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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.…
Abune Antonios was placed under house arrest and died in state custody for resisting state-interference in church affairs.
On January 20, 2006, authorities notified Antonios, patriarch of…
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.…
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…
Wang Mingquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In October 2017, authorities arrested Wang from his home. Police reportedly confiscated Falun Gong materials and…
Mo Xiufeng is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 2, 2017, plainclothes police officers from Lishui city, Zhejiang province, detained Mo after raiding her home…
Bao Shuguang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 1, 2017, public security officials from Zaozhuang municipality, Shandong province, detained Bao, a church leader,…
Jiang Xingmei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Jiang, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious…
Chen Hong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Chen, a church leader, after accusing her organizing religious meetings,…
Bai Lanxiang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Bai, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious…
Gu Liya is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 23, 2017, authorities criminally detained Gu, a church leader, after accusing her of organizing religious meetings…
Wang Lingjie is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, authorities detained Wang while she was at the home of another church member. Police…
Zhou Hualan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, police detained Zhou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs and activity. Police also…
Cai Ruhua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 23, 2017, authorities detained Cai, a member of the Church of Almighty God, in relation to her religious activities…
Zhu Jinlian is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 30, 2017, police from Pingyuan dounty, Shandong province, detained Zhu reportedly in relation to her religious…
Ma Chunlan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and Zizhuang Town Police Station…
Wang Ruiling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and the Zizhuang Town Police…
Liu Junhua is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Liu while he was writing…
Wu Baozhen is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Wu while he was writing scrips for…
Yao Shuzhi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch…
Dong Qihong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 16, 2013, police officers with Huai’an Public Security Bureau Huaiyin Branch detained Dong in relation to his…
Jiang Ruirui was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 25, 2014, authorities detained Jiang, a leader of the Church of Almighty God, reportedly while she was attending…
Xu Zhaoling was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 9, 2014, officers from the Public Security Bureau of Wulian county, Rizhao city, Shandong province, detained Xu…
Fang Ronghua was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 30, 2015, authorities detained Fang in Fuzhou City Dongtai city, Jiangsu province, reportedly in…
Li Naiyang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2014, officers from the Wulian County Public Security Bureau in Shandong province arrested Li reportedly…
Wu Jikun was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 21, 2012, authorities in Anhui province detained Wu reportedly in relation to his preaching activities and…
Zhang Jie was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In late 2012, police arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to his religious leadership role for 30 churches and…
Pei Jing was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 12, 2012, officers from the Pengdian Township Police Station of Xi county, Xinyang city, Henan province…
Song Rongmin was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 12, 2012, officers from the Pengdian Township Police Station of Xi county, Xinyang city, Henan…
Lin Weiping is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 25, 2017, officers from the Yanling County Public Security Bureau in Xuchang city, Henan province, detained Lin…
Li Hong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 30, 2017, authorities arrested Li reportedly in relation to her religious belief, alleged leadership role,…
Wang Baoyu is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 30, 2017, authorities detained Wang reportedly in relation to her religious belief and attendance of worship…
Zhao Weiwei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 30, 2017, officers from the Hanbin Branch of Ankang Public Security Bureau in Shaanxi province detained Zhao…
Zhou Chunhua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 25, 2017, authorities detained Zhou reportedly in relation to her religious beliefs. Police also reportedly…
Yu Hai is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 4, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of Chengde City Public Security Bureau detained Yu in the…
Yu Jianwu is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 4, 2017, officers from the National Security Brigade of Chengde City Public Security Bureau detained Yu in the…
Xiong Qunqun is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from the Linchuan Branch of Fuzhou Public Security Bureau detained Xiong reportedly in…
Huang Yamei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from the Linchuan Branch of Fuzhou Public Security Bureau detained Huang reportedly in…
Wu Youjin is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 29, 2018, officers from the Linchuan Branch of Fuzhou Public Security Bureau detained Wu reportedly in relation…
Shi Dongfang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 10, 2017, authorities detained Shi reportedly in relation to her hosting of worship gatherings on her property…
Xiang Mingqiong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 11, 2018, officers from the Wanzhou District Public Security Bureau detained Xiang reportedly in relation…
Yuan Hongfen was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 11, 2014, officers from the Fanlou Town Police Station in Feng county, Xuzhou city, arrested Yuan…
Chen Yudi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2017, authorities detained Chen at her home in Sartu district, Daqing city, reportedly in relation to her…
Qu He is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2017, authorities detained Qu from her home in Sartu district, Daqing city, reportedly in relation to her…
Yao Guofu was imprisoned for distributing religious materials.
On December 5, 2015, plainclothes police officers detained Yao and his wife, Liang Xin, from their home in Nanyang…
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…
Zhao Jiyuan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Zhao reportedly in relation to his Falun Gong activities. Police searched his home…
Wang Hongyu was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Wang for talking to people about Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home, confiscating…
Li Yuehu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On July 11, 2019, authorities arrested Li after police found Falun Gong-related materials on him.
In December 2019, Li was…
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…
Li Guo was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In May 2018, authorities arrested Li while he was allegedly distributing out Falun Gong-related materials. Police reportedly…
Liu Taoying was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2018, authorities arrested Liu from her home reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched…
Li Guiying was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In October 2016, authorities arrested Li in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home…
Li Guihua was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In October 2016, authorities arrested Li in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly searched her home…
Ma Xiurong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In December 2020, authorities arrested Ma from her home reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. …
Bai Lijun was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On February 11, 2019, authorities arrested Bai and another individuals reportedly in relation to their Falun Gong…
Wang Fengjuan was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On February 11, 2019, authorities arrested Wang and another individuals reportedly in relation to their Falun Gong activity.…
Yu Xuezhen is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2017, authorities arrested Yu from her home in Sartu District, Daqing City, reportedly in relation to her…
Liu Dongmei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 25, 2017, authorities detained Liu from her home in Sartu district, Daqing city, reportedly in relation…
Zhang Zhenxia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On November 15, 2018, police from Zibo city detained Zhang reportedly in relation to her possession/burning of religious…
Chen Xiaoying was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 20, 2014, authorities detained Chen for allegedly organizing religious assemblies and being in possession…
Yu Zhihua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 11, 2017, authorities arrested Yu reportedly in relation to her attending of worship meetings, possession of…
Yan Shihua was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 27, 2014, authorities detained Yan in Yaohai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, reportedly in relation to his…
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-…
Liu Meiling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 22, 2018, officers from the Jiujiang National Security Brigade detained Liu reportedly in relation…
Cao Jutao is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 25, 2018, plainclothes officers from the Duchang County National Security Brigade detained Cao in relation to…
Xiao Guorong was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On January 10, 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Xiao reportedly…
Hu Chunhong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In March 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Hu reportedly in relation…
Hu Xiuzhen was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 20, 2015, officers from the Feng County Public Security Bureau in Jiangsu province detained Hu reportedly in…
Liu Jifang was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On September 17, 2017, officers from the Lishi District Public Security Bureau of Luliang city detained Liu reportedly…
Lei Xiuxiang was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
In July 2015, authorities arrested Lei for sending a letter to a high-ranking former official, protesting…
Yang Huanping was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2019, authorities arrested Yang for possessing currency with Falun Gong information printed on it.
In…
Huang Zhongmei was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Huang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. Police later searched her home and…
Huang Xiangling was imprisoned for her religious activity.
In November 2018, authorities arrested Huang after accusing her of covering up posters criticizing Falun Gong.
In…
Raymond Koh was forcibly disappeared for his religious activity.
On February 13, 2017, fifteen Royal Malaysian Police officers in three…
Amri Che Mat was forcibly disappeared for his religious activity.
On November 24, 2016, Mat, a Shi'a Muslim convert, was abducted while driving to visit a friend. According to…
Eli Abdulla is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and philanthropy.
In mid-2016, Abdulla, a well-known businessman, went missing. He was presumed to have been arrested…
Turdimemet Jappar is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On May 28, 2018, Jappar was sent to Qaraqash No. 4 Camp reportedly in relation to his…
Shi Xingjia was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In October 2018, authorities arrested Shi from his home in relation to his practice of Falun Gong. Authorities…
Liu Tao is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Liu and a colleague in relation to their practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly seized Falun Gong-…
Deng Chengkai is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In July 2019, authorities arrested Deng and a colleague in relation to their practice of Falun Gong. Police reportedly seized Falun…
Yang Xiaohua was imprisoned for her religious activity and belief.
In April 2018, authorities arrested Yang in relation to her Falun Gong activity. Police reportedly seized Falun Gong-…
Jang Moon Seok was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In November 2014, Seok, a deacon, was abducted and transferred from China to a prison in North Korea for his evangelism,…
Gong Qinglin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2019, authorities arrested Gong after summoning him to a police station. Authorities reportedly seized Falun…
Emirulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions…
Heyrulla Mehsum is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Mehsum and his brother. Their detentions…
Muyesser Haji Memet is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Memet, a doctor. Her detention coincided…
Rizaydin Abdureshit is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR…
Emetjan is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and in relation to his religiously oriented business.
In 2018, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)…
Hemitjan Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained…
Abduweli Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Hajim…
Abdureshit Hoshur Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…
Ablimit Hoshur Hajim is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In or around May 2018, state security officials in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…
Abduqadir is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Abduqadir under unclear circumstances. The uncle of Abduqadir's wife reportedly said that…
Abdueziz Yasin is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities detained Yasin under unclear circumstances. Yasin's uncle reportedly said that some of his relatives were…
Ablimit Abdurahman was imprisoned for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
On an unspecified date, authorities detained Abdurahman reportedly for listening to religious…
Hornisaxan Osman is detained for her ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Osman and her two sons and sent them to a…
Ershat Abdureshit is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Abdureshit, his brother, and mother and sent…
Erpan Abdureshit is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.
In 2017, authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained Abdureshit, his brother, and mother and sent…
Aytorem Turdi is detained for her religious activity and ethnoreligious identity.
In November 2017, public security officials in Aksu city, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…