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Nikita Zhuravel is imprisoned for blasphemy.

On May 20, 2023, authorities in the Volgograd region arrested 19-year-old Zhuravel after he allegedly posted a video online of himself burning…

He Binggang is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On October 9, 2021, authorities in Changning district, Shanghai municipality, arrested He in relation to his Falun Gong activities. He…

Shahboz Makhmudov is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including Makhmudov, for their…

Farrukh Makhkamov is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including Makhkamov, for their…

Bakhrom Khamroev is imprisoned for his human rights work for religious communities and his alleged religious expression.

On February 24, 2022, authorities arrested Khamroev, a human rights…

Vadim Bektemirov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On July 7, 2020, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Bektemirov among others after searching their…

Sonam Gyatso was imprisoned for his adherence to a religious figure.

On April 3, 2021, authorities in Aba (Ngaba) county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (T&QAP), Sichuan,…

Raim Ayvazov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On April 17, 2019, authorities detained Ayvazov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, at a border crossing…

Aleksandr Gabyshev is detained for his religious expression, belief, and activity. 

On January 27, 2021, authorities arrested Gabyshev and sent him to a psychiatric hospital after Gabyshev…

Wang Xinmin is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On June 10, 2021, police arrested Wang in relation to his Falun Gong activity. Police reportedly beat him.

On October 29, 2021…