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Raif Badawi was imprisoned for his religious freedom advoacy, expression about religion, and for criticizing religious authorities.
In June 2012, authorities arrested Badawi, a…
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.…
Ahmad al-Shamri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2014, authorities arrested al-Shamri, accused him of using social media to insult or renounce Islam, and charged him…
Ma Guoxia was detained for her religious activity.
On April 17, 2019, authorities arrested Ma reportedly for her practice of Falun Gong. They reportedly searched her home the day before.…
Gong Hua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Gong and several others for their Falun Gong activities.
In January 2019, the…
Sun Ping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Sun and several others for their Falun Gong activities.
In January 2019, the…
Wang Mingquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In October 2017, authorities arrested Wang from his home. Police reportedly confiscated Falun Gong materials and…
Deng Chuangjiu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In October 2017, authorities arrested Deng from his workplace after accusing him of using WeChat to disseminate…
Zhu Ya is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In April 2017, public security officials from Huangpi district, Wuhan municipality, Hubei province, detained Zhu in…
Abdul Waheed is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In March 2017, security services detained Waheed and held him incommunicado after he was accused of uploading "…
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…
Li Xiaochun was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Li after catching him handing out Falun-Gong-related materials.
In…
Zeng Yinlang was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Zeng as she was distributing Falun Gong-related materials in Susong…
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…
Gulshan Abbas is imprisoned in relation to her ethnoreligious identity.
On September 11, 2018, authorities in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) forcibly…
Sina Dehghan is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On October 21, 2015, authorities arrested Dehghan, who was 19-year-old at the time, after he…
Mohammad Nouri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In or around October 2015, authorities reportedly arrested Nouri after accusing him of posting anti-Islamic content…
Soheil Arabi was detained in relation to nationwide protests against mandatory religious veiling.
On January 2, 2023, authorities in Tehran arrested Arabi from his home under unclear…
Xu Xiujuan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In June 2017, authorities arrested Xu in relation to her Falun Gong activity. It is reported that she was tortured while in…
Li Yuanyou was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In September 2018, authorities arrested Li for distributing Falun Gong-related materials.
In December 2019, Li was reportedly…
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…
Deng Cuiping was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On July 24, 2016, officers from the Public Security Bureau in Chengjiang County detained Deng and four others for distributing Falun…
Ma Zhenyu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On September 19, 2017, authorities arrested Ma after he sent mail to government leaders about Falun Gong persecution.
On…
Zhang Aili was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In November 2018, authorities arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. She was held at the…
Yao Guofu was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
On December 5, 2015, plainclothes police officers detained Yao and his wife, Liang Xin, from their home in Nanyang…
Liang Xin was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
On December 5, 2015, plainclothes police officers detained Liang and her husband, Yao Guofu, from their home in Nanyang…
Zhao Jiyuan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Zhao reportedly in relation to his Falun Gong activities. Police searched his home…
Wang Hongyu was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Wang for talking to people about Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home, confiscating…
Zhou Shuxian was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Zhou for distributing Falun Gong materials. It is reported that Zhou was beaten…
Fu Deju was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Fu for distributing Falun Gong-related materials. Police reportedly confiscated cash from her…
Li Yuehu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On July 11, 2019, authorities arrested Li after police found Falun Gong-related materials on him.
In December 2019, Li was…
Zhou Yuzhen was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Zhou in Jinzhou city after being accusing her of distributing Falun Gong materials. …
He Wen was under house arrest for expressing views about her religion.
In July 2018, He was arrested after shouting religious views while at Tiananmen Square. Police reportedly…
Wang Yingxia was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In August 2018, authorities arrested Wang for distributing Falun Gong-related materials. She was charged with "…
Feng Peirong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In December 2018, authorities arrested Feng, a teacher, after being accusing her of promoting Falun Gong in her classroom…
Li Guo was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In May 2018, authorities arrested Li while he was allegedly distributing out Falun Gong-related materials. Police reportedly…
Han Ling was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In May 2019, authorities arrested Han for distributing Falun Gong-related materials.
In December 2019, the…
Deng Huizhong was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In May 2019, authorities arrested Deng after she talked to people about Falun Gong.
In December 2019, Deng was…
Kuang Zhihua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In September 2017, authorities arrested Kuang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.
In the summer…
Zheng Yixiu is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In September 2017, authorities arrested Zheng alongside a colleague reportedly in relation to their Falun Gong activities.…
Liu Yongying was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On April 3, 2018, authorities arrested Liuin relation to her Falun Gong activities. Police confiscated electronics from her…
Wen Yan was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On April 3, 2018, authorities arrested Wen while she was hanging Falun Gong-related banners.
In late 2019, Wen…
Xia Mingjin was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On April 3, 2018, authorities arrested Xia while hanging Falun Gong-related banners. She was reportedly mistreated while…
Gao Yinhua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 16, 2018, police in Nanchang County, Nanchang Municipality, Jiangxi Province, detained Gao and five other…
Chen Wen is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 16, 2018, police in Nanchang County, Nanchang Municipality, Jiangxi Province, detained Chen and five other…
Cao Genxiu is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 16, 2018, police in Nanchang County, Nanchang Municipality, Jiangxi Province, detained Cao and five other…
Chen Yulian is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On April 16, 2018, police in Nanchang County, Nanchang Municipality, Jiangxi Province, detained Chen and five other…
Yan Jinhua was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In April 2018, authorities arrested Yan for hanging up banners about Falun Gong. She was reportedly mistreated while detained at…
Liu Taoying was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2018, authorities arrested Liu from her home reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched…
Li Guiying was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In October 2016, authorities arrested Li in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home…
Li Guihua was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In October 2016, authorities arrested Li in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home…
Ma Xiurong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In December 2020, authorities arrested Ma from her home reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. …
Zhu Tonggui is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 23, 2018, authorities arrested Zhu Tonggui and his brother from their rental property in Linyi City. It is…
Jin Bainiu was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Jin from her home reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.
On an…
Li Lanxiu was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Li reportedly in relation to her Falun Gong activities.
On an unspecified date, Li was…
Lu Houfen was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In December 2017, authorities arrested Lu for practicing Falun Gong.
On an unspecified day in 2019, Lu was…
Bai Lijun was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On February 11, 2019, authorities arrested Bai and another individuals reportedly in relation to their Falun Gong…
Wang Fengjuan was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On February 11, 2019, authorities arrested Wang and another individuals reportedly in relation to their Falun Gong activity.…
Gao Jianling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In December 2017, authorities arrested Gao reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.
In December…
Zeng Jiageng is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Zeng after accusing her of using her cell phone to spread information about Falun Gong…
Shang Qin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In April 2020, authorities arrested Shang in relation to her Falun Gong activity.
In November 2020, the…
Gao Yuming is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2020, authorities arrested Gao reportedly in relation to her Falun Gong activities.
In late April 2020,…
Jiang Liyu was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In May 2017, authorities arrested Jiang for putting up flyers about Falun Gong.
In July 2018, the Shijingshan District…
Zhang Ming was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from Kuandian Country Domestic Security Division arrested Zhang and a colleague for having Falun Gong-…
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…
Liu Xifang was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In June 2019, authorities arrested Liu from her mother's home in Huimin county, Shandong province, after accusing her of handing…
Yu Shourong was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In June 2019, authorities arrested Yu for talking to people about Falun Gong in public and distributing Falun Gong-related…
Shi Qiaoyun was placed under house arrest for her religious activity.
In May 2019, authorities reportedly detained Shi after accusing her of distributing Falun Gong-related materials…
Li Changxing was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In April 2017, authorities arrested Li after he removed posters criticizing Falun Gong.
In September 2018, the Haizhu Court…
Xu Shikai was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Xu reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.
In April 2020, the Huili…
Yang Chuanhou was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Yang and several of his colleagues after accusing them of talking to people…
Wang Fang was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Wang and several of her colleagues after accusing them of talking to people about Falun…
Bai Xia was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Bai and several of her colleagues after accusing them of talking to people about Falun…
Wang Fuhua was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Wang and several of her colleagues after accusing them of talking to people about Falun…
Zhao Tingting was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 3, 2018, authorities arrested Zhao and several of her colleagues after accusing them of talking to people about Falun…
Liu Wenhuan was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In August 2019, authorities arrested Liu for talking with people about Falun Gong.
On an unspecified date, Liu was later…
Guo Yuanjun was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In May 2019, authorities arrested Guo and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.
In October…
Huang Bohui was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In May 2019, authorities arrested Huang and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.
In October…
Wan Mengrong was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In May 2019, authorities arrested Wan and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.
In…
Lu Shangrong was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In May 2019, authorities arrested Lu and several others reportedly in relation to their practice of Falun Gong.
In October…