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Salai Ayla Lone Wai is imprisoned for his religious activity, leadership, and ethnoreligious identity.

On December 28, 2021, Burmese military authorities arrested Ayla Lone Wai, an ethnic…

Mussie Ezaz is detained for his religious activity. 

In September 2007, authorities arrested Ezaz, an evangelist of 14 years and leader of the unregistered evangelical Kale Hiwot (Word…

Pavel Shreider is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In November 2024, armed National Security Committee officials arrested Shreider at his home in Bishkek. Shreider is a respected…

Gao Quanfu is detained for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In May 2025, authorities arrested Gao, pastor of Light of Zion Church, at his home in Xi'an and accused him of "…

Qu Hongbo is detained for his religious belief and leadership role. 

In June 2025, authorities detained Qu Hongbo, pastor of Shenyang’s Sai’erte Youth Fellowship, a church affiliated…

Jin Mingri ("Ezra Jin") is detained for his religious activity.

On October 10, 2025, Chinese authorities arrested Jin for his Christian activity and leadership role as a pastor of Zion…

Nikolay Romanyuk is imprisoned for his religious expression. 

In October 2024, Russian authorities arrested Romanyuk for preaching an anti-war…