Abdulhannon Usmonov is imprisoned for his religious activity and association.

In January 2023, authorities from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Khatlon region arrested Abdulhannon…

Marcos Sergio Hernández Jirón was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Jirón, a pastor with the Puerta…

Harry Lening Rios Bravo was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Bravo, a pastor with the Puerta de la…

Manuel de Jesús Ríos Flores was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Flores, a pastor with the Puerta…

José Luis Orozco Urrutia was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Urrutia, a pastor with the Puerta de…

Álvaro Daniel Escobar Cabrera was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Cabrera, a pastor with the…

Juan Carlos Chavarría Zapata was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Zapata, a pastor with the Puerta…

Juan Luis Moncada was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Moncada, a pastor with the Puerta de la…

Orvin Alexis Moncada Castellano was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Castellano, a pastor with the…

César Facundo Burgalin Miranda was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Miranda, a pastor with the…

Walner Omier Blandón Ochoa was imprisoned for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Ochoa, a pastor with the Puerta de…

Marisela de Fátima Mejía Ruiz was imprisoned for her religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Ruiz, a pastor with the Puerta…

Freddy Quezada was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On November 29, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Quezada, a professor, after he criticized the…

Carlos Alberto Bojorge Martínez was detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

On January 1, 2024, Martínez attended mass wearing a shirt that referenced the Nicaraguan government's…

Vusal Alish is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In March 2023, authorities arrested Alish, a member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement, along with 30 others, accusing them of…

Ismayil Ismayilov is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In March 2023, authorities arrested Ismayilov, a member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement, along with 30 others,…

Rashad Aliyev is imprisoned for his religious association.

In January 2023, authorities arrested Aliyev, a member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement, amid a deterioration of…

Elshan Rahimov is imprisoned for his religious association.

In January 2023, authorities arrested Rahimov, a member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement, amid a deterioration…

Javid Allahverdiyev is imprisoned for his religious association.

In March 2023, authorities arrested Allahverdiyev, a member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement, amid a…

Aslan Gasimov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In June 2023, authorities arrested Gasimov amid a deterioration of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran and a crackdown on…

Neda Fotouhi is imprisoned for her membership in a religious organization and activism.

In October 2023, Iranian security forces arrested Fotouhi, an Iranian follower of Erfan-e-Halgheh,…

Maricarmen Espinosa Segura is imprisoned for her association with Puerta de la Montaña Ministry. 

In December 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Espinosa, an attorney providing…

Frutos Constantino Valle Salmerón is detained for his religious association and leadership role.

On July 26, 2024, Nicaraguan police arrested Salmerón, a priest and the administrator of…

Harvin Tórrez was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 5, 2024, the authorities arrested Tórrez, parish priest of the Santa…

Jairo Pravia Flores was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 2, 2024, the authorities arrested Flores, the parish priest of…

Marlon Velásquez Flores was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 2, 2024, the authorities arrested Flores, a priest as…

Raúl Francisco Villegas is detained for his religious association and leadership role.

On August 2, 2024, the authorities arrested Villegas, the parish priest of the Nuestra Señora de…

Silvio Josúe Romero Juárez was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 1, 2024, the authorities arrested Juárez, the…

Ulises René Vega Matamoros was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 1, 2024, the authorities arrested Matamoros, the…

Victor Salvador Godoy Morales was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 2, 2024, the authorities arrested Morales,…

Edgar Luis Sacasa Sierra was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 1, 2024, the authorities arrested Sierra, the vicar of…

Danny Garcia was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 15, 2024, authorities arrested Garcia, a priest of the San Juan Bautista…

Leonel Balmaceda was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role.

On August 10, 2024, authorities arrested Balmaceda, parish priest of the Jesús…

Denis Martínez García was detained for his affiliation with the Catholic Church and his religious leadership role. 

On August 11, 2024, authorities arrested García, a priest and a…

Carmen María Sáenz Martínez is under house arrest for her religious affiliation.

On August 10, 2024, authorities arrested Martínez, who worked at the Diocese of Matagalpa on marriage…

Lesbia Gutiérrez is under house arrest for her religious association.

On August 10, 2024, authorities arrested Gutiérrez, the former coordinator of the Urban and Rural Financial Support…

Fitsum-Berhan Gebrenegus is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.

In November 2004, Eritrean police authorities arrested Gebrenegus, an Eritrean Orthodox priest at the…