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Ma Simin is detained for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In October 2024, authorities detained Ma Simin, an imam and former principal of an Arabic-language school, in…

Konchog Choedrag is detained for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In December 2024, authorities in Sangchu county, Gansu province detained Konchog, a Tibetan monk and leader…

Palchung is detained for his religious activity. 

In or around July 2025, authorities in Sichuan province arrested Palchung, a Tibetan musician, along with two others after they…

Lobsang Samten is detained for his religious activity. 

In September 2024, authorities detained Lobsang Samten, a monk at Ngaba’s Kirti Monastery, for allegedly contacting someone…

Behzad Basiri is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In spring 2026, agents of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp arrested Basiri…

Behzad Yazdani is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In spring 2026, intelligence authorities arrested Yazdani along with his wife and another Baha'i family in their…

Samten Gyatso is disappeared for his religious belief and activity. In early 2025, authorities detained Gyatso, a monk at Chukha-Ma Monastery in Amdo. Authorities held him incommunicado and…

Bereket Araya is detained for his religious activity. 

In September 2024, authorities detained Araya and 23 other Jehovah's Witnesses, including minors, during a peaceful religious…

Amanuel Araya is detained for his religious activity.

In September 2024, authorities detained Araya and 23 other Jehovah's Witnesses, including minors, during a peaceful religious meeting at…

Keseteberhan Negusse is detained for his religious belief. 

In February 2024, authorities detained Negusse after learning he was a Jehovah's Witness. Negusse, a landlord, had attempted…