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Abune Antonios was placed under house arrest and died in state custody for resisting state-interference in church affairs.
On January 20, 2006, authorities notified Antonios, patriarch of…
Sevada Aghasar was imprisoned for his religious activity and being associated with religious converts.
In August 2013, authorities arrested Aghasar at the workplace of a friend in…
Do Thi Hong was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On February 14, 2012, authorities arrested Hong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…
Doan Dinh Nam was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 6, 2012, authorities arrested Nam, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…
Doan Van Cu is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 10, 2012, authorities arrested Cu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…
Le Duc Dong was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Dong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…
Le Duy Loc is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 15, 2012, authorities arrested Loc, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…
Le Phuc was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Phuc, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and charged him with “abusing…
Le Trong Cu is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Cu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with…
Luong Nhat Quang is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In March 2012, authorities arrested Quang, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…
Nguyen Dinh is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 23, 2012, authorities arrested Dinh, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…
Nguyen Ky Lac is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 6, 2012, authorities arrested Lac, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…
Nguyen Thai Binh is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 23, 2012, authorities arrested Binh, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…
Phan Thanh Tuong was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In late February/early March 2012, authorities arrested Tuong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and…
Phan Thanh Y was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 23, 2012, authorities arrested Y, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…
Phan Van Thu was imprisoned and died in state custody for his religious activity.
On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Thu, the founder of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious…
Ta Khu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 6, 2012, authorities arrested Khu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with…
Tran Phi Dung was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 10, 2012, authorities arrested Dung, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and charged him with “…
Tran Quan is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 10, 2012, authorities arrested Quan, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…
Tu Thien Luong is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 23, 2012, authorities arrested Luong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…
Vo Ngoc Cu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 6, 2012, authorities arrested Cu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and charged him with “…
Vo Thanh Le is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Le, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with…
Vo Tiet is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Tiet, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…
Vuong Tan Son is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 10, 2012, authorities arrested Son, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly…
Patrick George Zaki was imprisoned for his expression about his religious identity.
On February 7, 2020, authorities arrested Zaki, a graduate student and human rights researcher, at…
Ramy Kamel was detained for his civil rights work and religious freedom advocacy.
On November 23, 2019, security forces arrested Kamel, a human rights activist and founder of the…
Marco Girgis is imprisoned for blasphemy.
On June 14, 2021, authorities arrested Girgis for having pictures on his phone deemed to be offensive to Islam. During interrogation, he was…
Mounir Samir Mounir was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Mounir and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…
Raymond Mamdouh William was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested William and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…
Jayid Saad Zekry was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Zekry and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…
Milad Mahrous Tawfik was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Tawfik and several other Copts a week after they had…
Abanoub Magdy Semaan was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Semaan and several other Copts a week after they had…
Girgis Samir Girgis was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Girgis and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…
Shenouda Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had…
Mina Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…
Milad Reda Tawfik Ayyad was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Ayyad and several other Copts a week after they…
Le Tung Van is under house arrest for his religious activity.
On January 4, 2022, authorities searched the THIÊN AM BÊN BỜ VŨ TRỤ (TABBVT) Buddhist Monastery (also known as Tinh That Bong…
Le Thanh Hoan Nguyen was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On January 4, 2022, authorities searched the THIÊN AM BÊN BỜ VŨ TRỤ (TABBVT) Buddhist Monastery (also known as…
Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen is imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On January 4, 2022, authorities searched the THIÊN AM BÊN BỜ VŨ TRỤ (TABBVT) Buddhist Monastery (also known as…
Cao Thi Cuc was imprisoned for her religious activity and expression.
On May 12, 2022, authorities arrested Cao Thi Cuc, a member of the THIÊN AM BÊN BỜ VŨ TRỤ (TABBVT) Buddhist Monastery (…
Le Thanh Nhi Nguyen is imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On May 27, 2022, authorities arrested Nguyen, a member of the THIÊN AM BÊN BỜ VŨ TRỤ (TABBVT) Buddhist…
Ioann Kurmoyarov was imprisoned for his religious beliefs.
On June 7, 2022, authorities arrested Kurmoyarov, a hieromonk, after he posted several videos on his YouTube channel outlining…
Hani Gibran was detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
On June 4, 2022, police arrested Gibran after he posted about the targeting of the Coptic Christian community on…
Gratia Pello was imprisoned for his religious expression.
In December 2022, authorities in Surabaya, East Java, reportedly arrested Pello, a professor at a Christian theological school…
Mikhail Simonov is imprisoned for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine with religious language.
On November 9, 2022, authorities in Moscow arrested Simonov over two social media posts he…
Khrystofor Khrimli was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On September 18, 2023, Russian authorities in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine detained …
Andriy Chuy was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On September 18, 2023, Russian authorities in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine detained Chuy, a priest of…
Kostiantyn Maksimov is imprisoned for his religious belief.
On May 16, 2023, Russian forces in Russian-occupied Chongar, Ukraine, detained Maksimov, a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Danh Minh Quang is imprisoned for religious freedom advocacy.
On or around July 31, 2023, Vietnamese authorities in Soc Trang province arrested Dahn Minh Quang and charged him with “…
Thach Cuong is imprisoned for his human rights advocacy for religious communities.
On or around July 31, 2023, Vietnamese authorities in Tra Vinh province arrested Thach Cuong…
To Hoang Chuong is imprisoned for his human rights advocacy for religious communities.
On or around July 31, 2023, Vietnamese authorities in Tra Vinh province arrested To Hoang Chuong…
Wu Aping is detained for her religious activity.
In July 2022, authorities in Xuanwu district, Nanjing municipality, Jiangsu province, detained Wu after raiding Xuanzang Temple. The…
Eduard Sharlot is detained for blasphemy.
On November 22, 2023, authorities detained Sharlot, a musician, at Pulkovo Airport and placed him under administrative arrest. Sharlot's…
Fitsum-Berhan Gebrenegus is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In November 2004, Eritrean police authorities arrested Gebrenegus, an Eritrean Orthodox priest at the…
Gebremedhin Gebregergis is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In November 2004, Eritrean police authorities arrested Gebregergis, a theologian and Eritrean…
Tekleab Mengisteab is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In November 2004, Eritrean police authorities arrested Mengisteab, an Eritrean Orthodox priest at the Mekane…
Ilya Vasilyev is detained for his religiously based political activity.
In June 2024, Russian authorities arrested Ilya Vasilyev for opposing the war in Ukraine on religious grounds…
Yan Xiaojing is imprisoned for her religious activity and association.
In May 2024, Chinese authorities arrested Yan and placed her under house arrest for her affiliation with Create…
Liu Rongxi is imprisoned for her religious activity and association.
In May 2024, Chinese authorities arrested Liu and placed her under house arrest for her affiliation with Create…
Zhang Dazhun is imprisoned for her religious activity and association.
In May 2024, Chinese authorities arrested Zhang and placed her under house arrest for her affiliation with Create…
Pei Xiaoling is imprisoned for her religious activity and association.
In May 2024, Chinese authorities arrested Pei and placed her under house arrest for her affiliation with Create…
Liu Hongyan is imprisoned for her religious activity and association.
In May 2024, Chinese authorities arrested Liu and placed her under house arrest for her affiliation with Create…
Qu Yancui is imprisoned for her religious activity and association.
In May 2024, Chinese authorities arrested Qu and placed her under house arrest for her affiliation with Create…
Lu Ying is imprisoned for her religious activity and association.
In April 2024, Chinese authorities arrested Lu and placed her under house arrest for her affiliation with Create…
Yu Ping is imprisoned for her religious activity and association.
In May 2024, Chinese authorities arrested Yu and placed her under house arrest for her affiliation with Create…
Yakov Vorontsov is detained for his religious expression and leadership role.
In February 2026, authorities arrested Vorontsov, a priest of an unregistered Orthodox church, during a…