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Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee is imprisoned for her activism and criticism of state-endorsed religious interpretations.
On September 26, 2022, authorities arrested Iraee from her home in…
Zeenah Ibraheem was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On December 12, 2015, authorities arrested Ibraheem and her husband, El Zakzaky, a Shi'a Muslim cleric and leader of the…
Ju Dianhong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In late 2016 (around September), Yunnan authorities detained Ju and several colleagues. They were…
Liang Qin is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In late 2016 (around September), Yunnan authorities detained Liang and several colleagues. They were…
Mahrokh Ghanbari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In July 2019, authorities reportedly arrested Ghanbari. She was later released on bail. She was reportedly…
Fatemeh Bakhtari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In May 2017, authorities arrested Bakhtari and her husband, Zaman Fadaei, under unclear circumstances.…
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…
Sakineh Behjati is imprisoned for practicing her faith as a convert.
On May 14, 2020, authorities took Behjati, a member of the Church of Iran, into custody after being unable to pay…
Monireh Arabshahi was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Arabshahi for protesting compulsory hijab by…
Fariba Dalir was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In July 2021, authorities arrested Dalir and five other converts from Islam to Christianity, including her at the time…
Salma al-Shehab was imprisoned for her women's rights activism opposing state-imposed religious systems as well as her religious identity.
On January 15, 2021, authorities arrested al-…
Malihe Nazari was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 30, 2020, authorities arrested Nazari following raids targeting house-churches across several cities…
Tatyana Ponomaryov was disappeared for her religious beliefs and activity.
On September 21, 2022, armed men in military uniform abducted Ponomaryov and her husband, a Baptist pastor, from…
Zhou Jinxia is detained for her religious activity.
On February 20, 2022, authorities detained Zhou, a member of the Beijing Aiqi house church, as she preached in front of the…
Yang Rongli is detained for her religious activity.
On August 7, 2021, authorities in Linfen municipality, Shanxi province, detained Yang and her husband Wang Xiaoguang, who…
Anahita Khademi was detained for practicing her religion as a convert.
On January 3, 2023, authorities in Bandar Anzali reportedly arrested Khademi after summoning her. She was…
Fu Juan is detained for her religious activity.
On August 17, 2022, police arrested Fu and two other members of the unregistered house church Church of Abundance in Xi’an city,…
Hua Xiuxia was detained for her religious activity.
In August 2022, authorities in Fugong county, Nujiang, Yunnan province, reportedly detained five individuals, including Hua after…
Dong Mengru was detained for her religious activity.
In August 2022, authorities in Fugong county, Nujiang, Yunnan province, reportedly detained five individuals, including Dong…
Fatemeh Sepehri is imprisoned for criticizing state-imposed religious policies.
On September 21, 2022, security forces arrested Sepehri following the outbreak of nationwide…
Mariam Al Qisoom is imprisoned for her religious freedom advocacy.
In February 2019, authorities arrested Qisoom for her human rights advocacy on behalf of Shi'a minorities in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Nadezhda Ukhova is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In October 2023, authorities detained Ukhova, a parishioner of the banned Vozrozhenie ("Revival") Church, for her involvement…
Valeriya Yantsen is detained for her religious belief and activity.
In June 2026, authorities detained Yantsen and 4 other members of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day…
Olga Selova is detained for her religious belief and activity.
In June 2026, authorities detained Selova and 4 other members of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day Adventist…