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

In February 2018, authorities arrested Gheysari following a…

Mubarak Bala was imprisoned for exercising his freedom of belief.

On April 28, 2020, Kaduna State police arrested Bala, president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, from…

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…

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…

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…

Maged Zakaria Abdel Rahman is detained for his religious activity. 

In September 2025, Egyptian authorities arrested Rahman for expressing his religious beliefs on social media.

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…