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Saeed Goudarzi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Goudarzi following a violent crackdown…

Mohsen Azizi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Azizi following a violent…

Heydar Teymouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Teymouri following a violent crackdown…

Rasoul Hoveyda was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Hoveyda was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…

Jafar Ahmadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Ahmadi following a violent crackdown on…

Ardeshir Ashayeri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Ashayeri following a violent…

Mehdi Keyvanlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Keyvanlou following a violent…

Ehsan Malek Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Mohammadi was arrested following a violent crackdown…

Majid Rashidi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Rashidi following a violent crackdown on…

Ali Akbar Dadashi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Dadashi following a violent…

Salehoddin Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…

Alborz Eskandari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Eskandari following a violent…

Majid Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown on…

Mojtaba Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent…

Nazila Nouri was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…

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.…

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…

Sekhavat Salimi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Salimi following a violent…

Reza Sigarchi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Sigarchi was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…

Hesam Moeini was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moeini following a violent crackdown on…

Ali Reza Lak was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Lak following a violent crackdown on…

Reza Yavari Motlagh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Motlagh following a violent…

Amir Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…

Saeed Soltanpour is detained for his religious association and activity.

In November 2022, authorities arrested Soltanpour for the second time. His arrest came amid a crackdown on…

Babak Taghian was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Taghian following a violent…

Morteza Kangarlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Kangarlou following a violent…

Babak Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…

Saeed Dourandish was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Dourandish following a violent…

Ahmad Iranikhah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Iranikhah following a violent…

Mohammad Reza Darvishi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Darvishi following a violent…

Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moghaddam following a…

Mostafa Abdi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Abdi following a violent crackdown on…

Reza Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari following a violent crackdown on…

Kasra Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri, a reporter for the…

Sina Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari, a news director for the…

Mehran Asgharzadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Asgharzadeh following a violent…

Shokoufeh Yadollahi Farsi was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Farsi following a…

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…

Mohammad Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent…

Mohammad Hassan Shah Reza was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Reza following a…

Mostafa Mir Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Mohammadi following a violent…

Farnam Farhang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Farhang following a violent crackdown on…

Akbar Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent crackdown…

Hossein Arang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Arang following a violent crackdown on…

Abdollah Esmaili was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Esmaili following a violent…

Mehdi Mahdavifar was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Mahdavifar following a violent…

Behrouz Sadeghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Sadeghi was arrested following a…

Mehdi Izadpanah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Izadpanah following a violent crackdown…

Vahid Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent crackdown…

Saeed Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent…

Ali Reza Azadravesh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Azadravesh following a violent…

Bashir Riahi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Riahi following a violent crackdown…

Behnoud Pourrostami was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Pourrostami following a violent…

Saeed Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent crackdown…

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…

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…

Annamurad Atdaev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In September 2016, authorities arrested Atdaev when he returned to Turkmenistan from Egypt, where he had been studying…

Maruf Gul is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Gul, a Sunni Muslim, after he discussed religious…

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is imprisoned for his religious expression. 

In March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi Tijaniyyah Order, for allegedly…

Danis Abdarakhmanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 27, 2018, authorities arrested Abdarakhmanov after accusing him of being involved in activities…

Ural Abdrakhimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 9, 2017, authorities arrested Abdrakhimov for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Rustem Abiltarov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On May 12, 2016, authorities arrested Abiltarov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.…

Zevri Abseitov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On May 12, 2016, authorities arrested Abseitov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Azat Adiyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 14, 2014, authorities arrested Adiyev after raiding his home and confiscating computers and documents.…

Aidar Aidarbekov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Aidarbekov after accusing him of leading a cell of the banned…

Radik Akhmetov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Akhmetov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Fanis Akhmetshin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Akhmetshin after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…

Muslim Aliyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On February 11, 2016, security forces arrested Aliyev, the head of the local Muslim community, after raiding his home in…

Danil Bagautdinov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On April 24, 2018, authorities arrested Bagautdinov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Ilshat Battalov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In March 2016, authorities arrested Battalov after being accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…

Inver Bekirov imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On February 11, 2016, authorities arrested Bekirov, a construction worker and guard, following a raid on his home. Bekirov…

Sobirdzhon Burkhoddini is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 6, 2016, authorities arrested Burkhoddini after accusing him of being a member of the banned…

Vadim Davletbayev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 19, 2017, authorities arrested Davletbayev for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Ruzim Davletshin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 14, 2014, authorities arrested Davletshin after raiding his home and confiscating computers and documents.…

Sergei Derzhipilsky is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested Derzhipilsky after accusing him of being a member of the banned…

Marat Dindarov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 22, 2016, authorities arrested Dindarov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Emil Dzhemadenov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Dzhemadenov and several others after raiding their…

Arsen Dzhepparov was imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On April 18, 2016, authorities arrested Dzhepparov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Danis Faizrakhmanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Faizrakhmanov after accusing him of being a member of the banned…

Ruslan Fatkullin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 27, 2018, authorities arrested Fatkullin after accusing him of being involved in activities of the…

Rafael Fattakhov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Fattakhov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Ruslan Fattakhov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Fattakhov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…

Aramis Fazylov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 4, 2015, authorities placed Fazylov under house arrest after accusing him of being a member of the…

Ruslan Gabidullin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…