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Ashraf Fayadh was imprisoned for apostasy.

In August 2013, authorities arrested Fayadh, a Palestinian poet and artist living in Saudi Arabia, following an altercation with a man in …

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…

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…

Junaid Hafeez is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In March 2013, authorities arrested Hafeez, a lecturer…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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.…

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…

Aishanjiang Kari is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Kari, a textile trader, amid mass detentions of largely Muslim ethnic minorities in…

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-…

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…

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…

Dong Jinping was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In July 2019, authorities arrested Dong for handing out Falun Gong-related materials.

In April 2020, the Wangjiang…

Wu Jianming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 14, 2018, authorities arrested Wu for allegedly sharing information about Falun Gong and charged him with…

Wang Ziming is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Wang, a Falun Gong practitioner, for allegedly defacing a Chine Communist Party…

Gao Hongwei was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Gao reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

In December 2019…

Shang Zhaoxiang was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In November 2018, authorities arrested Shang reportedly in relation to his practice of Falun Gong.

In December 2019, the…

Yang Huanping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In October 2019, authorities arrested Yang for possessing currency with Falun Gong information printed on it.

In…

Mu Min is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On April 17, 2019, public security officers from the Qiaocheng District Public Security Bureau in Bozhou municipality, Anhui…

Mu Pengjuan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On April 17, 2019, public security officers from the Qiaocheng District Public Security Bureau in Bozhou municipality,…

Mu Xia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On April 17, 2019, public security officers from the Qiaocheng District Public Security Bureau in Bozhou municipality, Anhui…

Mu Lifang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On April 17, 2019, public security officers from the Qiaocheng District Public Security Bureau in Bozhou municipality, Anhui…

Jiang Jianmei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On April 17, 2019, public security officers from the Qiaocheng District Public Security Bureau in Bozhou Municipality,…

Wei Zaiqiang was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In December 2016, authorities arrested Wei after accusing him of leaving messages about Falun Gong in public areas. Police…

Shi Peiling was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Shi from her home after accusing her of passing out Falun Gong-related materials.

In May…

Huang Zhongmei was imprisoned for her religious activity.

In July 2019, authorities arrested Huang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police later searched her home and…

Huang Xiangling was imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In November 2018, authorities arrested Huang after accusing her of covering up posters criticizing Falun Gong.

In…

Zhou Qin is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

In September 2019, authorities arrested Qin reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong.

In April 2021…

Adil Tuniyaz is detained for translating religious texts and for his ethnoreligious identity. 

On or around December 25, 2017, …

Hemdulla Abdurahman is detained for his ethnoreligious identity. 

In January 2019, authorities detained Abdurahman, a retired linguist who previously worked at the Xinjiang Uyghur…

Murtiza Memet is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

On an unspecified date believed to have been in 2018, authorities detained Memet for reportedly sending “illegal…

Adil Mijit was detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In November 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mijit, a comedian, and sent him to a reeducation…

Abdughappar Abdurusul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity. 

In July 2018, authorities in Ghulja (Yining) city, Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture,…

Perhat Tursun is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In early 2018, Tursun, a writer and poet, disappeared. There are reports that he was detained by Xinjiang Uyghur…

Ablikim Memtimin is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Memtimin reportedly in relation to either his travel to Turkey or his memorization of the Qur'an…

Abdujelil Hajim is detained for his religious belief, activity, and ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained several Uyghur…

Abdurehim Heyit is detained for his religious expression and ethnoreligious identity.

In April 2017, public security authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained…

Qadir Rehim is imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In April 2017, authorities in Kashgar city, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…

Munewwer Rehim is imprisoned for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.

In April 2017, authorities in Kashgar city, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR…

Hebibulla Tohti is imprisoned for his religious scholarship and ethnoreligious identity.

In March 2017, security personnel in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…

Buzeynep Abdureshit is imprisoned for her study abroad and ethnoreligious identity.

On March 29, 2017, public security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…

Yalqun Rozi is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity. 

In late 2016, authorities in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Rozi, a literary…

Turnisa Metomur is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity. 

In September 2016, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Metomur after…

Qurbanjan Turdibaqi is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity. 

In January 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Turdibaqi after…

Shir'eli Perhat is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In March 2017, public security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained…

Mehmut Memet is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities in Uchturpan (Wushi) county, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Memet for…

Sadir Eli is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity.

In June 2018, authorities detained Eli under unclear circumstances. Eli's arrest came amid mass detentions of ethnic, mostly Muslim…

Rejepniyaz Hebibulla is detained for his ethnoreligious identity and religiously oriented business. 

In late 2017 or early 2018, authorities detained Hebibulla and sent him to an…

Nurmemet Memetimin is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious activity. 

In May 2018, authorities detained Memetimin and sent him to an internment camp reportedly in…

Qurbanjan Abdusemet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religiously oriented business activity. 

In 2009, authorities detained Abdusemet and his brother reportedly for…

Merdan Seyitahun is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Seyitakhun,…

Seydehmet Awut was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Awut, reportedly for…

Erkin Emet was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Emet, reportedly for teaching…

Abdujelil Abdughopur was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including …

Abdulitip Ablimit was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.

On June 5, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Ablimit,…