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Bolatbek Dyusenbekovich Nurgaliyev was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Nurgaliyev for participating in a WhatsApp group chat…

Ernar Samatov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Samatov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…

Beket Mynbasov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Mynbasov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam…

Patrick George Zaki was imprisoned for his expression about his religious identity.

On February 7, 2020, authorities arrested Zaki, a graduate student and human rights researcher, at…

Anas Hassan was imprisoned for his alleged atheistic activity.

In August 2019, authorities arrested Hassan for allegedly running the Facebook page, "The Egyptian Atheists," and charged him…

Ramy Kamel was detained for his civil rights work and religious freedom advocacy.

On November 23, 2019, security forces arrested Kamel, a human rights activist and founder of the…

Reda Abdel Rahman was detained for his religious belief.

On August 22, 2020, security forces arrested Abdel Rahman, a teacher and َQur'anist blogger, alongside several relatives. A few…

Nazim Abdrakhmanov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Abdrakhmanov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam…

Samat Adilov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Adilov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.

On…

Zhasulan Iskakov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Iskakov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…

Esim Suleimenov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Suleimenov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…

Azamat Umbetaliyev was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Umbetaliyev for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about…

Zhuldyzbek Taurbekov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Taurbekov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about…

Dilmurat Sultanmuratovich Makhamatov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On December 19, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Makhamatov after reportedly forcing…

Galymzhan Abilkairov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On April 23, 2018, authorities arrested Abilkairov reportedly following an investigation into sermons he…

Abdukhalil Abduzhabbarov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On February 18, 2017, Kazakh authorities arrested Abduzhabbarov, an imam, after extraditing him from Saudi…

Nariman Seytzhanov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On January 15, 2017, authorities arrested Seytzhanov reportedly over a meeting he had in a coffeeshop in…

Marco Girgis is imprisoned for blasphemy.

On June 14, 2021, authorities arrested Girgis for having pictures on his phone deemed to be offensive to Islam. During interrogation, he was…

Mounir Samir Mounir was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Mounir and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Raymond Mamdouh William was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested William and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Jayid Saad Zekry was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Zekry and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Milad Mahrous Tawfik was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Tawfik and several other Copts a week after they had…

Abanoub Magdy Semaan was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Semaan and several other Copts a week after they had…

Girgis Samir Girgis was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Girgis and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Shenouda Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had…

Mina Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Milad Reda Tawfik Ayyad was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Ayyad and several other Copts a week after they…

Dadash Mazhenov was imprisoned for posting online religious content.

On April 23, 2018, authorities arrested Mazhenov in relation to posts he made online containing religious sermons in 2015…

Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo was detained for his religious conversion.

On December 15, 2021, authorities arrested Abdo, a Yemeni refugee, from his Cairo home. Abdo's arrest followed his…

Anatoli Zernichenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 15, 2021, authorities in Arys arrested Zernichenko for posting religious texts on Instagram and…

Hani Gibran was detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On June 4, 2022, police arrested Gibran after he posted about the targeting of the Coptic Christian community on…

Ahmed Mohamed was detained for blasphemy.

On May 9, 2022, security officials arrested Mohamed at his home in a village in the Fayoum Governorate. He reportedly remained forcibly disappeared…

Daniil Smal was detained for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.

On May 17, 2023, conscription authorities summoned Smal to the district conscription office of Rudny,…

Asadullo Madraimov is imprisoned for his criticism of religious freedom violations. 

In October 2023, Kyrgyz authorities arrested Madraimov for participating in a video that protested…

Mamirzhan Tashmatov was imprisoned for his criticism of religious freedom violations. 

On October 18, 2023, Kyrgyz authorities arrested Madraimov for participating in a video that…

Pavel Shreider was imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role.

In November 2024, armed National Security Committee officials arrested Shreider, a pastor of the banned True and…

Said Abdelrazek is detained for his religious conversion and activity.

After converting from Islam to Christianity in 2018, Abdelrazek was subject to various legal, social, and civil…

Maged Zakaria Abdel Rahman is detained for his religious activity. 

In September 2025, Egyptian authorities arrested Rahman for expressing his religious beliefs on social media.

Dr. Augustin Samaan is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In October 2025, Egyptian authorities arrested Samaan, a Christian apologist, and charged him with "contempt of Islam" for…

Sherif Gaber is detained for his online expression about religion.

In November 2025, Egyptian authorities arrested Gaber, a well-known atheist and online proponent of secularism, amid larger…

Fadi Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Al-Nahhas is detained for his religious association.

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Nahhas along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Al-Sharnouby is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Sharnouby along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Hussein Mohammed Hassan Al-Tenawi is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Tenawi along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion of…

Mahmoud Abdelmagid Abdelmagid Moaz is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Moaz along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Al-Sayed Othman Mohamad Ghali is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Nahhas along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Moatamed along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and…

Hamdy Abd El-Azeem El-Sayed Abdallah is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdallah along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Ali Ahmad Mahmoud Shahat is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Shahat along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace…

Mohammed Adel Mohammed Salah Al-Deeb is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Deeb along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Mohammed Ahmed Ali Abdel-Hameed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdel-Hameed along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Ali Al-Hadari (Ali Salah Ali Salah) is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Al-Hadari along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Othman Al-Gohary Othman Othman is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Othman along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi Religion of…

Mohammed Eissa Rashad Abdelraheem is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained Abdelraheem along with over a dozen members of the Ahmadi…

Omar Mahmoud Abdelmaguid Mohamed is detained for his religious association. 

In March 2025, Egyptian authorities detained  Mohamed along with other members of the Ahmadi Religion…

Yakov Vorontsov is detained for his religious expression and leadership role. 

In February 2026, authorities arrested Vorontsov, a priest of an unregistered Orthodox church, during a…

Bekzat Maksutkhan is detained for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Maksutkhan and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Kuandyk Koszhanov is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Koszhanov and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Margulan Nurdangazy is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurdangazy and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Yerkinbek Nurakyn is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurakyn and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Batylbek Baikazy is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Baikazy and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest…

Bakytzhan Shugyl is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Shugyl and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest…

Yerbol Nurlybaev is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurlybaev and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…

Tursynbek Kabi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Kabi and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest of a…

Yevgeny Zhuravsky is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2026, authorties detained Zhuravsky and 4 other members of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day…

Valeriya Yantsen is detained for her religious belief and activity. 

In June 2026, authorities detained Yantsen and 4 other members of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day…

Sergey Kozlov is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2026,  authorities detained Kozlov and 4 other members of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day…

Igor Kozlov is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2026,  authorities detained Kozlov and 4 other members of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day…

Olga Selova is detained for her religious belief and activity. 

In June 2026, authorities detained Selova and 4 other members of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day Adventist…