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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…
Negin Ghadamian was imprisoned for her religious association and for providing religious education.
In the years prior to her arrest, Ghadamian, an educator, had been questioned by…
Vahed Kholousi was imprisoned for his religious belief and education rights and human rights activism.
In February 2010, authorities arrested Kholousi reportedly in relation to his…
Tashi Wangchuk was imprisoned for his religious and ethnic identity.
On January 27, 2016, authorities arrested Tashi, a Tibetan cultural and linguistic rights advocate, in Yushu (Kyegudo)…
Payman Koushk-Baghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for providing religious education.
On February 28, 2016, authorities arrested Koushk-Baghi reportedly without…
Nguyen Bac Truyen was imprisoned for his religious freedom and human rights advocacy.
On July 30, 2017, Truyen, a lawyer and leader of…
Chang Weiping, a lawyer known for defending individuals facing charges for their religious belief and practice, is detained for accusing authorities of torture.
On October 22, 2020, …
Waleed abu al-Khair is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In April 2014, authorities arrested al-Khair for legally defending religious prisoners of conscience, including Raif…
Gao Zhisheng remains forcibly disappeared for his work defending human rights and religious minorities.
On August 13, 2017, Gao, a human rights lawyer, was forcibly disappeared from his…