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Gulmira Imin is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity and protesting against Uyghur treatment.

On July 14, 2009, Imin, web administrator for the Uighur-language website Salkin, was…

Jamaloddin Khanjani was detained for his religious association. 

On August 13, 2023, security forces apprehended Khanjani and his daughter Maria Khanjani and took them to Evin…

Hu Shigen was imprisoned in relation to his religious activity and religious leadership role. 

On July 10, 2015, Hu, a pro-…

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was forcibly disappeared because of his religious leadership role.

On May 17, 1995, authorities abducted then six-year old Gedhun and his family.  The…

Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee is imprisoned for her activism and criticism of state-endorsed religious interpretations. 

On September 26, 2022, authorities arrested Iraee from her home in…

Mohammad Roghangir was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.

in October 2012, authorities arrested Roghangir, a member of the Church of Iran, after authorities raided a…

Youcef Nadarkhani was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert. 

On May 13, 2016, intelligence officials in Rasht…

Sevada Aghasar was imprisoned for his religious activity and being associated with religious converts. 

In August 2013, authorities arrested Aghasar at the workplace of a friend in…

Majid Kashan was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert. 

On November 18, 2017, authorities arrested Kashan at a house-church. Kashan is believed to have been originally…

Pezhman Shahriari was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 17, 2018, authorities arrested Shahriari in Shiraz under unclear circumstances. He was reportedly denied…

Mahboub Habibi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 17, 2018, authorities arrested Habibi in Shiraz under unclear circumstances. He was reportedly denied access…

Farzad Homayouni was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 27, 2017, authorities arrested Homayouni and four others in Isfahan under unclear circumstances. He…

Adel Naimi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In July 2012, intelligence agents arrested Naimi following a raid on his home.  Authorities confiscated several…

Azita Rafizadeh was imprisoned for her religious association and for providing religious education.

In the years prior to her arrest, Rafizadeh had been questioned by…

Hassan Sarvestani Momtaz was imprisoned for his religious association and for providing religious education.

In the years prior to his arrest, Momtaz, an educator, had been questioned…

Manouchehr Rahmani was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On January 24, 2017, authorities arrested Rahmani in Isfahan under unclear circumstances. He was reportedly…

Sohrab Naghipour was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 27, 2017, authorities arrested Naghipour and four others in Isfahan under unclear circumstances. He…

Negin Ghadamian was imprisoned for her religious association and for providing religious education.

In the years prior to her arrest, Ghadamian, an educator, had been questioned by…

Shahnam Jazbani was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2012, authorities arrested Jazbani and several other Bahá’ís of Gorgan and the surrounding areas of…

Vahed Kholousi was imprisoned for his religious belief and education rights and human rights activism.

In February 2010, authorities arrested Kholousi reportedly in relation to his…

Saeed Goudarzi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Goudarzi following a violent crackdown…

Mohsen Azizi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Azizi following a violent…

Heydar Teymouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Teymouri following a violent crackdown…

Rasoul Hoveyda was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Hoveyda was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…

Jafar Ahmadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Ahmadi following a violent crackdown on…

Ardeshir Ashayeri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Ashayeri following a violent…

Mehdi Keyvanlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Keyvanlou following a violent…

Ehsan Malek Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Mohammadi was arrested following a violent crackdown…

Majid Rashidi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Rashidi following a violent crackdown on…

Ali Akbar Dadashi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Dadashi following a violent…

Salehoddin Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…

Alborz Eskandari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Eskandari following a violent…

Majid Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown on…

Mojtaba Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent…

Abbas Dehghan was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Dehghan, an administrator for the website…

Nazila Nouri was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…

Amanollah Balochi is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious belief and activity. 

On November 19, 2015, authorities arrested Balochi, a Sunni cleric, on his way home from…

Abdolrahim Kouhi is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious belief and activity. 

On November 20, 2015, authorities arrested Kouhi, a Sunni cleric, from his home. Kouhi…

Tashi Wangchuk was imprisoned for his religious and ethnic identity.

On January 27, 2016, authorities arrested Tashi, a Tibetan cultural and linguistic rights advocate, in Yushu (Kyegudo)…

Ma Guoxia was detained for her religious activity.

On April 17, 2019, authorities arrested Ma reportedly for her practice of Falun Gong. They reportedly searched her home the day before.…

Gong Hua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Gong and several others for their Falun Gong activities.

In January 2019, the…

Sun Ping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Sun and several others for their Falun Gong activities.

In January 2019, the…

Wang Mingquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2017, authorities arrested Wang from his home. Police reportedly confiscated Falun Gong materials and…

Deng Chuangjiu was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In October 2017, authorities arrested Deng from his workplace after accusing him of using WeChat to disseminate…

Zhu Ya is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, public security officials from Huangpi district, Wuhan municipality, Hubei province, detained Zhu in…

Mo Xiufeng is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 2, 2017, plainclothes police officers from Lishui city, Zhejiang province, detained Mo after raiding her home…

Wu Lin is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 21, 2017, police from Lishui, Zhejiang province, arrested Wu reportedly in relation to her religious leadership role,…

Bao Shuguang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On June 1, 2017, public security officials from Zaozhuang municipality, Shandong province, detained Bao, a church leader,…

Jiang Xingmei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Jiang, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious…

Chen Hong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Chen, a church leader, after accusing her organizing religious meetings,…

Bai Lanxiang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Bai, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious…

Gu Liya is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Gu, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious meetings…

Wang Lingjie is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2017, authorities detained Wang while she was at the home of another church member.  Police…

Zhou Hualan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2017, police detained Zhou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs and activity. Police also…

Cai Ruhua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2017, authorities detained Cai, a member of the Church of Almighty God, in relation to her religious activities…

Zhu Jinlian is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On September 30, 2017, police from Pingyuan dounty, Shandong province, detained Zhu reportedly in relation to her religious…

Wang Jinzhi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, officers from the Changji City Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly in relation to her…

Wang Huaixiang was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, authorities detained Wang in Bengbu city while he was at a church gathering, filming church…

Guo Eryan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police detained Guo and other members of the Church of Almighty God reportedly in relation to their…

Du Xiaoqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police detained Du alongside several others while they were gathered together and…

Yan Weihua was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police detained Yan reportedly in relation to her hosting of church members, supporting them, and…

Yue Yumei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police arrested Yue reportedly in relation to her hosting church members to film church…

Teng Chengqin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, Bengbu police officers detained Teng reportedly in relation to her hosting of church members and…

Wang Zongming was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 29, 2016, authorities detained Wang in Bengbu city while he was at a church gathering, filming church…

He Zhexun is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 11, 2009, police arrested He in Xuchang city, Henan province reportedly in relation to his religious leadership…

Ma Chunlan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and Zizhuang Town Police Station…

Yang Meiyun is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 2, 2017, officers from the Keshan Branch of the Quzhou Public Security Bureau detained Yang while she was boarding…

Wang Ruiling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and the Zizhuang Town Police…

Xu Yanping is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On June 29, 2018, officers from the Poyang County Public Security Bureau of Shangrao city detained Xu reportedly in relation…

Wang Jiezhi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On September 12, 2018, officers from the Chengbei Police Station in Poyang county detained Wang reportedly in relation to…

Liu Junhua is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Liu while he was writing…

Wu Baozhen is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Wu while he was writing scrips for…

Yao Shuzhi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 24, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch…

Naser Navard Goltapeh is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In February 2025, authorities detained Goltapeh and other Christians without charge and sent him to Evin Prison. …

Wang Guimei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On October 31, 2014, police in Jiaozhou city, Shandong province, detained Wang after authorities accused her of being a…

Zeng Lingying is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On September 23, 2016, authorities criminally detained Yuan reportedly in relation to her religious work, organizing of…

Dong Qihong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2013, police officers with Huai’an Public Security Bureau Huaiyin Branch detained Dong in relation to his…

Kou Zijuan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On June 25, 2013, authorities detained Kou from her home in Gaoqiao town, Yinzhou district, Ningbo city,…

Jiang Ruirui was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 25, 2014, authorities detained Jiang, a leader of the Church of Almighty God, reportedly while she was attending a…

Li Wanbi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On May 17, 2017, authorities in Wanzhou District of Chongqing City detained Li reportedly in relation to her…

Wang Huanhuan was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 16, 2014, police from Ningguo City, Anhui Province, detained Wang reportedly in relation to her religious…

Jiang Xuelian was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 16, 2014, police in Ningguo city, Anhui province, detained Jiang reportedly in relation to her organizing of…

Gong Xingqi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2016, the police in Weifang city, Shandong province detained Gong reportedly in relation to his religious…

Zheng Shihong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2016, the police in Weifang city, Shandong province, detained Zheng reportedly in relation to her…

Yang Xia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2016, the police in Weifang city, Shandong province, detained Yang reportedly in relation to her religious…

Ren Guixia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On February 18, 2015, police detained Ren at her home reportedly in relation to her religious leadership role, organizing of…

Luo Yanping was imprisoned for her religious activity.

On December 11, 2012, officers from the Tonglu County Public Security Bureau in Zhejiang province detained Luo reportedly for…

Xu Zhaoling was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 9, 2014, officers from the Public Security Bureau of Wulian county, Rizhao city, Shandong province, detained Xu…

Farhad Fahandezh was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2012, intelligence officials arrested Fahandezh and several other Bahá’ís of Gorgan and the…

Payman Koushk-Baghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for providing religious education.

On February 28, 2016, authorities arrested Koushk-Baghi reportedly without…

Ju Dianhong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In late 2016 (around September), Yunnan authorities detained Ju and several colleagues.  They were…

Liang Qin is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

In late 2016 (around September), Yunnan authorities detained Liang and several colleagues.  They were…

Fang Ronghua was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 30, 2015, authorities detained Fang in Fuzhou City Dongtai city, Jiangsu province, reportedly in…

Sun Xia was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On November 5, 2013, authorities detained Sun in Yaohai district, Hefei city, Anhui province, reportedly in relation…

Yan Fenglin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On November 5, 2013, authorities detained Yan in Yaohai district, Hefei city, Anhui province, reportedly in relation to her…

Li Huaxian was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 23, 2014, authorities in Jinxiang county arrested Li reportedly while she was preaching in Mengdian…

Li Naiyang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On June 25, 2014, officers from the Wulian County Public Security Bureau in Shandong province arrested Li reportedly in…

Wu Binrong was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 18, 2013, officers from the Nanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau Jiangning Branch detained Wu reportedly…

Feng Yimei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In July 2014, authorities arrested Feng reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs, attending of religious meetings,…

Geng Hongmei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On August 1, 2015, officers from the the Taixing City Public Security Bureau in Jiangsu province detained Geng reportedly…