
In late 2017, authorities in Turpan municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…
Memet Ismayil was detained for his ethnoreligious identity and for going on pilgrimage.
In late 2017, authorities in Turpan municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region…
Mehmud Muhemmet was detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religious education.
In late 2017, authorities detained Muhemmet, a farmer from Turpan, reportedly for "illegally'…
Nezire Muhemmet Salih was detained for her religious scholarship.
On or around December 25, 2017, authorities in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained…
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…
Rustam Nosirov was imprisoned in relation to his religious appearance.
On September 30, 1998, the Chinaz District Court sentenced Nosirov to two years in prison for "intentional infliction…
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…
Alimujiang Yimiti was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On January 12, 2008, authorities detained Yimiti, a house church minister, in Kashgar, Xinjiang,…
Rahele Ahmadi was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.
On July 10, 2019, authorities arrested Ahmadi, an activist against compulsory hijab,…
Yasaman Ariani was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Ariani for protesting compulsory hijab after she was…
Saba Kord Afshari was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.
In June 2019, authorities arrested Afshari for protesting compulsory hijab after a…
Monireh Arabshahi was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Arabshahi for protesting compulsory hijab by…
Aimidoula Waili was detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2020, Saudi Arabian authorities arrested Waili, a Uyghur Muslim and religious scholar, following an extradition…
Nuermaimaiti Ruze was detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2020, Saudi Arabian authorities arrested Ruze, a Uyghur Muslim, following an extradition request from the Chinese…
Buheliqiemu Abula was detained for her ethnoreligious identity.
In March 2022, Saudi Arabian authorities detained Abula, a Uyghur Muslim, and threatened her with deportation to China.
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Soori Babaei Chegini was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On July 13, 2022, authorities arrested Chegini from her brother's home in Qazvin after she posted a…
Melika Qaragozlu was detained in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.
On July 13, 2022, authorities arrested Qaragozlu, a student activist, reportedly after she…
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,…
Atash Shahkarami was detained for speaking out about the disappearance and murder of an anti-hijab protester.
On October 2, 2022, security forces arrested Shahkarami after she spoke with…