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Leah Sharibu is in EPC captivity for refusing to renounce her faith.
On February 19, 2018, the Islamic State - West Africa Province (…
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.
In…
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 belief and activity.
On October 8, 2013, North Korean authorities arrested Kim Jung-wook, a South Korean missionary, after he allegedly entered…
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…
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…
Victim NP-0005 is detained for her religious activity.
In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0005 for having contact with a religious person and saying the word "…
Victim NP-0022 is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0022 in Nampo, South Pyongan Province, and sentenced her to prison at…
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-0066 is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In 2019, Ministry of People's Security officials detained NP-0066, a shamanistic practitioner, for her religious activities.…
Victim NP-0076 is detained for her religious conversion and activity.
In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0076, confined her at Musan County MSS Detention Center…
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-0238 is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In 2009, North Korean officials arrested NP-0238 after China refouled her for meeting with Christians to study Christianity.…
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-0279 is detained for her religious activity.
In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0279, a minor at the time, along with 18 other victims, for her…
Victim NP-0304 is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In 2019, Ministry of People's Security officials arrested NP-0304 for practicing shamanism and forced her into confession at a…
Victim NP-0149 is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In 2018, North Korean officials arrested NP-0149 for engaging in shamanistic practices and confined her in Sinuiju City MPS…
Victim NP-0115 is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In 2010, Ministry of People's Security officials imprisoned NP-0115 at Chongori Re-education Camp No. 12 for reciting the…
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-0374 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association.
In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0374 after they were refouled by China for associating with an…