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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…
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…
Saeed Goudarzi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Goudarzi following a violent crackdown…
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…
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 Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown on…
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.…
Ashraf Fayadh was imprisoned for apostasy.
In August 2013, authorities arrested Fayadh, a Palestinian poet and artist living in Saudi Arabia, following an altercation with a man in …
Junaid Hafeez is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In March 2013, authorities arrested Hafeez, a lecturer…
Payman Koushk-Baghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for providing religious education.
On February 28, 2016, authorities arrested Koushk-Baghi reportedly without…
Abdul Waheed is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In March 2017, security services detained Waheed and held him incommunicado after he was accused of uploading "…
Sadriddin Mulloyev is imprisoned for his religious activity and association.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Mulloyev and accused him of being a member of Tablighi Jamaat, a banned…
Javad Khomeis Abadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abadi following a violent crackdown…
Babak Taghian was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Taghian following a violent…
Saeed Dourandish was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Dourandish following a violent…
Ahmad Iranikhah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Iranikhah following a violent…
Mostafa Abdi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abdi following a violent crackdown on…
Mehran Asgharzadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Asgharzadeh following a violent…
Bakhtiar Arefi was imprisoned for his religious association and activity.
On January 25, 2015, authorities arrested Arefi, a teacher. A month later, he was released on bail.…
Kianoush Abbaszadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abbaszadeh following a violent…
Mostafa Mir Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Mohammadi following a violent…
Akbar Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent crackdown…
Abdollah Esmaili was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Esmaili following a violent…
Behrouz Sadeghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Sadeghi was arrested following a…
Mehdi Izadpanah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Izadpanah following a violent crackdown…
Ali Reza Azadravesh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Azadravesh following a violent…
Sadegh Gheysari was imprisoned for his alleged religious association and for allegedly protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Gheysari following a…
Sina Dehghan is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On October 21, 2015, authorities arrested Dehghan, who was 19-year-old at the time, after he…
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…
Taimoor Raza is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In April 2016, authorities arrested Raza after he was accused of insulting various Islamic figures on Facebook. …
Sawan Masih was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On March 9, 2013, authorities arrested Masih, a street sweeper, after he was accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a…
Shagufta Kausar was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2013, authorities Kausar and her husband, Shafqat Emmanuel, for allegedly sending blasphemous texts. The…
Sunny Mushtaq is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In June 2019, authorities arrested 19-year-old Sunny Mushtaq and his friend, Noman Asghar, for receiving images…
Noman Asghar is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In June 2019, authorities arrested Asghar and his friend, Sunny Mushtaq, for receiving images deemed blasphemous via WhatsApp…
Ashfaq Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In June 2017, authorities arrested Masih, a bicycle mechanic, following a dispute with a customer. Authorities charged Masih…
Patras Masih was detained for blasphemy.
On February 19, 2018, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting a perceived-blasphemous image on Facebook a few days before.…
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…
Notan Lal was imprisoned for blasphemy.
On September 15, 2019, authorities arrested Lal, the owner and principal of a private…
Maruf Gul is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In September 2020, authorities arrested Gul, a Sunni Muslim, after he discussed religious…
Zafar Bhatti was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On July 22, 2012, authorities arrested Bhatti, a pastor, after he was accused of sending text messages insulting the Prophet…
Yaqoob Bashir Masih is imprisoned for alleged blasphemy.
In June 2015, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of burning a booklet containing Qur'an text and was harmed by a mob.…
Nadeem James is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2016, authorities arrested James after he was accused of forwarding allegedly blasphemous content to a friend.…
Shehzad Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In July 2017, authorities arrested 16-year-old Masih after a coworker and another individual accused him of…
Anwar Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.
On June 2, 2020, authorities arrested Masih following a dispute with some Muslim family members. Authorities, who were called to mediate,…
Sohail Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In August 2020, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting content on Facebook deemed to be blasphemous. Authorities charged…
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is imprisoned for his religious expression.
In March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi Tijaniyyah Order, for allegedly…
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…
Rafael Fattakhov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Fattakhov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-…
Ruslan Fattakhov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 4, 2015, authorities arrested Fattakhov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…
Aramis Fazylov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 4, 2015, authorities placed Fazylov under house arrest after accusing him of being a member of the…