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Gholamreza Keyvanmanesh is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.

On June 26, 2022, authorities arrested Keyvanmanesh and three others in Neyshabur as they gathered…

Reza Radmanesh is detained for practicing their religion as a convert.

On July 17, 2022, security forces arrested four Christians, including Radmanesh, in Neyshabur City…

Homayoun Zhaveh was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.

In June 2019, authorities arrested Zhaveh and his wife, Sara Ahmadi, as they were on vacation with some…

Sara Ahmadi was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.

In June 2019, authorities arrested Ahmadi and her husband, ​​​​​​Homayoun Zhaveh, as they were on vacation with…

Mohammad Golbaz is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.

On July 30, 2022, authorities arrested Golbaz at his motorcycle repair shop reportedly after raiding his parents' home…

Hakop Gochumyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 15, 2023, authorities in Pardis arrested Gochumyan while he and his family were having dinner at a friend's…

Mojdeh Falahi is detained for her religious belief. 
In September 2024, Iranian security authorities arrested Falahi, a Christian convert, in Shiraz. Falahi reportedly went to the Shiraz…

Narges Nasri was detained for her religious conversion.

In November 2024, Iranian intelligence authorities detained Nasri after raiding her Tehran home, during which they confiscated…

Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Morteza for distributing "illegal" Christian books and…

Abolfazl Ahmadzadeh-Khajani is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Ahmadzadeh-Khajani and pressured him to renounce his…

Mehran Shamloui is imprisoned for his religious activity and conversion. 

In 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Shamloui for participating in a house church. 

In December…

Zahra Gholami is imprisoned for her religious conversion and activity. 

In December 2023, several dozen Iranian intelligence agents raided Gholami's house church in Shahriar and…

Hossein Mohammadi is imprisoned for his religious conversion and activity. 

In December 2023, 30 Iranian intelligence agents raided Mohammadi's house church in Shahriar and arrested him…

Teymur Hosseini is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In December 2023, Iranian authorities arrested Hosseini after raiding his home and workplace. 

In February 2024,…

Aida Najaflou is imprisoned for her religious conversion and activity. 

In February 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Aida, a Christian convert, along with four other Christians for…

Abbas Soori is imprisoned for his religious activity and conversion. 

In November 2024, Iranian intelligence authorities arrested Abbas Soori while raiding his home, confiscating Bibles…

Mahmoud Mardani is imprisoned for his religious conversion and activity. 

In December 2021, plainclothes intelligence agents arrested Mardani, a Christian convert from Islam, and his…

Mansour Mardani is imprisoned for his religious conversion and activity.

In December 2021, plainclothes intelligence agents arrested Mardani, a Christian convert from Islam, and his brother…

Parvin Ghadiani is detained for her religious conversion and activity. 

In January 2024, Iranian security forces arrested Ghadiani, a Christian convert from Islam, for "proselytizing…

Amir-Ali Minaei is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In December 2023, Iranian officials arrested Minaei for his involvement with a Christian house church. 

In March…

Victim NP-0005 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0005 for having contact with a religious person and saying the word "…

Victim NP-0022 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0022 in Nampo, South Pyongan Province, and sentenced her to prison at…

Victim NP-0036 is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0036 for his Christian faith and evangelism. Authorities…

Victim NP-0057 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2008, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0057 for smuggling pages of the Bible into North Korea from a…

Victim NP-0064 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On an unspecified date, Korean People's Army (KPA) and Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0064, a soldier in the…

Mary Mohammadi is forcibly disappeared for her religious belief. 

In February 2026, Iranian Ministry of Intelligence authorities disappeared Mohammadi, a Christian convert and human…

Victim NP-0238 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2009, North Korean officials arrested NP-0238 after China refouled her for meeting with Christians to study Christianity.…

Victim NP-0136 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0136 after he was reported for possessing a Christian pamphlet.…

Victim NP-0140 is imprisoned for his religious activity and association. 

In 2015, North Korean Ministry of State Security officials abducted Chinese resident NP-0140 from China after…

Victim NP-0150 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0150, a known public official, for being a member of an underground…

Victim NP-0237 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 1999, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0237 for smuggling Bibles into North Korea from China. 

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Victim NP-0279 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0279, a minor at the time, along with 18 other victims, for her…

Victim NP-0076 is detained for her religious conversion and activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0076, confined her at Musan County MSS Detention Center…

Victim NP-0111 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0111 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0112 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0112 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0107 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0107 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0105 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0105 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0106 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0106 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0114 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained and imprisoned NP-0114 after he was refouled from China, where he engaged in religious…

Victim NP-0113 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2000, North Korean officials detained NP-0113 after he was refouled from China, where he engaged in religious activity.…

Victim NP-0115 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2010, Ministry of People's Security officials imprisoned NP-0115 at Chongori Re-education Camp No. 12 for reciting the…

Victim NP-0314 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2016, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0314 for his Christian activity. Authorities held him at Ryanggang…

Victim NP-0374 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0374, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled…

Victim NP-0375 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0375, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled…

Victim NP-0378 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0378, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0376 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0376, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0379 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0379, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0377 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0377, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0383 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0383, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0380 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0380, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0381 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0381, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0382 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0382, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0384 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0384, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0385 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0385, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0386 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0386, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0387 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0387, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0388 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0388, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0389 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0389, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0390 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0390, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0391 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0391, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0393 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0393, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0394 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0394, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0395 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0395, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0396 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0396, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0397 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0397, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0398 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0398, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0399 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0399, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0392 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0392, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled from…

Victim NP-0401 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0401, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0400 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0400, along with 18 other victims, for his involvement with an…

Victim NP-0402 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0402, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0407 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0407, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0403 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0403, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0404 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0404, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0405 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0405, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0406 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0406, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0408 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0408, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0409 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0409, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0410 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0410, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0416 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0416, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0411 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0411, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0412 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0412, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0414 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0414, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0415 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0415, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0417 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0417, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an…

Victim NP-0413 is detained for her religious activity.

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0413, along with 18 other victims, for her involvement with an underground…

Victim NP-0044 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2008, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0044 for attending an underground Christian church and trying to escape…

Victim NP-0059 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2000, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0059 after he was refouled from China, where he had attended a…

Victim NP-0023 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2011, Border Security Command officers arrested NP-0023 in Hyejangdong, Hyesan, Ryanggang Province, for smuggling a Bible into…

Victim NP-0030 is detained for her religious activity and association. 

In 2006, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0030, along with her family, in Unhung County,…

Victim NP-0029 is detained for his religious activity and association. 

In 2006, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0029, along with his family, in Unhung County,…

Victim NP-0039 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2008, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0039 for being in contact with religious persons. Authorities charged…

Victim NP-0018 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2005, authorities detained NP-0018, a child at the time, along with his family members for their religious practice. 

Victim NP-0098 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2002, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0098 after she was refouled from China, where she had interacted with…

Victim NP-0097 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2002, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0097 after she was refouled from China, where she had interacted with…

Victim NP-0091 is detained for his religious activity and association. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0091, a young child at the time, along with his family…

Victim NP-0089 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2008, North Korean officials arrested NP-0089, along with his family, in Kyonghung County, North Hamgyong Province, and…

Victim NP-0074 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2015, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0074 after he was refouled from China, where he had attended a…

Victim NP-0420 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2016, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0420 for engaging in religious activities. Authorities confined him…

Victim NP-0009 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2007, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0009 after he was refouled from China, where he had attended a…