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Ashin Sobitha is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.

On February 1, 2021, military forces detained Sobitha, a monk known for opposing religious nationalism in Burma.…

Shwe Nya War was detained in relation to his religious freedom advocacy.

On February 1, 2021, military forces detained War, a monk, following the military’s overthrow of the…

Hkalam Samson was imprisoned for his religious activity and religious leadership role. 

On December 4, 2022, authorities arrested Samson, a pastor and advisor to the Kachin…

Thian Lian Sang is imprisoned for his religious leadership role.

In September 2021, authorities arrested Sang, a Chin Baptist pastor, amid a wave of detentions by the Burmese Army of…

Salai Ayla Lone Wai is imprisoned for his religious activity, leadership, and ethnoreligious identity.

On December 28, 2021, Burmese military authorities arrested Ayla Lone Wai, an ethnic…

Wazir Khan is detained for his religious freedom advocacy. 

On February 24, 2025, Afghan authorities arrested Khan in his residence for his education rights advocacy, which conflicts…

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…

Moin Yeganeh is detained for his religious activity. 

In April 2026, authorities arrested Yeganeh and threatened to deport him over his religious activities. His detention came amid…