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Isaias Afeworki is detained for his religious activity.

In June 2009, authorities detained Afeworki for attending a religious meeting.

Milen Isaac is detained for her religious activity.

In June 2009, authorities arrested Isaac while she was attending a religious meeting.

Faiza Seid is detained for her religious activity.

In June 2009, authorities detained Seid for attending a religious meeting.

Hagos Woldemichael was detained for his religious activity.

On April 21, 2012, authorities detained Woldemichael after he preached at a funeral.

On December 4, 2020, …

Araia Ghebremariam was detained for his religious activity.

On April 21, 2012, authorities detained Ghebremariam after he preached at a funeral.

On December 4, 2020, …

Tsegabirhan Berhe was detained for his religious activity.

On April 21, 2012, authorities detained Berhe after he preached at a funeral.

On December 4, 2020, Berhe was…

Daniel Meharizghi was detained for his religious activity.

On April 21, 2012, authorities detained Meharizghi after he preached at a funeral.

On December 4, 2020, Meharizghi…

Yosief Tesfamariam was detained for his religious beliefs.

In May 2012, authorities arrested Tesfamariam for conscientiously objecting to performing compulsory military service.…

Ghebru Berhane was detained for his religious activity.

On April 14, 2014, authorities detained Berhane for attending a religious meeting.

On December 4, 2020, Berhane was…

Tekle Gebrehiwet was detained for his religious activity.

In April 2014, authorities detained Gebrehiwet for attending a religious meeting.

In December 2020, Gebrehiwet was…

Thomas Tesfagabir is detained for his religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Tesfagabir for attending a religious meeting.

Mardocai Estifanos is detained for his religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Estifanos for attending a religious meeting.

Michael Gashazgi is detained for his religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Gashazgi for attending a religious meeting.

Liya Hidru was detained for her religious activity.

On April 27, 2014, authorities detained Hidru for attending a religious meeting.

On December 4, 2020, Hidru was released,…

Wintana Shewaseged is detained for her religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Shewaseged for attending a religious meeting.

Mikaal Taddesse was detained for her religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Taddesse for attending a religious meeting.

In February 2025, Taddesse was…

Emnet Woldai is detained for her religious activity.

In April 2014, authorities detained Woldai for attending a religious meeting. 

Senait Berhane is detained for her religious activity.

In April 2014, Eritrean authorities detained Berhane for attending a religious meeting.

Bereket Habteyesus is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In May 2014, authorities detained Habteyesus for conscientiously objecting to further military service after…

Habtemariam Meraf Seyum was detained for her religious activity.

On October 25, 2015, authorities detained Meraf Seyum.

On December 4, 2020, Meraf Seyum was released,…

Samuol Dawit is detained for her religious belief and activity.

In March 2023, authorities detained Dawit for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a Jehovah's…

Yonatan Asgedom is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In September 2017, Eritrean authorities arrested Asgedom for his conscientious objection as a Jehovah's Witness.

Daniel Teka is detained for his religious activity.

In September 2017, authorities detained Teka for sharing his faith with others.

Stan Swamy was detained and died in state custody for his civil society work helping religious communities.

On October 8, 2020, the National Investigation Agency arrested Swamy, a Jesuit…

Ermias Asgedom is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In July 2008, authorities arrested Asgedom for refusing to sign a document renouncing his faith.

Khurram Parvez is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In November 2021, authorities arrested Parvez, a Muslim human rights advocate in Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority state.…

Siddique Kappan was detained on for his religious identity and for reporting on religious freedom conditions. 

On October 5, 2020, authorities arrested…

Umar Khalid is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Khalid, a student activist, for leading peaceful protests opposing the religiously…

Khalid Saifi is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In February 2020, authorities arrested Saifi, founder of the United Against Hate organization, for leading peaceful protests…

Meeran Haider was detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

On April 1, 2020, authorities arrested Haider, a Muslim student activist, after accusing him of inciting communal violence…

Sharjeel Imam is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In January 2020, authorities arrested Imam, a Muslim student activist, for participating in peaceful protests opposing the…

Gulfisha Fatima was detained for her religious freedom advocacy.

On April 9, 2020, authorities arrested Fatima, a Muslim student activist, under first information…

Natasha Narwal was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On May 23, 2020, authorities arrested Narwal, a Hindu student activist, after accusing…

Devangana Kalita was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On May 23, 2020, authorities arrested Kalita, a Hindu student activist, after accusing…

Asif Iqbal Tanha was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On May 17, 2020, authorities arrested Tanha, a Muslim student activist, for rioting and attempted murder under…

Shifa ur-Rehman was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 26, 2020, authorities arrested ur-Rehman, a Muslim and president of Jamia…

Ishrat Jehan was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On February 26, 2020, authorities arrested Jehan, a former councilor, after accusing her…

Umar Gautam is detained for his religious activity.

In June 2021, authorities arrested Gautam, a Muslim convert, Islamic scholar, and founder of the Islamic Da’…

Qazi Jahangir Qasmi is detained for his religious activity. 

In June 2021, authorities arrested Qasmi, an Islamic cleric and employee at the Islamic Da’wah…

Kaleem Siddiqui was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On September 21, 2021, authorities arrested Siddiqui, an Islamic scholar and…

Safoora Zargar was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 10, 2020, authorities arrested Zargar, a Muslim student activist and roughly three months pregnant at…

Abdullah Gautam is detained for his religious activity.

In November 2021, authorities arrested Gautam after accusing him of being involved in the alleged forced conversion efforts of his…

Jam Singh was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On December 26/27, 2021, authorities arrested Singh, who is a pastor, and two others after they were accused of…

Ansingh Ninama was detained in relation to their religious belief and activity.

On December 26/27, 2021, authorities arrested Ninama, who is a pastor, and two others after they were…

Mangu Mehtab Bhuriya was detained in relation to their religious activity. 

On December 26/27, 2021, authorities arrested Bhuriya and two others after they were accused of trying to…

Nandha Nathaniel was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

In October 2021, authorities arrested Nathaniel, who is a pastor, and his wife, Savita Singh, after they…

Savita Singh was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

In October 2021, authorities arrested Singh and her husband, Nandha Nathaniel, after they were accused of…

Ramesh Vasuniya was detained in relation to his religious activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Vasuniya, a pastor, and five others, including his wife, after they were…

Kumtu Vasuniya was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Vasuniya and five others, including her husband, after they were…

Saju Ben is detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Ben and five others after they were accused of trying to forcibly…

Sama Ben was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Ben and five others after they were accused of trying to…

Ranga Ben was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Ben and five others after they were accused of trying to…

Adya was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On December 5, 2021, authorities arrested Adya and five others after they were accused of trying to forcibly…

Kishor Ram was detained for reporting on religious freedom conditions.

On February 24, 2022, authorities arrested Ram, who is a member of the Dalit community and a journalist known for…

Fahad Shah was detained for reporting on religious freedom conditions. 

On February 4, 2022, authorities arrested Shah, journalist and editor of the news website The Kashmir Walla,…

Hidme Markam was detained for her advocacy work to protect religious sites.

On March 9, 2021, authorities arrested Markam, an Adivasi Indigenous activist known for criticizing state…

Shoma Sen was detained for her human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested several…

Surendra Gadling is detained for religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested Gadling, a human rights lawyer known for defending…

Mahesh Raut was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested…

Sudhir Dhawale was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested…

Rona Wilson was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested…

Gautam Navlakha was under house arrest for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On August 28, 2018, police in…

Vernon Gonsalves was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On August 28, 2018, police in Maharashtra…

Arun Ferreira was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On August 28, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested…

Anand Teltumbde was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On April 14, 2020, Teltumbde, a scholar and…

Hany Babu was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On July 28, 2020, the National Investigation Agency…

Sagar Tatyarao Gorakhe was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On September 7, 2020, the National…

Ramesh Murlidhar Gaichor was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On September 7, 2020, the National…

Jyoti Jagtap is detained for her religious freedom advocacy.

In September 2020, the Anti-Terrorism Squad in Pune arrested Jagtap, a human rights activist, for…

Rupesh Singh is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In July 2022, police in Ramgarh district arrested Singh, a freelance journalist known for reporting on human rights abuses…

Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba was imprisoned for criticizing state violence against religious and marginalized communities. 

On May 9, 2014, plain clothed police officers in Delhi arrested…

Mohammed Zubair was detained for his expression about religion and in relation to his reporting on religious freedom conditions.

On June 27, 2022, Delhi police arrested Zubair, co-founder…

Teesta Setalvad was detained for her human rights work supporting minority religious communities. 

On June 25, 2022, an antiterrorism squad in Mumbai arrested Setalvad, a human rights…

Jagtar Singh Johal is detained for his religious belief and religious freedom advocacy.

In November 2017, over a dozen plainclothes officers arrested Jagtar Johal, a Sikh activist and…

Atikur Rahman was detained in relation to his religious identity, social work for religious communities, and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On October 5, 2020, authorities…

Javed Mohammed is detained for his religious expression and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2022, police in Uttar Pradesh arrested Mohammed, a well-known Muslim activist, after accusing…

Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim was detained in relation to his religious leadership role and religious expression.

On October 15, 2022, authorities arrested Tsalim, the Catholic bishop of…

Mihretab Stefanos was detained in relation to his religious leadership role and religious expression.

On October 11, 2022, authorities arrested, Stefanos, the priest of St.…

Abraham Habtom Gebremariam was detained in relation to his religious leadership role and religious expression.

In October 2022, authorities arrested Gebremariam, a Capuchin abbot. …