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Mohammad bin Hassan al-Habib is imprisoned for his religious expression, leadership role, and religious freedom advocacy.
In July 2016, authorities detained al-Habib, a Shi'a cleric, as he…
Mo Xiufeng is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 2, 2017, plainclothes police officers from Lishui city, Zhejiang province, detained Mo after raiding her home…
Wang Lingjie is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, authorities detained Wang while she was at the home of another church member. Police…
Zhou Hualan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, police detained Zhou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs and activity. Police also…
Cai Ruhua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, authorities detained Cai, a member of the Church of Almighty God, in relation to her religious activities…
Wang Ruiling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and the Zizhuang Town Police…
Xu Yanping is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from the Poyang County Public Security Bureau of Shangrao city detained Xu reportedly in relation…
Dong Qihong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 16, 2013, police officers with Huai’an Public Security Bureau Huaiyin Branch detained Dong in relation to his…
Xu Zhaoling was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 9, 2014, officers from the Public Security Bureau of Wulian county, Rizhao city, Shandong province, detained Xu…
Fang Ronghua was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 30, 2015, authorities detained Fang in Fuzhou City Dongtai city, Jiangsu province, reportedly in…
Wu Binrong was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 18, 2013, officers from the Nanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau Jiangning Branch detained Wu…
Ouyang Qiuping is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In November 2018, officers from the Yining Public Security Bureau in Xinjiang arrested Ouyang reportedly in…
Li Tianhua was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 9, 2015, authorities in Wanzhou district, Chongqing municipality detained Li, a leader of the Church of…
Li Anqun was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On February 11, 2014, police arrested Li reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. She had reportedly been…
Yu Hai is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 4, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of Chengde City Public Security Bureau detained Yu in the…
Gao Shengzhi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 14, 2015, police from the Taixing Public Security Bureau detained Gao after he came out of a church gathering…
Yuan Hongfen was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 11, 2014, officers from the Fanlou Town Police Station in Feng county, Xuzhou city, arrested Yuan…
Hu Xinnü was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 27, 2016, police from the Xiqiao Town Police Station in Taixing city detained Hu reportedly in relation to her…
Wang Xiaomei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 2, 2017, officers from Fuyang district of Hangzhou city detained Wang reportedly in relation to her religious…
Wang Shan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 7, 2016, officers from the Gulou District National Security Brigade in Xuzhou and Jiuli District Police Station…
Chen Xiaoying was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 20, 2014, authorities detained Chen for allegedly organizing religious assemblies and being in possession…
Ge Xianghua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 11, 2018, police detained Ge reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. Ge was reportedly tortured while…
Gao Xiuhong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 25, 2014, police detained Gao while she was attending a religious service. Gao was reportedly tortured while…
Lu Huan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 18, 2014, police detained Lu at her home reportedly in relation to her religious belief. Lu was reportedly…
Yan Shihua was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 27, 2014, authorities detained Yan in Yaohai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, reportedly in relation to his…
Xiao Shunyuan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 24, 2017, police detained Xiao in Suzhou district, Jiuquan city, Gansu province, reportedly in relation to…
Cao Jutao is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 25, 2018, plainclothes officers from the Duchang County National Security Brigade detained Cao in relation to…
Li Gang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 19, 2017, officers from the Changji City Public Security Bureau detained Li reportedly for attending a religious…
Ali al-Nimr was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
In July 2012, authorities detained Al-Nimr, the nephew of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-…
Dawood al-Marhoun was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
On May 21, 2012, authorities arrested al-Marhoun, who was 17 years old at the time…
Abdullah al-Zaher was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
In March 2012, authorities detained al-Zaher, 15 years old at the time, for…
Elshan Mustafaoglu was imprisoned for his religious expression and activism.
On December 17, 2014, authorities arrested Mustafaoglu, a Muslim scholar and former department head at the…
Murtaja Qureiris was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
On September 20, 2014, authorities arrested Qureiris, who was 13 years old at the…
Israa al-Ghomgham is imprisoned for her religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.
In December 2015, Saudi authorities arrested al-Ghomgham, a well-known Shi'a activist, along with…
Mohammed Issam al-Faraj is imprisoned for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.
On June 29, 2017, authorities in Medina arrested al-Faraj for protesting the state's…
Jalal Labbad was imprisoned and executed for his religious identity and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On February 23, 2017, authorities arrested Labbad from his family’s home…
Razi Humbatov is imprisoned for his religious association.
In July 2021, plainclothes officers arrested Humbatov, a member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement (MUM) organization, for…
Youssef al-Manasif is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.
In April 2017, authorities arrested al-Manasif for participating in…
Abdullah al-Derazi was imprisoned and executed for his religious identity and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On August 27, 2014, Tarut Island Police arrested al-Derazi in…
Shahin Gadirov is imprisoned for his religious association.
On November 23, 2022, Azerbaijani authorities arrested Gadirov, a member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement (MUM), on his…
Wang Zhongqiu is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 4, 2021, authorities in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province detained Wang because of his religious activities with…
Aghali Yahyayev is imprisoned for his religious leadership role
On August 31, 2023, Azerbaijani authorities arrested Yahyayev, a member of the Board of Directors of the Muslim Unity Movement…