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Mariya Troshina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On October 7, 2018, authorities arrested Troshina and charged her with “participating in the activities of a…

Nataliya Sorokina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On October 7, 2018, authorities arrested Sorokina and charged her with “participating in the activities…

Valeriy Moskalenko was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 2, 2018, authorities detained Moskalenko following a raid on his apartment. 

On August…

Feliks Makhammadiyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Makhammadiyev following a raid on his home. 

On June 21…

Sergey Britvin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 22, 2018, authorities detained Britvin after searing his home.

On December 25/26, 2019, Britvin…

Vadim Levchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 22, 2018, authorities arrested Levchuk. He was subsequently brought to his home to have it searched.

On…

Shamil Sultanov was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2018, authorities arested Sultanov following police raids on Jehovah's Witness homes.  He was…

Valentin Osadchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 19, 2018, authorities arrested Osadchuk.

On April 27, 2018, Osadchuk was charged with “…

Aleksey Budenchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Budenchuk following a raid on his home. 

On June 21,…

Andrey Garafetanovich Stupnikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 3, 2018, authorities detained Stupnikov at the Yemelyanovo airport in Krasnoyarsk.

On…

Sergey Klimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 3, 2018, authorities arrested Klimov and charged him with “organizing the activities of a public or…

Ivan Matsitsky was detained for his religious activity and religious leadership role.

In June 2017, authorities detained Matsitsky, the director of the Church of Scientology in St.…

Aleksandr Akopov was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 12, 2018, authorities arrested Akopov and charged him with “organizing the activities of a…

Alam Aliyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On May 17, 2018, security officers detained Aliyev after raiding his home.  Authorities accused him of holding…

Vladimir Alushkin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 15, 2018, authorities arrested Alushkin following a raid on his apartment. 

On January 14…

Vladimir Atrуakhin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 6, 2019, authorities arrested Atrуakhin, a programmer, following a raid on his home.  He was…

Konstantin Bazhenov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Bazhenov following a raid on his home.

On June 21, 2018, Bazhenov…

Snezhana Bazhenova was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On August 19, 2018, authorities arrested Bazhenova, an educator, after police raided her home.  

On…

Aleksey Berchuk is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On January 21, 2019, authorities arrested Berchuk at a Moscow airport. The next day, he was formally charged with…

Vyacheslav Boronos was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Boronos after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …

Yevgeniy Fedin was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On February 15, 2019, authorities detained Fedin after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in Surgut,…

Saveliy Gargalyk was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On February 15, 2019, authorities briefly detained Gargalyk after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in…

Dmitriy Golik is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 20, 2018, authorities searched Golik's home in Blagoveshchensk. Authorities placed him on recognizance…

Ilkham Karimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 27, 2018, authorities arrested Karimov following police raids on several Jehovah's Witness homes. …

Yevgeniy Kayryak was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Kayryak after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in…

Khoren Khachikyan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 27, 2019, authorities arrested Khachikyan following a raid on his home in Ulyanovsk. …

Maksim Khalturin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 9, 2018, authorities arrested Khalturin after raising his home in Kirov.  Authorities…

Artem Kim was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On February 15, 2019, authorities briefly detained Kim after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in Surgut,…

Ilgar Aliyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On April 19/20, 2017, armed forces arrested Aliyev in Izberbash, accusing Aliyev of holding classes…

Komil Odilov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In December 2015, authorities arrested Odilov, an imam, alongside several others in cafe in Novosibirsk. …

Renat Suleimanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 2, 2017, authorities arrested Suleimanov following a raid on his home in Molodezhnoe, Crimea.…

Bui Van Tham was imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.

On June 26, 2017, authorities arrested Tham following a state crackdown on a Hoa Hao Buddhist event in April 2017.…

Le Thi Hong Hanh was imprisoned for her religious identity and activity.

On November 13, 2017, authorities arrested Hanh following a state crackdown on a Hoa Hao Buddhist event in April…

Aleksey Miretskiy was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Miretskiy following a raid on his home. He was subsequently released the same…

Roman Gridasov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Gridasov following a raid on his home.

On June 14, 2018, Gridasov was…

Gennadiy German was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained German following a raid on his home.

On June 14, 2018, German was…

Do Thi Hong was imprisoned for her religious activity.

On February 14, 2012, authorities arrested Hong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…

Doan Van Cu is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 10, 2012, authorities arrested Cu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…

Le Duy Loc is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 15, 2012, authorities arrested Loc, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…

Le Phuc was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Phuc, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and charged him with “abusing…

Le Trong Cu is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Cu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with…

Luong Nhat Quang is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In March 2012, authorities arrested Quang, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…

Nguyen Dinh is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On November 23, 2012, authorities arrested Dinh, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…

Nguyen Ky Lac is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 6, 2012, authorities arrested Lac, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…

Nguyen Thai Binh is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On November 23, 2012, authorities arrested Binh, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…

Phan Thanh Tuong was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In late February/early March 2012, authorities arrested Tuong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and…

Phan Thanh Y was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On November 23, 2012, authorities arrested Y, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…

Ta Khu was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 6, 2012, authorities arrested Khu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with…

Tran Phi Dung was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 10, 2012, authorities arrested Dung, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and charged him with “…

Tran Quan is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 10, 2012, authorities arrested Quan, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…

Tu Thien Luong is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On November 23, 2012, authorities arrested Luong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged…

Vo Ngoc Cu was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 6, 2012, authorities arrested Cu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and charged him with “…

Vo Thanh Le is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Le, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with…

Vo Tiet is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Tiet, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him…

Vuong Tan Son is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On February 10, 2012, authorities arrested Son, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly…

Ksor Ruk is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On October 30, 2018, authorities arrested Ruk, a missionary and religious leader.  Authorities accused him of reviving Degar…

Siu Doang is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In 2016, authorities arrested Doang, a house-church leader, for participating in a religious group not approved by the government.…

Ro Mah Pla was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In 2013, authorities arrested Pla after accusing him of taking direction from Montagnards overseas to spread Degar…

Siu Dik is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In 2016, authorities arrested Dik, a deacon, for participating in a religious group not approved by the government.  Authorities…

Ksor Phit is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In 2016, authorities arrested Phit, a deacon, for participating in a religious group not approved by the government. …

Ksor Pup is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In 2016, authorities arrested Pup, a house-church leader, for participating in a religious group not approved by the government. …

A Dao was imprisoned for his religious activity and religious freedom advocacy.

On August 18, 2016, authorities arrested Dao, the pastor of the Montagnard Evangelical Church of Christ…

Bekzod Bakirov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Bakirov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate people to…

Akhmet Dzhumayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Dzhumayev after accusing him of organizing a meeting…

Islambek Kamchybekov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kamchybekov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to…

Shakir Kozhamkulov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kozhamkulov after accusing him of organizing a…

Gazybek Kubatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Kubatov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…

Zufar Mustafin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On January 17, 2017, authorities arrested Mustafin after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…

Kanybek Uulu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Uulu after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…

Airat Usmanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On January 17, 2017, authorities arrested Usmanov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate…

Azamat Abutalipov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In March 2017, Ufa’s October District Court sentenced Abutalipov to a suspended sentence for extremism…

Ziyavdin Dapayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Dapayev for reading religious writings of theologian Said Nursi and…

Artur Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On November 7, 2017, the Lenin District Court in Makhachkala sentenced Kaltuyev to three years in prison for…

Sukhrab Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Kaltuyev for reading religious writings of theologian Said…

Sung A Khua was imprisoned in relation to his religious identity. 

On January 2, 2019, Sung was sentenced to two years and two months in prison. Prior to the ruling, Sung and his…

Y Pum Bya is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 10, 2018, Vietnamese authorities arrested Y Pum Bya, a church leader, after accusing him of spreading false…

Y Min Ksor is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In April 2018, authorities arrested Ksor, a member of the unregistered Good News Missionary Church, during a police raid on a house…

Sergey Filatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On November 15, 2018, Russian authorities in Dzhankoy, Crimea, Ukraine,…

Artem Gerasimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 20, 2019, Russian authorities in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine, temporarily…

Danis Abdarakhmanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 27, 2018, authorities arrested Abdarakhmanov after accusing him of being involved in activities…

Ural Abdrakhimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 9, 2017, authorities arrested Abdrakhimov for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Rustem Abiltarov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On May 12, 2016, authorities arrested Abiltarov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.…

Zevri Abseitov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On May 12, 2016, authorities arrested Abseitov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Azat Adiyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 14, 2014, authorities arrested Adiyev after raiding his home and confiscating computers and documents.…

Aidar Aidarbekov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Aidarbekov after accusing him of leading a cell of the banned…

Radik Akhmetov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Akhmetov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Fanis Akhmetshin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Akhmetshin after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…

Muslim Aliyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On February 11, 2016, security forces arrested Aliyev, the head of the local Muslim community, after raiding his home in…

Danil Bagautdinov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On April 24, 2018, authorities arrested Bagautdinov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Ilshat Battalov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In March 2016, authorities arrested Battalov after being accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…

Inver Bekirov imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On February 11, 2016, authorities arrested Bekirov, a construction worker and guard, following a raid on his home. Bekirov…

Sobirdzhon Burkhoddini is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 6, 2016, authorities arrested Burkhoddini after accusing him of being a member of the banned…

Vadim Davletbayev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 19, 2017, authorities arrested Davletbayev for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Ruzim Davletshin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 14, 2014, authorities arrested Davletshin after raiding his home and confiscating computers and documents.…

Sergei Derzhipilsky is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested Derzhipilsky after accusing him of being a member of the banned…

Marat Dindarov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 22, 2016, authorities arrested Dindarov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Emil Dzhemadenov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Dzhemadenov and several others after raiding their…

Arsen Dzhepparov was imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On April 18, 2016, authorities arrested Dzhepparov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Danis Faizrakhmanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Faizrakhmanov after accusing him of being a member of the banned…

Ruslan Fatkullin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 27, 2018, authorities arrested Fatkullin after accusing him of being involved in activities of the…