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Mariya Troshina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 7, 2018, authorities arrested Troshina and charged her with “participating in the activities of a…
Nataliya Sorokina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 7, 2018, authorities arrested Sorokina and charged her with “participating in the activities…
Valeriy Moskalenko was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 2, 2018, authorities detained Moskalenko following a raid on his apartment.
On August…
Feliks Makhammadiyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Makhammadiyev following a raid on his home.
On June 21…
Sergey Britvin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 22, 2018, authorities detained Britvin after searing his home.
On December 25/26, 2019, Britvin…
Vadim Levchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 22, 2018, authorities arrested Levchuk. He was subsequently brought to his home to have it searched.
On…
Shamil Sultanov was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On December 9, 2018, authorities arested Sultanov following police raids on Jehovah's Witness homes. He was…
Valentin Osadchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 19, 2018, authorities arrested Osadchuk.
On April 27, 2018, Osadchuk was charged with “…
Aleksey Budenchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Budenchuk following a raid on his home.
On June 21,…
Andrey Garafetanovich Stupnikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 3, 2018, authorities detained Stupnikov at the Yemelyanovo airport in Krasnoyarsk.
On…
Dennis Christensen was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On May 25, 2017, police, including members of the Federal Security Service (FSB), arrested Christensen following a raid…
Sergey Klimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 3, 2018, authorities arrested Klimov and charged him with “organizing the activities of a public or…
Dmitriy Barmakin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 28, 2018, authorities arrested Barmakin and his wife, Yelena, after raiding the apartment they were…
Bahram Hemdemov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 14, 2015, authorities arrested Hemdemov following a raid on his home coinciding with a large worship meeting he was…
Aleksandr Akopov was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On December 12, 2018, authorities arrested Akopov and charged him with “organizing the activities of a…
Alam Aliyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 17, 2018, security officers detained Aliyev after raiding his home. Authorities accused him of holding…
Vladimir Alushkin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 15, 2018, authorities arrested Alushkin following a raid on his apartment.
On January 14…
Vladimir Atrуakhin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 6, 2019, authorities arrested Atrуakhin, a programmer, following a raid on his home. He was…
Konstantin Bazhenov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Bazhenov following a raid on his home.
On June 21, 2018, Bazhenov…
Snezhana Bazhenova was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On August 19, 2018, authorities arrested Bazhenova, an educator, after police raided her home.
On…
Aleksey Berchuk is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On January 21, 2019, authorities arrested Berchuk at a Moscow airport. The next day, he was formally charged with…
Vyacheslav Boronos was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Boronos after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …
Yevgeniy Fedin was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities detained Fedin after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in Surgut,…
Saveliy Gargalyk was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities briefly detained Gargalyk after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in…
Dmitriy Golik is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 20, 2018, authorities searched Golik's home in Blagoveshchensk. Authorities placed him on recognizance…
Ilkham Karimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 27, 2018, authorities arrested Karimov following police raids on several Jehovah's Witness homes. …
Yevgeniy Kayryak was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Kayryak after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in…
Khoren Khachikyan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 27, 2019, authorities arrested Khachikyan following a raid on his home in Ulyanovsk. …
Maksim Khalturin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 9, 2018, authorities arrested Khalturin after raising his home in Kirov. Authorities…
Artem Kim was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities briefly detained Kim after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in Surgut,…
Amanollah Balochi is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious belief and activity.
On November 19, 2015, authorities arrested Balochi, a Sunni cleric, on his way home from…
Abdolrahim Kouhi is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious belief and activity.
On November 20, 2015, authorities arrested Kouhi, a Sunni cleric, from his home. Kouhi…
Ilgar Aliyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 19/20, 2017, armed forces arrested Aliyev in Izberbash, accusing Aliyev of holding classes…
Komil Odilov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In December 2015, authorities arrested Odilov, an imam, alongside several others in cafe in Novosibirsk. …
Renat Suleimanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 2, 2017, authorities arrested Suleimanov following a raid on his home in Molodezhnoe, Crimea.…
Ruhiddin Fahriddinov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In November 2005, Kazakh authorities detained and deported Fahriddinov, a scholar and independent imam, to Uzbekistan.…
Henok Ghebru is detained for his religious belief.
In January 2005, police authorities detained Ghebru for not having a government ID after the government had stripped Jehovah's…
Werede Kiros was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On May 4, 2005, authorities detained Kiros.
On December 4, 2020, Kiros was released, following…
Yonatan Yonas is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In October 2005, Eritrean authorities arrested Yonas for his conscientious objection as a Jehovah's Witness and for…
Yosief Fessehaye is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In October 2006, Eritrean authorities arrested Fessehaye for conscientiously objecting to military service as a Jehovah's…
Samuel Ghirmay is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2009, Eritrean authorities detained Ghirmay for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a…
Teklu Gebrehiwot is detained for his religious belief.
On November 5, 2022, authorities arrested Gebrehiwot for undisclosed reasons.
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Isaias Afeworki is detained for his religious activity.
In June 2009, authorities detained Afeworki for attending a religious meeting.
Milen Isaac is detained for her religious activity.
In June 2009, authorities arrested Isaac while she was attending a religious meeting.
Faiza Seid is detained for her religious activity.
In June 2009, authorities detained Seid for attending a religious meeting.
Hagos Woldemichael was detained for his religious activity.
On April 21, 2012, authorities detained Woldemichael after he preached at a funeral.
On December 4, 2020, …
Araia Ghebremariam was detained for his religious activity.
On April 21, 2012, authorities detained Ghebremariam after he preached at a funeral.
On December 4, 2020, …
Tsegabirhan Berhe was detained for his religious activity.
On April 21, 2012, authorities detained Berhe after he preached at a funeral.
On December 4, 2020, Berhe was…
Daniel Meharizghi was detained for his religious activity.
On April 21, 2012, authorities detained Meharizghi after he preached at a funeral.
On December 4, 2020, Meharizghi…
Ghebru Berhane was detained for his religious activity.
On April 14, 2014, authorities detained Berhane for attending a religious meeting.
On December 4, 2020, Berhane was…
Tekle Gebrehiwet was detained for his religious activity.
In April 2014, authorities detained Gebrehiwet for attending a religious meeting.
In December 2020, Gebrehiwet was…
Thomas Tesfagabir is detained for his religious activity.
In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Tesfagabir for attending a religious meeting.
Mardocai Estifanos is detained for his religious activity.
In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Estifanos for attending a religious meeting.
Michael Gashazgi is detained for his religious activity.
In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Gashazgi for attending a religious meeting.
Liya Hidru was detained for her religious activity.
On April 27, 2014, authorities detained Hidru for attending a religious meeting.
On December 4, 2020, Hidru was released,…
Wintana Shewaseged is detained for her religious activity.
In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Shewaseged for attending a religious meeting.
Mikaal Taddesse was detained for her religious activity.
In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Taddesse for attending a religious meeting.
In February 2025, Taddesse was…
Emnet Woldai is detained for her religious activity.
In April 2014, authorities detained Woldai for attending a religious meeting.
Senait Berhane is detained for her religious activity.
In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Berhane for attending a religious meeting.
Bereket Habteyesus is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In May 2014, authorities detained Habteyesus for conscientiously objecting to further military service after…
Habtemariam Meraf Seyum was detained for her religious activity.
On October 25, 2015, authorities detained Meraf Seyum.
On December 4, 2020, Meraf Seyum was released,…
Yonatan Asgedom is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In September 2017, Eritrean authorities arrested Asgedom for his conscientious objection as a Jehovah's Witness.
Daniel Teka is detained for his religious activity.
In September 2017, authorities detained Teka for sharing his faith with others.
Shamil Khakimov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 26, 2019, authorities arrested Khakimov reportedly under suspicion that he was leading Khujand's Jehovah's…
Sadriddin Mulloyev is imprisoned for his religious activity and association.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Mulloyev and accused him of being a member of Tablighi Jamaat, a banned…
Bakhtiar Arefi was imprisoned for his religious association and activity.
On January 25, 2015, authorities arrested Arefi, a teacher. A month later, he was released on bail.…
Javad Karimzaei was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 8, 2019, intelligence officers reportedly arrested Karimzaei, a student at the Shorshadi religious…
Aleksey Miretskiy was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Miretskiy following a raid on his home. He was subsequently released the same…
Roman Gridasov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Gridasov following a raid on his home.
On June 14, 2018, Gridasov was…
Gennadiy German was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 12, 2018, authorities detained German following a raid on his home.
On June 14, 2018, German was…
Bolatbek Dyusenbekovich Nurgaliyev was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Nurgaliyev for participating in a WhatsApp group chat…
Ernar Samatov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On October 27, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Samatov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…
Beket Mynbasov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On October 27, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Mynbasov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam…
Bekzod Bakirov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Bakirov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate people to…
Akhmet Dzhumayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Dzhumayev after accusing him of organizing a meeting…
Islambek Kamchybekov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kamchybekov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to…
Shakir Kozhamkulov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kozhamkulov after accusing him of organizing a…
Gazybek Kubatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kubatov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Zufar Mustafin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On January 17, 2017, authorities arrested Mustafin after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Kanybek Uulu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Uulu after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Airat Usmanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On January 17, 2017, authorities arrested Usmanov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…
Azamat Abutalipov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2017, Ufa’s October District Court sentenced Abutalipov to a suspended sentence for extremism…
Ziyavdin Dapayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Dapayev for reading religious writings of theologian Said Nursi and…
Artur Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 7, 2017, the Lenin District Court in Makhachkala sentenced Kaltuyev to three years in prison for…
Sukhrab Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Kaltuyev for reading religious writings of theologian Said…
Annamurad Atdaev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In September 2016, authorities arrested Atdaev when he returned to Turkmenistan from Egypt, where he had been studying…
Sergey Filatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 15, 2018, Russian authorities in Dzhankoy, Crimea, Ukraine,…
Artem Gerasimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 20, 2019, Russian authorities in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine, temporarily…
Danis Abdarakhmanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 27, 2018, authorities arrested Abdarakhmanov after accusing him of being involved in activities…
Ural Abdrakhimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 9, 2017, authorities arrested Abdrakhimov for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…
Teimur Abdullayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Abdullayev and several others after raiding their homes in…
Rustem Abiltarov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On May 12, 2016, authorities arrested Abiltarov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.…
Zevri Abseitov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On May 12, 2016, authorities arrested Abseitov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir…
Azat Adiyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 14, 2014, authorities arrested Adiyev after raiding his home and confiscating computers and documents.…
Aidar Aidarbekov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Aidarbekov after accusing him of leading a cell of the banned…
Radik Akhmetov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Akhmetov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
Fanis Akhmetshin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Akhmetshin after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…
Muslim Aliyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 11, 2016, security forces arrested Aliyev, the head of the local Muslim community, after raiding his home in…
Danil Bagautdinov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 24, 2018, authorities arrested Bagautdinov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…