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Saeed Goudarzi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Goudarzi following a violent crackdown…
Mohsen Azizi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Azizi following a violent…
Heydar Teymouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Teymouri following a violent crackdown…
Rasoul Hoveyda was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, Hoveyda was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…
Jafar Ahmadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Ahmadi following a violent crackdown on…
Ardeshir Ashayeri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Ashayeri following a violent…
Mehdi Keyvanlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Keyvanlou following a violent…
Ehsan Malek Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, Mohammadi was arrested following a violent crackdown…
Majid Rashidi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Rashidi following a violent crackdown on…
Ali Akbar Dadashi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Dadashi following a violent…
Salehoddin Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…
Alborz Eskandari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Eskandari following a violent…
Majid Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown on…
Mojtaba Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent…
Abbas Dehghan was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Dehghan, an administrator for the website…
Wang Huaixiang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, authorities detained Wang in Bengbu city while he was at a church gathering, filming church…
He Zhexun is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 11, 2009, police arrested He in Xuchang city, Henan province reportedly in relation to his religious leadership…
Liu Junhua is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Liu while he was writing…
Wu Baozhen is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Wu while he was writing scrips for…
Yao Shuzhi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch…
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…
Gong Xingqi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 17, 2016, the police in Weifang city, Shandong province detained Gong reportedly in relation to his religious…
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…
Wu Jikun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 21, 2012, authorities in Anhui province detained Wu reportedly in relation to his preaching activities and…
Zhou Xiangyun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 17, 2013, police in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, detained Zhou reportedly in relation to his printing of…
Hu Weijun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 17, 2013, police in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, detained Hu reportedly in relation to his printing of…
Zhang Jie was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In late 2012, police arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to his religious leadership role for 30 churches and…
Sekhavat Salimi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Salimi following a violent…
Reza Sigarchi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, Sigarchi was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…
Hesam Moeini was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moeini following a violent crackdown on…
Ali Reza Lak was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Lak following a violent crackdown on…
Reza Yavari Motlagh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Motlagh following a violent…
Amir Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…
Javad Khomeis Abadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abadi following a violent crackdown…
Saeed Soltanpour is detained for his religious association and activity.
In November 2022, authorities arrested Soltanpour for the second time. His arrest came amid a crackdown on…
Babak Taghian was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Taghian following a violent…
Morteza Kangarlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Kangarlou following a violent…
Babak Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…
Saeed Dourandish was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Dourandish following a violent…
Ahmad Iranikhah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Iranikhah following a violent…
Mohammad Reza Darvishi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Darvishi following a violent…
Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moghaddam following a…
Mostafa Abdi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abdi following a violent crackdown on…
Reza Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari following a violent crackdown on…
Kasra Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri, a reporter for the…
Sina Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari, a news director for the…
Dai Ling’en is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 2, 2017, authorities arrested Dai in relation to his religious beliefs and alleged religious leadership role.…
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…
Mehran Asgharzadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Asgharzadeh following a violent…
Mohammad Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent…
Mohammad Hassan Shah Reza was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Reza following a…
Kianoush Abbaszadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abbaszadeh following a violent…
Meng Qingmin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 12, 2014, officers from the Sima Town Police Station of Jinxiang county, Jining city, Shandong province,…
Zhao Haibin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 17, 2017, officers from the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau of Jincheng detained Zhao reportedly in relation…
Liu Jishui was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 30, 2017, officers from the Liuhe District Branch of Nanjing Public Security Bureau, Jiangsu province, arrested…
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…
Yu Jianwu 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…
Tao Qidong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 14, 2018, officers from the Yongxiu County Public Security Bureau detained Tao while at a worship gathering…
Li Fasheng is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 14, 2019, officers from the Dongxiang District Public Security Bureau in Fuzhou city, Jiangxi province,…
Chen Ziquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 14, 2019, police from the Dongxiang District Public Security Bureau in Fuzhou city, Jiangxi province, detained…
Mostafa Mir Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Mohammadi following a violent…
Farnam Farhang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Farhang following a violent crackdown on…
Akbar Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent crackdown…
Hossein Arang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Arang following a violent crackdown on…
Abdollah Esmaili was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Esmaili following a violent…
Mehdi Mahdavifar was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Mahdavifar following a violent…
Behrouz Sadeghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Sadeghi was arrested following a…
Mehdi Izadpanah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Izadpanah following a violent crackdown…
Vahid Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent crackdown…
Saeed Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent…
Ali Reza Azadravesh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Azadravesh following a violent…
Bashir Riahi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Riahi following a violent crackdown…
Behnoud Pourrostami was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Pourrostami following a violent…
Saeed Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent crackdown…
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…
Wang Jian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 27, 2018, officers from the Kuitun Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly in relation to his religious…
Yin Yaoquan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 21, 2015, authorities detained Yin reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs.
On February 23,…
Hu Mingfa is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 13, 2014, officers from the Lingyang Police Station of the Public Security Bureau in Qingyang county detained Hu…
Bao Guangming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 8, 2014, authorities arrested Bao while attending a meeting at the home of another Christian.
On…
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 Shugang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 11, 2017, officers from the Haidian District detained Xiao reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs…
Yin Puhui is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 28, 2018, officers from the National Security Division of the Public Security Bureau in Changsha city…
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…
Ma Zaojian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Ma reportedly…
Shao Xingfu is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Shao reportedly in…
Zhang Lulu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 19, 2015, officers from the Shushan Branch of the Hefei City Public Security Bureau arrested Zhang…
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…
Guo Shilei was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 5, 2017, officers from Jilin City Public Security Bureau detained Guo reportedly in relation to his…
Tao Yanyu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 5, 2017, officers from the Jilin City Public Security Bureau detained Tao reportedly in relation to his…
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is imprisoned for his religious expression.
In March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi Tijaniyyah Order, for allegedly…
Yang Caiyong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 9, 2018, police arrested Yang after raiding a house in Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, where Yang and…
Feng Wenran is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 19, 2018, authorities detained Feng in Nanyang city, Henan province.
On October 28, 2018, Feng…
Sheikh Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara is imprisoned for blasphemy.
In July 2021, authorities arrested Kabara, a cleric, and charged him with blasphemy and incitement for his allegedly “defamatory…
Abdulazeez Inyass is imprisoned for blasphemy.
In May 2015, Nigerian authorities arrested Inyass for allegedly saying that Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the founder of the Tijaniya order to…
Mohammad Chegini is detained for his religious association.
On August 24, 2022, authorities arrested Mohammad Chegini in Kerman under unclear circumstances.
Hamid Gharehassanlou is imprisoned on religiously oriented charges for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On November 4, 2022, authorities in Karaj arrested Gharehassanlou,…
Morsen Afrouz was imprisoned for protesting religious freedom conditions and in relation to his religious association.
In November 2022, authorities in Firuzkooh reportedly detained …
Abdul Rashid Dawoodi is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In September 2022, police in Jammu and Kashmir arrested Dawoodi, a Sufi cleric and founder of the Tehreek-e-…
Arash Moradi is imprisoned on religiously-based charges for his social activism.
In October 2023, Iranian security forces arrested Moradi, a Gonabadi Sufi and social activist, at his…