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Jaime Iván Montesinos Sauceda was detained in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.

On May 23, 2023, police arrested Montesinos Sauceda, the parish priest of San Juan…

Oscar Benavidez was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On August 14, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Benavidez, a priest, after he performed mass. Benavidez…

Serhiy Karpenko was disappeared for his religious leadership role.

On December 12, 2022, Russian soldiers detained Karpenko, pastor of the Vefil (Bethel) Protestant Church in Berdyansk,…

Abdolhamid Masoumi Tehrani was detained in relation to criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On October 16, 2022, authorities in Tehran reportedly arrested Tehrani, an ayatollah and…

Enrique Martínez was detained for his religious leadership role.

On October 13, 2022, authorities reportedly violently arrested Martínez, the parish priest of St. Martha’s Church in…

An Yankui was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 21, 2021, authorities from Fenyang city, Luliang municipality, Shanxi province, reportedly detained An, a…

Abraham was detained in relation to his religious leadership role and religious expression.

In October 2022, authorities arrested, Abraham, a Capuchin abbot. Abraham was reportedly…

Mihretab Stefanos was detained in relation to his religious leadership role and religious expression.

On October 11, 2022, authorities arrested, Stefanos, the priest of St. Michael’s…

Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim was detained in relation to his religious leadership role and religious expression.

On October 15, 2022, authorities arrested Tsalim, the Catholic bishop of…

Mykhailo Britsyn was detained for his religious leadership role.

In September 2022, Russian military detained Britsyn, a pastor, in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Ukraine, during a religious…