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Majid Kashan was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On November 18, 2017, authorities arrested Kashan at a house-church. Kashan is believed to have been originally…
Shahnam Jazbani was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 17, 2012, authorities arrested Jazbani and several other Bahá’ís of Gorgan and the surrounding areas of…
Hamid Kamal Mohammad bin Haydara was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 3, 2013, authorities linked to the Houthi-run National Security Bureau arrested…
A Dao was imprisoned for his religious activity and religious freedom advocacy.
On August 18, 2016, authorities arrested Dao, the pastor of the Montagnard Evangelical Church of Christ…
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…
Y Pum Bya is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 10, 2018, Vietnamese authorities arrested Y Pum Bya, a church leader, after accusing him of spreading false…
Y Min Ksor is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In April 2018, authorities arrested Ksor, a member of the unregistered Good News Missionary Church, during a police raid on a house…
Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo was imprisoned in relation to his religious leadership role.
On July 11, 2021, Rosales Fajardo, pastor and leader of the Monte de Sion Independent Church in…
Gao Zhisheng remains forcibly disappeared for his work defending human rights and religious minorities.
On August 13, 2017, Gao, a human rights lawyer, was forcibly disappeared from his…
Dinh Yum is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In 2013, authorities arrested Yum, a house church leader, after accusing him of spreading Degar Protestantism, a…
Mahvash Sabet is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 31, 2022, security forces arrested Sabet in Tehran after raiding her home. Security forces allegedly…
Pavel Shreider was imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role.
In November 2024, armed National Security Committee officials arrested Shreider, a pastor of the banned True and…
Peyvand Naimi is detained for his religious identity and association.
In January 2026, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps authorities arrested Naimi and held him incommunicado.…
Borna Naimi is detained for his religious identity and association.
In March 2026, Iranian authorities arrested Naimi, held him incommunicado, and accused him of murdering government…