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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…

Marjan Davari is imprisoned for her religious association and translation of religious texts.

In September 2015, authorities arrested Davari, a translator and a former researcher at the Rah-…

Nguyen Bac Truyen was imprisoned for his religious freedom and human rights advocacy.

On July 30, 2017, Truyen, a lawyer and leader of…

Adil Tuniyaz is detained for translating religious texts and for his ethnoreligious identity. 

On or around December 25, 2017, …

Nezire Muhemmet Salih was detained for her religious scholarship.

On or around December 25, 2017, authorities in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained…

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…

Y Hriam Kpa was imprisoned for his religious activity and for resisting state pressure to dissolve his church.

On July 30, 2015, authorities arrested Kpa, a house-church leader in Ea H’leo…

Li Juncai is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 20, 2019, authorities in Xinxiang…