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Leah Sharibu is in EPC captivity for refusing to renounce her faith.

On February 19, 2018, the Islamic State - West Africa Province (…

Shagufta Kausar was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In July 2013, authorities Kausar and her husband, Shafqat Emmanuel, for allegedly sending blasphemous texts.  The…

Shagufta Kiran is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In July 2021, authorities arrested Kiran after she was accused of forwarding content deemed blasphemous via WhatsApp in September 2020.…

Ruth Sitepu was forcibly disappeared for her religious identity. 

On November 30, 2016, Sitepu and her husband, Joshua Hilmy, were disappeared at the hands of authorities or…

Savita Singh was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

In October 2021, authorities arrested Singh and her husband, Nandha Nathaniel, after they were accused of…

Kumtu Vasuniya was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Vasuniya and five others, including her husband, after they were…

Saju Ben is detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Ben and five others after they were accused of trying to forcibly…

Sama Ben was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Ben and five others after they were accused of trying to…

Ranga Ben was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Ben and five others after they were accused of trying to…

Sara Ahmadi was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.

In June 2019, authorities arrested Ahmadi and her husband, ​​​​​​Homayoun Zhaveh, as they were on vacation with…

Zarvia Pervaiz was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In April 2022, 12-year-old Pervaiz, a Christian girl from Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, was abducted by a 40-year-old man…

Rhoda Jatau was detained for blasphemy.

On May 20, 2022, authorities in Bauchi state arrested Jatau after riots broke out in response to a perceived blasphemous message she sent on…

Mojdeh Falahi is detained for her religious belief. 
In September 2024, Iranian security authorities arrested Falahi, a Christian convert, in Shiraz. Falahi reportedly went to the Shiraz…

Narges Nasri was detained for her religious conversion.

In November 2024, Iranian intelligence authorities detained Nasri after raiding her Tehran home, during which they confiscated…

Zahra Gholami is imprisoned for her religious conversion and activity. 

In December 2023, 30 Iranian intelligence agents raided Gholami's house church in Shahriar and arrested her.…

Aida Najaflou is imprisoned for her religious conversion and activity. 

In February 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Aida, a Christian convert, along with four other Christians for…

Maria Shahbaz was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

On July 26, 2025,13-year-old Shahbaz was abducted by a 30-year-old man near her home, forcibly converted to Islam, and…

Parvin Ghadiani is detained for her religious conversion and activity. 

In January 2024, Iranian security forces arrested Ghadiani, a Christian convert from Islam, for "proselytizing…

Alina Khalid was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In June 2024, 14-year-old Khalid, a Christian girl from Islamabad, was abducted from her home by a neighbor. She was later…

Jessica Iqbal was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In April 2025, Iqbal, a Christian girl from Lahore, was abducted from her home by a neighbor. Her father subsequently filed…

Victim NP-0005 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0005 for having contact with a religious person and saying the word "…

Victim NP-0022 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0022 in Nampo, South Pyongan Province, and sentenced her to prison at…

Xin Ruoyu is detained for her religious activity. 

In or around July 2024, authorities detained Xin for developing an app that gives users access to Christian hymns and devotional…

Hao Zhiwei is imprisoned for her religious activity and leadership role. 

In July 2019, authorities detained Hao Zhiwei, pastor of Egangqiao Church, for collecting tithes and offerings…

Mary Mohammadi is forcibly disappeared for her religious belief. 

In February 2026, Iranian Ministry of Intelligence authorities disappeared Mohammadi, a Christian convert and human…

Victim NP-0076 is detained for her religious conversion and activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0076, confined her at Musan County MSS Detention Center…

Victim NP-0238 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2009, North Korean officials arrested NP-0238 after China refouled her for meeting with Christians to study Christianity.…

Victim NP-0279 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0279, a minor at the time, along with 18 other victims, for her…

Victim NP-0115 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2010, Ministry of People's Security officials imprisoned NP-0115 at Chongori Re-education Camp No. 12 for reciting the…

Victoria Brazhnik is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2025, authorities charged Brazhnik with financing "an organization designated as undesirable" (Art. 284.1 RCC) due to her…