Albert Shafiyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

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

Airat Shakirov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 19, 2015, authorities arrested Shakirov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Emil Shangareyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2017, authorities arrested Shangareyev after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Sardobek Siddikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

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

Vadim Siruk is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On February 11, 2016, authorities arrested Siruk following a raid on his home. Siruk was accused of being a member of the…

Ruslan Sungatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested Sungatov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Yaroslav Timofeyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

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

Vasily Tkachyov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On January 17, 2016, authorities arrested Tkachyov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut…

Mikhail Toptygin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 26, 2017, authorities arrested Toptygin for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization…

Marat Tulyakov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 6, 2017, authorities arrested Tulyakov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Almaz Usmanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 16, 2018, authorities arrested Usmanov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Timur Uzbekov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

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

Radik Valiakhmetov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 2, 2017, authorities arrested Valiakhmetov for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Albert Valiullin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

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

Artur Valov is imprisoned for his religious beliefs and activity. 

On April 25, 2018, authorities arrested Valov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Zafar Yakubov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

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

Rustem Yamaliev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested Yamaliev after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Nail Yunusov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 19, 2015, authorities arrested Yunusov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Denis Zagitdinov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On September 30, 2015, authorities arrested Zagitdinov after accusing him of being a member of the …

Azat Zagiyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2017, authorities arrested Zagiyev after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Ruslan Zainullin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

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

Radik Zaripov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

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

Ilnar Zinnatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 6, 2017, authorities arrested Zinnatov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

Niyaz Ziyattinov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On April 25, 2018, authorities arrested Ziyattinov after accusing him of being a member of the banned …

Ilnar Zyalilov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 14, 2017, authorities arrested Zyalilov after being accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…

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…

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…

A Kuin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In 2013, authorities arrested Kuin, a member of the unregistered Ha Mon Catholic Church, after he attended a prayer…

Li Cui was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On May 9, 2018, police arrested Li after raiding a house in Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, where Li and others were…

Yang Caiyong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On May 9, 2018, police arrested Yang after raiding a house in Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, where Yang and…

Liu Jianhui is imprisoned for her religious activity and expression. 

On October 2, 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Liu. Reports…

Gong Donghua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On October 23, 2018, authorities detained Gong in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Reports suggest that…

Iskandar Iskandarov was imprisoned for gathering to discuss his religion.

In January 2020, authorities reportedly arrested Iskandarov for meeting with others to talk about Islam. …

Akbar Absalov was imprisoned for gathering to discuss his religion.

In January 2020, authorities reportedly arrested Absalov for meeting with others to talk about Islam.  Prosecutors…

Fariduddin Abduvokhidov is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In January 2020, authorities arrested Abduvokhidov for meeting with others to talk about Islam. Prosecutors charged…

Aisha al-Muhajiri is detained for her religious activity.

In February 2021, police raided al-Muhajiri's home in Mecca and detained her for preaching and giving Qur'an lessons at her home.…

Zhang Chunlei is detained for his religious activity.

On March 16, 2021, authorities detained Zhang, an elder of the Love (Ren’ai) Reformed Church, for "illegally operating as an…

Joshua Hilmy was forcibly disappeared for his religious belief and activity. 

On November 30, 2016, Hilmy, who is a pastor, and his wife, Ruth Sitepu, were disappeared at the hands…

Ruth Sitepu was forcibly disappeared for her religious identity. 

On November 30, 2016, Sitepu and her husband, Joshua Hilmy, were disappeared at the hands of authorities or…

Maksim Puygin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Puygin after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Refat Alimov was imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

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

Ibrahim Shavkatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

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

Anna Safronova is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On June 2, 2021, authorities detained Safronova after searching her residence. The month prior, authorities…

Mohammed Issam al-Faraj is imprisoned for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

On June 29, 2017, authorities in Medina arrested al-Faraj for protesting the state's…

Ali Hassan al-Faraj is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2017, authorities in Medina arrested al-Faraj for protesting against the state's treatment…

Ahmed Abdul Wahid is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2017, authorities in Medina arrested al-Faraj for protesting against the state's treatment of…

Ali Mohammed Al Bati is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2017, authorities in Medina arrested Al Bati for protesting against the state's treatment…

Mohammed Hussein Al Nimr is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2017, authorities in Medina arrested Al Bati for protesting against the state's…

Jalal Labbad was imprisoned and executed for his religious identity and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On February 23, 2017, authorities arrested Labbad from his family’s home…

Bonkho Kyi was imprisoned for her adherence to a religious figure.

In November 2015, authorities arrested Kyi after accusing her of organizing observances to celebrate the Dalai Lama's…

Drugdra is imprisoned for his adherence to a religious figure.

In November 2015, authorities arrested Drugdra, a monk, after accusing him of organizing observances to celebrate the Dalai…

Lobsang Khedrub is imprisoned for his adherence to a religious figure.

In December 2015, authorities arrested Khedrub, a monk, after accusing him of creating a WeChat group to register…

Lobsang Gephel is imprisoned for his adherence to a religious figure.

On November 30, 2015, authorities arrested Gephel, a monk, after accusing him of organizing observances to celebrate…

Lodroe is imprisoned for his adherence to a religious figure.

On November 18, 2015, authorities arrested Lodroe, a monk, after accusing him of organizing observances to celebrate the Dalai…

Mahnaz Jan Nesar was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, authorities arrested Nesar and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for attending Baha’i…

Maral Rasti was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, authorities arrested Rasti and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for attending Baha’i…

Arash Rasekhi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, authorities arrested Rasekhi and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for attending Baha’i…

Mehrallah Afshar was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, authorities arrested Afshar and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for…

Nasim Ghanvatian was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2017, authorities arrested Ghanvatian and several other Baha’is in Bandar Abbas reportedly for…

Duong Van Tu is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In December 2021, authorities in Tuyen Quang province arrested dozens of people, including Duong, as they attended the funeral of…

Duong Van Lanh is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In December 2021, authorities in Tuyen Quang province arrested dozens of people, including Duong, as they attended the funeral of…

Ly Xuan Anh is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In December 2021, authorities in Tuyen Quang province arrested dozens of people, including Ly, as they attended the funeral of…

Ly Van Dung is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In December 2021, authorities in Tuyen Quang province arrested dozens of people, including Ly, as they attended the funeral of…

Renagul Gheni is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity and religious activity.

In 2018, authorities in Cherchen…

Gholamreza Keyvanmanesh is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.

On June 26, 2022, authorities arrested Keyvanmanesh and three others in Neyshabur as they gathered…

Reza Radmanesh is detained for practicing their religion as a convert.

On July 17, 2022, security forces arrested four Christians, including Radmanesh, in Neyshabur City…

Abdolsadeh Azari is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Azari, in Ahvaz city as they attended a…

Jome Naami is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Naami, in Ahvaz city as they attended a…

Hasan Nisi is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Nisi, in Ahvaz city as they attended a…

Mostafa Khosraji is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Khosraji, in Ahvaz city as they…

Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani was imprisoned for her human rights work in support of the LGBTQI+ community.

On October 27, 2021, authorities detained Sedighi-Hamadani in Urumieh,…

Redouane Foufa was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 5, 2022, police in Bejaia detained 24 Ahmadis, including Foufa, a coordinator of religious activities in Bejaia…

Khireddine Ahman was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 5, 2022, police in Bejaia detained 24 Ahmadis, including Ahman, and reportedly interrogated them for 14 hours…

Cherif Mohamed Ali was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 5, 2022, police in Bejaia detained 24 Ahmadis, including Ali, and reportedly interrogated them for 14 hours…

Bobirjon Tukhtamurodov was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On April 11, 2022, Uzbek authorities arrested Tukhtamurodov at Tashkent airport after he arrived from Russia. …

Yevgeny Tarasov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Tarasov, after raiding their homes and…

Mukazhan Ksyupov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Ksyupov, after raiding their homes and…

Parviz Zeynalov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Zeynalov, after raiding their homes and…

Urdash Abdullayev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Abdullayev, after raiding their homes and…

Ilmir Abdullin was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Abdullin, after raiding their homes and…

Nikolay Nesterovich was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Nesterovich, after raiding their homes…

Aleksey Dyadkin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 21, 2020, authorities arrested Dyadkin after he meeting with investigators for questioning.…

Aleksey Goreliy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2020, authorities arrested Goreliy after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Nikita Moiseyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2020, authorities arrested Moiseyev after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Vladimir Popov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 12, 2020, authorities arrested Popov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Yevgeniy Razumov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2020, authorities arrested Razumov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Oleg Shidlovskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2020, authorities arrested Shidlovskiy after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Muzaffar Davlatmirov was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On July 26, 2022, authorities in Gorno-Badakhshan Region (GBAO) detained Davlatmirov, a prominent cleric, reportedly for…

Dmitriy Dolzhikov is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On September 8 2022, authorities in Chelyabinsk arrested Dolzhikov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Korolev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 20, 2019, authorities initiated a criminal case against Korolev for “participating in the…

Denis Antonov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 14, 2019, authorities initiated a criminal case against Antonov for “participating in the…

Georgiy Nikulin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2019, authorities reportedly open a criminal case against Nikulin for “organizing the activities of a…

Aleksandr Shevchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2019, authorities reportedly open a criminal case against Shevchuk for “organizing the…

Elena Nikulina is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 2, 2021, authorities charge Nikulina with  “recruiting…a person in the activities of an…

Arsen Avanesov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 22, 2019, authorities in Rostov-on-Don arrested Avanesov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Roman Baranovskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 10, 2019, authorities in Abkan arrested Baranovskiy following raids on the homes of Jehovah's…

Igor Egozaryan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Egozaryan. They were…

Sergey Melnik was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Melnik. They were…

Valeriy Rogozin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Rogozin. They were…

Denis Peresunko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 21, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested Peresunko in connection to a group of Jehovah's Witnesses…