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Bui Van Trung was imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.

On June 26, 2017, authorities arrested Trung following a state crackdown on a Hoa Hao Buddhist event in April 2017.…

Bui Van Tham was imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.

On June 26, 2017, authorities arrested Tham following a state crackdown on a Hoa Hao Buddhist event in April 2017.…

Nguyen Hoang Nam is imprisoned in relation to his religious affiliation.

On July 24, 2023, authorities arrested Nam after accusing him of posting materials online that undermined…

Le Thi Hong Hanh was imprisoned for her religious identity and activity.

On November 13, 2017, authorities arrested Hanh following a state crackdown on a Hoa Hao Buddhist event in April…

Sadegh Gheysari was imprisoned for his alleged religious association and for allegedly protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Gheysari following a…

Nguyen Bac Truyen was imprisoned for his religious freedom and human rights advocacy.

On July 30, 2017, Truyen, a lawyer and leader of…

Anas Hassan was imprisoned for his alleged atheistic activity.

In August 2019, authorities arrested Hassan for allegedly running the Facebook page, "The Egyptian Atheists," and charged him…

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…

Khireddine Ahman was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 5, 2022, police in Bejaia detained 24 Ahmadis, including Ahman, and reportedly interrogated them for 14 hours…

Cherif Mohamed Ali was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 5, 2022, police in Bejaia detained 24 Ahmadis, including Ali, and reportedly interrogated them for 14 hours…

Vladimir Moiseenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In or around May 2022, authorities reportedly detained Moiseenko after accusing him of organizing Jehovah's…

Ho Trong Phuc is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

Government officials repeatedly pressured Phuc to abandon his Hoa Hao Buddhist beliefs and embrace state-approved…

Fadi Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Al-Nahhas is detained for his religious association.

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Nahhas along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Al-Sharnouby is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Sharnouby along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Hussein Mohammed Hassan Al-Tenawi is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Tenawi along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion of…

Mahmoud Abdelmagid Abdelmagid Moaz is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Moaz along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Al-Sayed Othman Mohamad Ghali is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Nahhas along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Moatamed along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and…

Hamdy Abd El-Azeem El-Sayed Abdallah is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdallah along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Ali Ahmad Mahmoud Shahat is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Shahat along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace…

Mohammed Adel Mohammed Salah Al-Deeb is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Deeb along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Mohammed Ahmed Ali Abdel-Hameed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdel-Hameed along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Ali Al-Hadari (Ali Salah Ali Salah) is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Hadari along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Othman Al-Gohary Othman Othman is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Othman along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion of…

Mohammed Eissa Rashad Abdelraheem is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdelraheem along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Omar Mahmoud Abdelmaguid Mohamed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained  Mohamed along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Mohammad Soltani is imprisoned for his religious expression. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Soltani for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Mohammad-Reza Asadi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Nik-Ahd for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Abolfazl Khoran is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Khoran for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Mostafa Kamani is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Kamani for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Ramtin Edrisi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Edrisi for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Zhang Haitao is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.

In July 2015, Chinese authorities arrested Haitao for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses against…

Yaqub Heddi is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In December 2024, authorities sentenced Heddi to 9 years' imprisonment for receiving "illegal religious education" from his…

Silfi Latifah is imprisoned for her religious expression. 

In May 2022, police officers arrested Latifah for uploading a video to social media of her husband stomping on a Qur'an.…

Mohammedreza Tabri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In January 2026, police in Tehran arrested Tabri during city-wide protests. 

Shortly…

Marwan Melouk is detained for his religious activity. 

In November 2025, Algerian authorities arrested Melouk and interrogated him about his religion. Melouk had been an active…

Bekzat Maksutkhan is detained for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Maksutkhan and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Kuandyk Koszhanov is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Koszhanov and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Margulan Nurdangazy is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurdangazy and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Yerkinbek Nurakyn is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurakyn and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Batylbek Baikazy is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Baikazy and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest…

Bakytzhan Shugyl is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Shugyl and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest…

Yerbol Nurlybaev is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurlybaev and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Tursynbek Kabi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Kabi and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest of a…