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Serhiy Karpenko was disappeared for his religious leadership role.

On December 12, 2022, Russian soldiers detained Karpenko, pastor of the Vefil (Bethel) Protestant Church in Berdyansk,…

Khaled Al-Rashed is imprisoned for his religious expression and association.

In the mid 2000s, authorities arrested Al-Rashed, a reformist cleric. According to Alkarama, Al-Rashed was…

Abdul Majeed Al-Arkani is imprisoned for his religious expression and activity.

In 2020, authorities arrested Al-Arkani, an imam, for communicating with prominent Turkish figure Yasin…

Bohdan Geleta is detained for his religious leadership role.

In November 2022, Russian forces in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia oblast, Ukraine, reportedly abducted Geleta, a priest and employee…

Ivan Levitsky is detained for his religious leadership role.

In November 2022, Russian forces in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia oblast, Ukraine, reportedly abducted hieromonk Levitsky, rector of…

Mykhailo Britsyn was detained for his religious leadership role.

In September 2022, Russian military detained Britsyn, a pastor, in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Ukraine, during a religious…

Valentin Zhuravlov was disappeared for his religious leadership role.

On June 18, 2022, Russian armed forces detained Zhuravlev, a Protestant pastor, in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Ukraine…

Artur Kozhevnikov was disappeared in relation to his religious leadership role.

On April 9, 2022, Russian military forces detained Kozhevnikov, the chairman of the Council of the German…

Mykhailo Reznikov was disappeared in relation to his religious leadership role.

On March 9, 2022, Russian military forces detained Reznikov, a Baptist pastor, in Russian-occupied Mariupol…

Tatyana Ponomaryov was disappeared for her religious beliefs and activity.

On September 21, 2022, armed men in military uniform abducted Ponomaryov and her husband, a Baptist pastor, from…