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Saeed Goudarzi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Goudarzi following a violent crackdown…

Mohsen Azizi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Azizi following a violent…

Heydar Teymouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Teymouri following a violent crackdown…

Rasoul Hoveyda was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Hoveyda was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…

Jafar Ahmadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Ahmadi following a violent crackdown on…

Ardeshir Ashayeri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Ashayeri following a violent…

Mehdi Keyvanlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Keyvanlou following a violent…

Ehsan Malek Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Mohammadi was arrested following a violent crackdown…

Majid Rashidi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Rashidi following a violent crackdown on…

Ali Akbar Dadashi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Dadashi following a violent…

Salehoddin Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…

Alborz Eskandari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Eskandari following a violent…

Majid Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown on…

Mojtaba Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent…

Nazila Nouri was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…

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…

Nahid Behshid was imprisoned for her religious expression and public support for a religious figure.

On January 28, 2019, authorities took Behshid into custody after a judge sentenced her…

Sekhavat Salimi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Salimi following a violent…

Reza Sigarchi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Sigarchi was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…

Hesam Moeini was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moeini following a violent crackdown on…

Ali Reza Lak was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Lak following a violent crackdown on…

Reza Yavari Motlagh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Motlagh following a violent…

Amir Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…

Saeed Soltanpour is detained for his religious association and activity.

In November 2022, authorities arrested Soltanpour for the second time. His arrest came amid a crackdown on…

Babak Taghian was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Taghian following a violent…

Morteza Kangarlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Kangarlou following a violent…

Babak Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…

Saeed Dourandish was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Dourandish following a violent…

Ahmad Iranikhah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Iranikhah following a violent…

Mohammad Reza Darvishi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Darvishi following a violent…

Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moghaddam following a…

Mostafa Abdi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Abdi following a violent crackdown on…

Reza Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari following a violent crackdown on…

Kasra Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri, a reporter for the…

Sina Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari, a news director for the…

Mehran Asgharzadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Asgharzadeh following a violent…

Shokoufeh Yadollahi Farsi was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Farsi following a…

Mohammad Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent…

Mohammad Hassan Shah Reza was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Reza following a…

Chen Ziquan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 14, 2019, police from the Dongxiang District Public Security Bureau in Fuzhou city, Jiangxi province, detained…

Mostafa Mir Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Mohammadi following a violent…

Farnam Farhang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Farhang following a violent crackdown on…

Akbar Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent crackdown…

Hossein Arang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Arang following a violent crackdown on…

Abdollah Esmaili was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Esmaili following a violent…

Mehdi Mahdavifar was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Mahdavifar following a violent…

Behrouz Sadeghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Sadeghi was arrested following a…

Mehdi Izadpanah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Izadpanah following a violent crackdown…

Vahid Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent crackdown…

Saeed Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent…

Ali Reza Azadravesh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Azadravesh following a violent…

Bashir Riahi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Riahi following a violent crackdown…

Sadegh Gheysari was imprisoned for his alleged religious association and for allegedly protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Gheysari following a…

Behnoud Pourrostami was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Pourrostami following a violent…

Saeed Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent crackdown…

Bolatbek Dyusenbekovich Nurgaliyev was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Nurgaliyev for participating in a WhatsApp group chat…

Ernar Samatov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Samatov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…

Beket Mynbasov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Mynbasov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam…

Abdurehim Heyit is detained for his religious expression and ethnoreligious identity.

In April 2017, public security authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) detained…

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is imprisoned for his religious expression. 

In March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi Tijaniyyah Order, for allegedly…

Hassan Farhan al-Maliki is detained for his religious expression and religious freedom advocacy.

In September 2017, authorities arrested al-Maliki, an…

Abdulazeez Inyass is imprisoned for blasphemy.

In May 2015, Nigerian authorities arrested Inyass for allegedly saying that Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the founder of the Tijaniya order to…

Reda Abdel Rahman was detained for his religious belief.

On August 22, 2020, security forces arrested Abdel Rahman, a teacher and َQur'anist blogger, alongside several relatives. A few…

Nazim Abdrakhmanov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Abdrakhmanov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam…

Samat Adilov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Adilov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.

On…

Zhasulan Iskakov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Iskakov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…

Esim Suleimenov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Suleimenov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…

Azamat Umbetaliyev was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Umbetaliyev for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about…

Zhuldyzbek Taurbekov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Taurbekov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about…

Dilmurat Sultanmuratovich Makhamatov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On December 19, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Makhamatov after reportedly forcing…

Nariman Seytzhanov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On January 15, 2017, authorities arrested Seytzhanov reportedly over a meeting he had in a coffeeshop in…

Mousa al-Hashim is imprisoned for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In December 2015, Saudi authorities arrested al-Hashim along with his wife, a well-known Shi'a…

Umar Khalid is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Khalid, a student activist, for leading peaceful protests opposing the religiously…

Meeran Haider was detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

On April 1, 2020, authorities arrested Haider, a Muslim student activist, after accusing him of inciting communal violence…

Sharjeel Imam is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In January 2020, authorities arrested Imam, a Muslim student activist, for participating in peaceful protests opposing the…

Mounir Samir Mounir was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Mounir and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Raymond Mamdouh William was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested William and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Jayid Saad Zekry was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Zekry and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Milad Mahrous Tawfik was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Tawfik and several other Copts a week after they had…

Abanoub Magdy Semaan was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Semaan and several other Copts a week after they had…

Girgis Samir Girgis was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Girgis and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Shenouda Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had…

Mina Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

Milad Reda Tawfik Ayyad was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Ayyad and several other Copts a week after they…

Gulfisha Fatima was detained for her religious freedom advocacy.

On April 9, 2020, authorities arrested Fatima, a Muslim student activist, under first information…

Natasha Narwal was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On May 23, 2020, authorities arrested Narwal, a Hindu student activist, after accusing…

Devangana Kalita was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On May 23, 2020, authorities arrested Kalita, a Hindu student activist, after accusing…

Asif Iqbal Tanha was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On May 17, 2020, authorities arrested Tanha, a Muslim student activist, for rioting and attempted murder under…

Shifa ur-Rehman was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 26, 2020, authorities arrested ur-Rehman, a Muslim and president of Jamia…

Ishrat Jehan was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On February 26, 2020, authorities arrested Jehan, a former councilor, after accusing her…

Safoora Zargar was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 10, 2020, authorities arrested Zargar, a Muslim student activist and roughly three months pregnant at…

Ali Hassan al-Faraj is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2017, authorities in Medina arrested al-Faraj for protesting against the state's treatment…

Ahmed Abdul Wahid is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2017, authorities in Medina arrested al-Faraj for protesting against the state's treatment of…

Ali Mohammed Al Bati is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2017, authorities in Medina arrested Al Bati for protesting against the state's treatment…

Mohammed Hussein Al Nimr is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2017, authorities in Medina arrested Al Bati for protesting against the state's…

Choekyab is imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions. 

In November 2013, public…

Trinle Tsekar was imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions. 

On November 20, 2013,…

Gyaltsen was imprisoned for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On March 15, 2008, public security officials in Sangye (Samye) township, Zhanang (Dranang) county, Shannan (Lhokha)…

Tenzin Buchung was imprisoned for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On March 15, 2008, public security officials in Sangye (Samye) township, Zhanang (Dranang) county, Shannan (…