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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…
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…
Aleksandr Gabyshev is detained for his religious expression, belief, and activity.
On January 27, 2021, authorities arrested Gabyshev and sent him to a psychiatric hospital after…
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…