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Jang Moon Seok was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In November 2014, Seok, a deacon, was abducted and transferred from China to a prison in North Korea for his evangelism,…

Joo Gwang Ho is detained for his religious activity.

On an unspecified date, authorities in China arrested Joo Gwang Ho for his evangelism to ethnic-Chinese citizens and North Korean…

Chung Yong Cheol is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On an unspecified date, Chinese authorities arrested 77 North Koreans, including Chung Yong Cheol, for studying the Bible.

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Chang Man Sik is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2000, authorities in China arrested Chang Man Sik for his religious activities. Chang Man Sik had previously escaped…

Lee Soo Gil was executed for his religious activity.

In December 2001, authorities in China arrested Lee Soo Gil for evangelizing and helping North Korean refugees escape to South Korea. He…

Kim Jung-wook is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role.

In October 2013, North Korean authorities arrested Kim Jung-wook, a South Korean missionary, after he allegedly…

Kim Kook-kie is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2014, North Korean authorities arrested and forcibly disappeared Kim Kook-kie, a South Korean pastor who engaged…

Choi Chun-gil is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In December 2014, North Korean authorities reportedly arrested and forcibly disappeared Choi Chun-gil, a South Korean…

Victim NP-0036 is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0036 for his Christian faith and evangelism. Authorities…

Victim NP-0057 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2008, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0057 for smuggling pages of the Bible into North Korea from a…

Victim NP-0064 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On an unspecified date, Korean People's Army (KPA) and Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0064, a soldier in the…

Victim NP-0065 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2019, Ministry of People's Security officials detained NP-0065, a shamanistic practitioner, for his religious activities.…

Victim NP-0136 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0136 after he was reported for possessing a Christian pamphlet.…

Victim NP-0140 is imprisoned for his religious activity and association. 

In 2015, North Korean Ministry of State Security officials abducted Chinese resident NP-0140 from China after…

Victim NP-0150 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0150, a known public official, for being a member of an underground…

Victim NP-0237 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 1999, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0237 for smuggling Bibles into North Korea from China. 

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Victim NP-0111 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0111 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0112 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0112 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0107 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0107 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0105 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0105 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0106 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0106 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0114 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained and imprisoned NP-0114 after he was refouled from China, where he engaged in religious…

Victim NP-0113 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2000, North Korean officials detained NP-0113 after he was refouled from China, where he engaged in religious activity.…

Victim NP-0314 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2016, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0314 for his Christian activity. Authorities held him at Ryanggang…

Victim NP-0400 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0400, along with 18 other victims, for his involvement with an…

Victim NP-0059 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2000, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0059 after he was refouled from China, where he had attended a…

Victim NP-0023 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2011, Border Security Command officers arrested NP-0023 in Hyejangdong, Hyesan, Ryanggang Province, for smuggling a Bible into…

Victim NP-0029 is detained for his religious activity and association. 

In 2006, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0029, along with his family, in Unhung County,…

Victim NP-0039 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2008, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0039 for being in contact with religious persons. Authorities charged…

Victim NP-0018 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2005, authorities detained NP-0018, a child at the time, along with his family members for their religious practice. 

Victim NP-0091 is detained for his religious activity and association. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0091, a young child at the time, along with his family…

Victim NP-0089 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2008, North Korean officials arrested NP-0089, along with his family, in Kyonghung County, North Hamgyong Province, and…

Victim NP-0074 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2015, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0074 after he was refouled from China, where he had attended a…

Victim NP-0420 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2016, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0420 for engaging in religious activities. Authorities confined him…

Victim NP-0009 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2007, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0009 after he was refouled from China, where he had attended a…

Victim NP-0028 is detained for his religious activity and association. 

In 2006, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0028, along with his family, in Unhung County,…

Victim NP-0085 is detained for his religious activity and association. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0085 after he was refouled from China, where he had…

Victim NP-0103 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2001, North Korean authorities detained NP-0103 after he was refouled from China. Chinese authorities had arrested him while…

Victim NP-0118 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0118 for being a member of a religious group, sharing his religious…

Victim NP-0117 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0117 for being a member of a religious group, sharing his religious…

Victim NP-0119 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0119 for being a member of a religious group, sharing his religious…

Victim NP-0124 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2002, Ministry of People's Security officials detained NP-0124 after he was refouled from China, where he had attended a…

Victim NP-0121 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2018, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0121 and charged him with possession of a Bible. Authorities confined…

Victim NP-0143 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 2013, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0143 for possessing a Bible.

Victim NP-0245 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 1998, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0245 for distributing Bibles. Authorities confined him at Ryanggang…

Victim NP-0220 is detained for his religious activity and conversion. 

In 2009, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0220, along with his family, including a young child,…

Victim NP-0213 is detained for his religious activity. 

In 1999, North Korean authorities detained NP-0213 after he was refouled from China, where he had attended a Christian church.…