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Efrén Antonio Vílchez López is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

On May 15, 2022, Nicaraguan authorities beat and detained Vílchez López, a well-known cross-…

Ratu Thalisa is imprisoned for their religious expression. 

On October 8, 2025, Indonesian authorities arrested Thalisa for making comments about Jesus's appearance deemed derogatory by…

Ibrahim Gailani is detained for his religious belief and leadership. 

On September 5, 2025, the Taliban’s Ministry of the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice announced it had…

Abdul Alim Khamoosh is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious expression. 

In 2025, Afghan authorities arrested Khamosh, a teacher in Paktika, for allegedly telling…

Y Krec Bya is imprisoned for his religious association and religious freedom advocacy. 

On April 8, 2023, Vietnamese authorities arrested Y Krec Bya, a Montagnard Christian and member…

Anvar Aliyev is under house arrest for his religious expression. 

On July 14, 2025, Uzbek officers arrested Anvar Aliyev for discussing his Shi'a faith in a Telegram group chat. …

Sherif Gaber is detained for his online expression about religion.

In November 2025, Egyptian authorities arrested Gaber, a well-known atheist and online proponent of secularism, amid larger…

Amir Shehzad is detained for his religious expression. 

In November 2024, four plainclothes officers from the Cyber Crime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency in Pakistan detained…

Navid Tashakor is detained for his religious identity. 

On December 13, 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Tashakor, a Baha'i citizen, and charged him with “propaganda against the state…

Fadi Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Al-Nahhas is detained for his religious association.

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Nahhas along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…