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Mohammad bin Hassan al-Habib is imprisoned for his religious expression, leadership role, and religious freedom advocacy.
In July 2016, authorities detained al-Habib, a Shi'a cleric, as he…
Nguyen Bac Truyen was imprisoned for his religious freedom and human rights advocacy.
On July 30, 2017, Truyen, a lawyer and leader of…
Liang Xin was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
On December 5, 2015, plainclothes police officers detained Liang and her husband, Yao Guofu, from their home in Nanyang…
He Wen was under house arrest for expressing views about her religion.
In July 2018, He was arrested after shouting religious views while at Tiananmen Square. Police reportedly…
Zhang Ming was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from Kuandian Country Domestic Security Division arrested Zhang and a colleague for having Falun Gong-…
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…
Servet Gaziyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Gaziyev, an activist for the Crimean Solidarity movement, after officers…
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-…
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…
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…