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Vladimir Atrуakhin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 6, 2019, authorities arrested Atrуakhin, a programmer, following a raid on his home.  He was…

Y Yich was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On May 13, 2013, authorities arrested Yich, a pastor in the Degar Protestant Church, after accusing him of spreading Degar Protestantism, a…

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,…

Mehmud Muhemmet was detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religious education. 

In late 2017, authorities detained Muhemmet, a farmer from Turpan, reportedly for "illegally'…

Jang Moon Seok was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In November 2014, Seok, a deacon, was abducted and transferred from China to a prison in North Korea for his evangelism,…

Aleksandr Shevchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2019, authorities reportedly open a criminal case against Shevchuk for “organizing the…

Elshan Abbasov was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On March 3, 2022, plainclothes officers in Barda arrested Abbasov, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement (MUM).  Activists…

Shamkhal Eyvazov was detained for his religious activity.

In April 2018, customs officials arrested Eyvazov, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement (MUM), and his brother, Migdad Eyvazov,…

Danil Suvorov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 18, 2021, authorities in Sochi detained Suvorov following searches on the homes of several Jehovah's…