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Nahid Behshid was imprisoned for her religious expression and public support for a religious figure.

On January 28, 2019, authorities took Behshid into custody after a judge sentenced her…

Abdolreza Miraghasi was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In August 2014, authorities arrested Miraghasi reportedly while he was teaching about Erfan-e Halgheh.  He was…

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…

Ashin Sobitha is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.

On February 1, 2021, military forces detained Sobitha, a monk known for opposing religious nationalism in Burma.…

Shwe Nya War was detained in relation to his religious freedom advocacy.

On February 1, 2021, military forces detained War, a monk, following the military’s overthrow of the…

Abolfazl Pour-Hosseini is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In June 2023, authorities in Karaj detained Pour-Hosseini reportedly while he was passing out a leaflet about Erfan-e-Halgheh…

Neda Fotouhi is imprisoned for her membership in a religious organization and activism.

In October 2023, Iranian security forces arrested Fotouhi, an Iranian follower of Erfan-e-Halgheh,…

Kim Som Rinh is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

On March 27, 2025, Vietnamese authorities arrested Rinh, a Khmer Krom monk, in Preah Trapeang. His…

Thach Nga is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

On March 27, 2025, Vietnamese authorities arrested Nga, a Khmer Krom activist and Theravada Buddhist,…

Thach Xuan Dong is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

On March 27, 2025, Vietnamese authorities arrested  Xuan Dong, a Khmer Krom activist and…