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Raúl Zamora was detained for his religious leadership role.

On or around December 29, 2023, police arrested Zamora, parish priest of Jesús de la Divina Misericordia parish of the…

Gerardo Rodríguez was detained for his religious leadership role.

On or around December 30, 2023, police arrested Rodríguez, parish priest of Purísima Concepción church in Reparto Belmonte…

Miguel Mántica was detained for his religious leadership role.

On or around December 29, 2023, police arrested Mántica, parish priest of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bolonia, Managua,…

Jader Hernández was detained for his religious leadership role.

On or around December 29, 2023, police arrested Hernández, parish priest of the Madre del Divino Pastor parish in Nejapa,…

Ismael Serrano was detained for his religious leadership role.

On December 30, 2023, police arrested Serrano, parish priest of San Miguel Arcángel, Las Brisas, under unclear circumstances…

 José Gustavo Sandino Ochoa was detained for his religious leadership role.

On December 31, 2023, police reportedly arrested Sandino, parish priest of Our Lady of Sorrows parish in…

Alester Sáenz was detained for his religious leadership role.

On December 20, 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Sáenz, a seminarian, alongside Bishop Isidro Mora after the bishop…

Tony Palacios was detained for his religious leadership role.

On December 20, 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Palacios, a seminarian, alongside Bishop Isidro Mora after the…

Ervin López is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested López, a priest from the Diocese of León. His arrest came…

Francisco Odorico Castilblanco is detained for his religious belief and religious activity.

On January 2, 2024, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Castilblanco, a seminarian from the…

Freylin Axarael Moreno Ponce was detained for his religious expression.

On June 2, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Moreno Ponce after he asked, on social media, for prayers for…

Salvador Paguaga was detained for his religious belief, activity, and association.

On October 7, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Paguaga, together with Father Yesner…

María Asunción Salgado is detained for her religious activity and association.

On October 7, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Salgado, along with Father Yesner Cipriano Pineda…

Jimmy Antonio Bonilla was imprisoned because of his religious activity.

On April 5, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Bonilla for allegedly participating in a Catholic Holy Week…

Emmanuel Gutiérrez is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On April 5, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Gutiérrez for allegedly participating in a Catholic Holy Week procession.…

Evelyn Guillén is detained for her religious expression and religious freedom advocacy

On August 5, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Guillén after she allegedly displayed a poster…

Alex Javier Gómez Bustos was detained for his religious activity and expression.

On August 5, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Bustos and Evelyn Guillén after they allegedly…

Marcos Sergio Hernández Jirón was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Jirón, a pastor with the Puerta…

Harry Lening Rios Bravo was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Bravo, a pastor with the Puerta de la…

Manuel de Jesús Ríos Flores was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Flores, a pastor with the Puerta…

José Luis Orozco Urrutia was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Urrutia, a pastor with the Puerta de…

Álvaro Daniel Escobar Cabrera was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Cabrera, a pastor with the…

Juan Carlos Chavarría Zapata was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Zapata, a pastor with the Puerta…

Juan Luis Moncada was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Moncada, a pastor with the Puerta de la…

Orvin Alexis Moncada Castellano was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Castellano, a pastor with the…

César Facundo Burgalin Miranda was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Miranda, a pastor with the…

Walner Omier Blandón Ochoa was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Ochoa, a pastor with the Puerta de…

Marisela de Fátima Mejía Ruiz was imprisoned for her religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Ruiz, a pastor with the Puerta…

Carlos Alberto Bojorge Martínez was detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

On January 1, 2024, Martínez attended mass wearing a shirt that referenced the Nicaraguan government's…

Ding Zhongfu is detained for his religious leadership role.

On November 30, 2023, law enforcement authorities in Hefei city, Anhui province, arrested Ding, an elder of the unregistered…

Maricarmen Espinosa Segura is imprisoned for her association with Puerta de la Montaña Ministry. 

In December 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Espinosa, an attorney providing…

Frutos Constantino Valle Salmerón is detained for his religious association and leadership role.

On July 26, 2024, Nicaraguan police arrested Salmerón, a priest and the administrator of…

Harvin Tórrez was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 5, 2024, the authorities arrested Tórrez, parish priest of the Santa…

Jairo Pravia Flores was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 2, 2024, the authorities arrested Flores, the parish priest of…

Marlon Velásquez Flores was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 2, 2024, the authorities arrested Flores, a priest as…

Raúl Francisco Villegas is detained for his religious association and leadership role.

On August 2, 2024, the authorities arrested Villegas, the parish priest of the Nuestra Señora de…

Silvio Josúe Romero Juárez was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 1, 2024, the authorities arrested Juárez, the…

Ulises René Vega Matamoros was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 1, 2024, the authorities arrested Matamoros, the…

Victor Salvador Godoy Morales was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 2, 2024, the authorities arrested Morales,…

Edgar Luis Sacasa Sierra was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 1, 2024, the authorities arrested Sierra, the vicar of…

Danny Garcia was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 15, 2024, authorities arrested Garcia, a priest of the San Juan Bautista…

Leonel Balmaceda was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 10, 2024, authorities arrested Balmaceda, parish priest of the Jesús…

Denis Martínez García was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role. 

On August 11, 2024, authorities arrested García, a priest and a…

Carmen María Sáenz Martínez is under house arrest for her religious affiliation.

On August 10, 2024, authorities arrested Martínez, who worked at the Diocese of Matagalpa on marriage…

Lesbia Gutiérrez is under house arrest for her religious association.

On August 10, 2024, authorities arrested Gutiérrez, the former coordinator of the Urban and Rural Financial Support…

Choi Chun-gil is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In December 2014, North Korean authorities reportedly arrested and forcibly disappeared Choi Chun-gil, a South Korean…

Salai Ayla Lone Wai is imprisoned for his religious activity, leadership, and ethnoreligious identity.

On December 28, 2021, Burmese military authorities arrested Ayla Lone Wai, an ethnic…

Mussie Ezaz is detained for his religious activity. 

In September 2007, authorities arrested Ezaz, an evangelist of 14 years and leader of the unregistered evangelical Kale Hiwot (Word…

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…

Gao Quanfu is detained for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In May 2025, authorities arrested Gao, pastor of Light of Zion Church, at his home in Xi'an and accused him of "…

Qu Hongbo is detained for his religious belief and leadership role. 

In June 2025, authorities detained Qu Hongbo, pastor of Shenyang’s Sai’erte Youth Fellowship, a church affiliated…

Jin Mingri ("Ezra Jin") is detained for his religious activity.

On October 10, 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Jin for his Christian activity and leadership role as a pastor of Zion…

Nikolay Romanyuk is imprisoned for his religious expression. 

In October 2024, Russian authorities arrested Romanyuk for preaching an anti-war…

Nguyen Manh Hung is imprisoned for his religious activity and religious freedom advocacy. 

In January 2025, Vietnamese authorities raided Hung's home, confiscated his belongings, and…

Y Thinh Nie is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In September 2024, Vietnamese authorities detained Y Thinh Nie, a Montagnard Protestant, for refusing to join the state-controlled…

Y Nuen Ayun is detained for his religious belief and association.

On October 8, 2025, Vietnamese authorities arrested Y Nuen Ayun, a leader of the unregistered Montagnard Evangelical Church…

Y Quynh Bdap is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy. 

On November 28, 2025, Thai authorities ordered Bdap, a Montagnard Christian, to be extradited to…

Ro Cham Grong is imprisoned for his religious belief and identity. 

On May 10, 2024, Vietnamese authorities arrested Grong, a Montagnard Christian and deacon at the Dega Protestant…

Y Po Mlo is imprisoned for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2024, Vietnamese authorities arrested Mlo, a Montagnard Christian and member of the…

Rudy Palacios Vargas is under house arrest for his religious leadership role and religiously based political criticism. 

On July 17, 2025, masked Nicaraguan officers arrested Palacios…

Efrén Antonio Vílchez López is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

On May 15, 2022, Nicaraguan authorities beat and detained Vílchez López, a well-known cross-…

Y Krec Bya is imprisoned for his religious association and religious freedom advocacy. 

On April 8, 2023, Vietnamese authorities arrested Y Krec Bya, a Montagnard Christian and member…

Wang Lin is detained for his religious belief and leadership role. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Wang in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, along with dozens of other Christians…

Yin Huibin is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Yin in Beihai, Guangxi, along with dozens of other Christians affiliated…

Sun Cong is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Sun in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Liu Zhenbin is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Liu in Qingdao along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with…

Liu Jiang is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Lu in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Lin Shucheng was detained for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Lin in Chengdu, Sichuan, along with dozens of other Christians…

Sun Xue was detained for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Sun in Zhengzhou along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Gao Yinjia is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Gao in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Hu Yanzi is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Hu in Jinhua along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Wei Yunfei is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Wei in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Li Shengjuan is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Li in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with…

Zhu Mingli is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Zhu in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Wu Qiuyu is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Wu in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Zhan Ge is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Zhan in Jiaxing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

An Mei is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested An in Beihai, Guangxi along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with…

Cui Xiaole is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Cui in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Wang Zhong is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Wang in Shanghai along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with…

Wang Cong is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Wang in Beijing along with dozens of other Christians affiliated with Zion…

Huang Chunzi was detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Huang in Beihai, Guangxi along with dozens of other Christians…

Yang Lijun was detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Yang in Beihai, Guangxi, along with dozens of other Christians…

Huhe Tuya was detained for her religious belief and association. 

In October 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Huhe in Beihai, Guangxi, along with dozens of other Christians affiliated…

Zhou Songlin is detained for his religious activity. 

In November 2023, Chinese authorities arrested Zhou Songlin, a pastor of the unregistered Hefei’s Ganquan Church. 

In…

Jonathan David Muir Burgos is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2026, authorities arrested 16-year-old Muir Burgos along with his father, Pastor Elier Muir Ávila, during…

Li Yingqiang is detained for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In February 2026, police authorities arrested Li, an elder at Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan…

Jia Xuewei is under house arrest for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In January or February 2026, police authorities detained Jia, Vice Deacon of Early Rain Covenant Church…

Ye Fenghua is under house arrest for his religious activity. 

In January or February 2026, police authorities detained Ye, an affiliate of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan…

Pang Yu is detained for her religious activity and association. 

In September 2025, authorities arrested Pang, the wife of Gao Quanfu, pastor of Light of Zion Church, and accused her of…

Shao Huaxan is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In June 2025, authorities detained Shao Huaxan and four others for their involvement in the banned Full Scope Church…

Wang Xiangchao is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In June 2025, authorities detained Wang Xiangchao and four others for their involvement in the banned Full Scope…

Gu Hui is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In June 2025, authorities detained Gu Hui and four others for their involvement in the banned Full Scope Church movement.…

Liu Xueyun is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In June 2025, authorities detained Liu Xiangchao and four others for their involvement in the banned Full Scope Church…

Tang Bingyi is detained for his religious belief and leadership role. 

In May 2025, police authorities detained Tang Bingyi, pastor of the unregistered Light of Zion Church in Xi’an,…

Ma Xianshi is detained for his religious activity. 

In November 2024, authorities arrested Ma, a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Wenzhou. Authorities accused him of “illegal business…

Ma Xianshi is detained for his religious activity. 

In November 2024, authorities arrested Ma, a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Wenzhou. Authorities accused him of “illegal business…

Guo Xijin is under house arrest for his religious activity and leadership role. 

Around December 2024, authorities confined Guo, an ordained priest in the unregistered Mindong Diocese…