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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…
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…
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…
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-…
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…