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Ramón Esteban Angulo Reyes is detained for his religious belief, religious activity, and religious leadership role.
On October 8, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Ramón Esteban…
Yesner Cipriano Pineda Meneses was detained for his religious belief, religious activity, and religious leadership role.
On October 7, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Yesner…
Daniil Smal was detained for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.
On May 17, 2023, conscription authorities summoned Smal to the district conscription office of Rudny,…
Ashyrbay Bekiev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In August or September 2023, Turkmen authorities detained Bekiev after he had been deported from Russia following…
Kostiantyn Maksimov is imprisoned for his religious belief.
On May 16, 2023, Russian forces in Russian-occupied Chongar, Ukraine, detained Maksimov, a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Yevgeny Bushev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 7, 2023, the Kalininsky District Court of Chelyabinsk sentenced Bushev to seven years in prison for “…
Aleksey Gerasimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 7, 2023, the Kirovsky District Court of Kazan sentenced Gerasimov to six years in prison for “…
Aleksandr Serebryakov is detained for his religious activity and belief.
On September 19, 2023, authorities detained Serebryakov following searches on Jehovah's Witness homes in…
Wangchug Tso is detained for her adherence to a religious figure.
On October 26, 2023, authorities in Dola (Qilian) county, Tsojang (Haibei) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province…
Abolfazl Pour-Hosseini is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In June 2023, authorities in Karaj detained Pour-Hosseini reportedly while he was passing out a leaflet about Erfan-e-Halgheh…
Aleksey Khabarov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 20, 2023, the Porkhov District Court of the Pskov Region sentenced Khabarov to two years and six…
Dmitriy Chausova is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 8, 2023, authorities in Kursk detained Chausova after searching the homes of several Jehovah's…
Oksana Chausova is under house arrest for her religious belief and activity.
On August 8, 2023, authorities in Kursk detained Chausova after searching the homes of several…
Nikolay Kupriyanskiy is under house arrest for his religious belief and activity.
On August 8, 2023, authorities in Kursk detained Kupriyanskiy after searching the homes of several…
Anton Virich is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 11, 2023, authorities in Uzhur detained Virich and subsequently disappeared him for nine days until friends found…
Tsultrim is imprisoned for his adherence to a religious figure.
In February/March 2023, authorities in Marthang county, Ngaba (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (T&QAP),…
Marina Chaplykina is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On December 18, 2023, the Novosibirsk District Court sentenced Chaplykina to four years in prison for “…
Valeriy Maletskov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In April 2019, authorities placed Maletskov under house arrest following raids on several Jehovah's Witness…
Isidro Mora was detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions and for his religious leadership role.
On December 20, 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Mora, a bishop from the…
Óscar Escoto was detained for his religious belief and activity and his religious leadership role.
On August 4, 2022, the Nicaraguan police prevented several people, including Escoto, from…
Hakop Gochumyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 15, 2023, authorities in Pardis arrested Gochumyan while he and his family were having dinner at a friend's…
Kirill Chekolaev was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On December 7, 2023, authorities in Vladivostok detained Chekolaev after searching several Jehovah's Witness homes…
Arash Moradi is imprisoned on religiously-based charges for his social activism.
In October 2023, Iranian security forces arrested Moradi, a Gonabadi Sufi and social activist, at his…
Silvio Fonseca was detained for his religious expression and his religious leadership role.
On December 29, 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested Silvio Fonseca, the vicar of Family, Life…
Héctor Treminio was detained for his religious leadership role.
On December 28, 2023, police arrested Treminio, parish priest of the Santo Cristo de Esquipulas Church in Managua and…
Carlos Avilés was detained for his religious leadership role.
On December 28, 2023, police arrested Avilés, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Managua and priest of Cristo de las Colinas…
Fernando Calero was detained for his religious leadership role.
On December 28, 2023, police arrested Calero, parish priest of Our Lady of Fátima in Rancho Grande, Matagalpa, after he…
Marcos Díaz Prado was detained for his religious leadership role.
On December 28, 2023, authorities arrested Díaz Prado, vicar of the Santo Tomás Apóstol church of Puerto de Corinto in…
Mykel Monterrey was detained for his religious leadership role.
On or around December 29, 2023, police arrested Monterrey, parish priest of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria parish of the…
Raúl Zamora was detained for his religious leadership role.
On or around December 29, 2023, police arrested Zamora, parish priest of Jesús de la Divina Misericordia parish of the…
Gerardo Rodríguez was detained for his religious leadership role.
On or around December 30, 2023, police arrested Rodríguez, parish priest of Purísima Concepción church in Reparto Belmonte…
Miguel Mántica was detained for his religious leadership role.
On or around December 29, 2023, police arrested Mántica, parish priest of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bolonia, Managua,…
Jader Hernández was detained for his religious leadership role.
On or around December 29, 2023, police arrested Hernández, parish priest of the Madre del Divino Pastor parish in Nejapa,…
Ismael Serrano was detained for his religious leadership role.
On December 30, 2023, police arrested Serrano, parish priest of San Miguel Arcángel, Las Brisas, under unclear circumstances…
José Gustavo Sandino Ochoa was detained for his religious leadership role.
On December 31, 2023, police reportedly arrested Sandino, parish priest of Our Lady of Sorrows parish in…
Alester Sáenz was detained for his religious leadership role.
On December 20, 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Sáenz, a seminarian, alongside Bishop Isidro Mora after the bishop…
Tony Palacios was detained for his religious leadership role.
On December 20, 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Palacios, a seminarian, alongside Bishop Isidro Mora after the…
Mariam Al Qisoom is imprisoned for her religious freedom advocacy.
In February 2019, authorities arrested Qisoom for her human rights advocacy on behalf of Shi'a minorities in…
Ervin López is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In December 2023, Nicaraguan authorities arrested López, a priest from the Diocese of León. His arrest came…
Francisco Odorico Castilblanco is detained for his religious belief and religious activity.
On January 2, 2024, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Castilblanco, a seminarian from the…
Salvador Paguaga was detained for his religious belief, activity, and association.
On October 7, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Paguaga, together with Father Yesner…
María Asunción Salgado is detained for her religious activity and association.
On October 7, 2023, the Nicaraguan authorities arrested Salgado, along with Father Yesner Cipriano Pineda…
Mina Karami is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In September 2022, Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court convicted Karami, an Iranian Baha'i, on charges related to "…
Soroush Iqani is imprisoned for his religious identity.
In June 2023, Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court sentenced Iqani, an Iranian Baha'i, to two years in prison on charges of "…
Nay Y Blang is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 18, 2023, Vietnamese authorities arrested Blang on accusations including “abusing democratic freedoms” (Art.…
Noushin Mesbah is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2023, Branch 1 of the Mashhad Revolution Court sentenced Mesbah to one year in prison on charges of "…
Aleksandr Chagan is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 29, 2024, the Central District Court of Tolyatti in the Samara Region sentenced Chagan to eight years in…
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…
Stanislav Kim is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 20, 2024, the Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk sentenced Kim to eight years and two months in prison for “organizing…
Vitaliy Zhuk is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 20, 2024, the Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk sentenced Zhuk to eight years and four months in prison for “organizing…
Nikolai Polevodov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 20, 2024, the Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk sentenced Polevodov to eight years and six months in prison for “…
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…
Choi Chun-gil is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In December 2014, North Korean authorities reportedly arrested and forcibly disappeared Choi Chun-gil, a South Korean…
Mojdeh Falahi is detained for her religious belief.
In September 2024, Iranian security authorities arrested Falahi, a Christian convert, in Shiraz. Falahi reportedly went to the Shiraz…
Mazaher Heydari is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In June 2024, Iranian security forces arrested Heydari, a Gonabadi Sufi who has advocated for women’s rights…
Cai Yingge is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2021, authorities in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, detained Cai amid mass arrests of Church of Almighty God…
Chen Aishe is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2021, authorities in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, detained Chen amid mass arrests of Church of Almighty God…
Wang Zhongqiu is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 4, 2021, authorities in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province detained Wang because of his religious activities with…
Deng Lihua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2021, authorities in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, detained Deng amid mass arrests of Church of Almighty God…
Ge Qin is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2021, authorities in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, detained Ge amid mass arrests of Church of Almighty God members.…
Hu Jinfeng is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 23, 2022, authorities from Shandong Province’s Qixia City Public Security Bureau detained Hu in connection with her…
Wu Shirong is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On June 16, 2022, authorities in Kaiyuan City, Yunnan Province detained Wu for her religious activities with the Church of…
Wu Xiangzhen is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2021, authorities in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province detained Wu amid mass arrests of Church of Almighty God…
Xie Chunhua is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 4, 2021, authorities in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, detained Xie because of her religious activities with the…
Yu Xiuxiang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 23, 2022, authorities from Shandong Province’s Qixia City Public Security Bureau detained Yu in connection with her…
Zhang Fangfang is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In October 2021, authorities in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, detained Zhang amid mass arrests of Church of Almighty God…
Zhang Hongxia is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 23, 2022, authorities from Shandong Province’s Qixia City Public Security Bureau detained Zhang in connection…
Zhu Xingxiu is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 4, 2021, authorities in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, detained Zhu because of her religious activities with the…