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Wang Jinzhi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, officers from the Changji City Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly in relation to her…
Nguyen Bac Truyen was imprisoned for his religious freedom and human rights advocacy.
On July 30, 2017, Truyen, a lawyer and leader of…
Meng Lizhi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 11, 2018, officers from the Yining City Public Security Bureau detained Meng reportedly for her religious…
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, …
Hu Yanling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 11, 2018, authorities arrested Hu in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Reports suggest that…
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…
Movsum Samadov was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions and for his political activity.
On January 7, 2011, authorities arrested Samadov, head of the Islamic Party…
Umar Gautam is detained for his religious activity.
In June 2021, authorities arrested Gautam, a Muslim convert, Islamic scholar, and founder of the Islamic Da’…
Qazi Jahangir Qasmi is detained for his religious activity.
In June 2021, authorities arrested Qasmi, an Islamic cleric and employee at the Islamic Da’wah…
Abdul Rashid Dawoodi is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In September 2022, police in Jammu and Kashmir arrested Dawoodi, a Sufi cleric and founder of the Tehreek-e-…
Bakhrom Khamroev is imprisoned for his human rights work for religious communities and his alleged religious expression.
On February 24, 2022, authorities arrested Khamroev, a human…
Julio Sevilla was imprisoned for his association with a religious organization.
In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Sevilla, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the…
Julio Berríos was imprisoned for his association with a religious organization.
In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Berríos, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the…
Bladimir Pallés is imprisoned for his religious association.
In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Pallés, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the Diocese of Estelí.…
María Verónica Herrera Galeano was imprisoned for her association with a religious organization.
In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Galeano, a former employee of the Catholic charity…
Freydell Andino was imprisoned for their association with a religious organization.
In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Andino, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in…
Mariví Andino was imprisoned for their association with a religious organization.
In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Andino, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the…
Nizomiddin Nasriddinov is imprisoned for his religious activity and association.
In July 2023, Tajik authorities detained Nasriddinov after he was extradited from Belarus. Nasriddinov…
Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov is detained for his religious activity.
In April 2024, authorities in Sughd region arrested Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov, imam of the Khoja Muhammad Balodurkun mosque in…
Bakhtiyor Akbarov is detained for his religious activity.
In April 2024, authorities in Sughd region arrested Akbarov, a religious leader of the Khoja Muhammad Balodurkun mosque in the…