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Seymur Mammadov was imprisoned for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.

On September 22, 2022, the Goranboy District Court sentenced Mammadov to nine months in…

Dmitriy Dolzhikov is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On September 8 2022, authorities in Chelyabinsk arrested Dolzhikov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Enayatollah Naeimi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 28, 2022, authorities in Isfahan arrested Naeimi reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i. …

Aleksandr Korolev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 20, 2019, authorities initiated a criminal case against Korolev for “participating in the…

Denis Antonov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 14, 2019, authorities initiated a criminal case against Antonov for “participating in the…

Georgiy Nikulin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2019, authorities reportedly open a criminal case against Nikulin for “organizing the activities of a…

Aleksandr Shevchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2019, authorities reportedly open a criminal case against Shevchuk for “organizing the…

Elena Nikulina is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 2, 2021, authorities charge Nikulina with  “recruiting…a person in the activities of an…

Arsen Avanesov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 22, 2019, authorities in Rostov-on-Don arrested Avanesov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Parkov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 22, 2019, authorities in Rostov-on-Don arrested Parkov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Andrey Andreyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 16, 2019, authorities in Kursk arrested Andreyev following raids on the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses…

Roman Baranovskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 10, 2019, authorities in Abkan arrested Baranovskiy following raids on the homes of Jehovah's…

Igor Egozaryan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Egozaryan. They were…

Rhoda Jatau was detained for blasphemy.

On May 20, 2022, authorities in Bauchi state arrested Jatau after riots broke out in response to a perceived blasphemous message she sent on…

Sergey Melnik was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Melnik. They were…

Valeriy Rogozin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Rogozin. They were…

Denis Peresunko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 21, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested Peresunko in connection to a group of Jehovah's Witnesses…

Aleksandr Ivshin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 10, 2021, the Abinsk District Court of Krasnodar sentenced Ivshin to seven years and six months in…

Atash Shahkarami was detained for speaking out about the disappearance and murder of an anti-hijab protester.

On October 2, 2022, security forces arrested Shahkarami after she spoke with…

Vasiliy Meleshko is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On August 11, 2021, the Abinsky District Court sentenced Meleshko to three years in prison for “participating in the…

Sergey Polyakov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 4, 2018, authorities in Omsk detained Polyakov after assaulting him upon violently entering his home. He…

Yuriy Savelyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 8, 2018, authorities in Novosibirsk arrested Savelyev after searching his home. He was charged…

Rustam Seidkuliev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 15, 2020, the Adler police detained Seidkuliev.

On February 22, 2020, the Leninsky District…

Viktor Stashevskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 29, 2021, the Gagarinsky District Court of Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, sentenced Stashevskiy to six…

Vladimir Skachidub is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 11, 2021, the Pavlovskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Territory sentenced Skachidub to four years and…

Dmitriy Terebilov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 6, 2021, the Sverdlovsk District Court of Kostroma sentenced Terebilov to three years in prison for…

Igor Schmidt is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Schmidt alongside other Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Shcherbina was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 6, 2021, the Abinsky District Court of the Krasnodar sentenced Shcherbina to three years in prison for…

Aleksey Bogatov was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Bogatov, in…

Yevgeniy Fomashin was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Fomashin, in…

Vladimir Mavrin was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Mavrin, in…

Andrey Murych was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Murych, in relation to…

Sergey Tyurin was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Tyurin, in relation to…

Andrey Bochkarev was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On January 19, 2020, authorities in Kazan detained Bochkarev alongside several other Jehovah's Witnesses in…

Shamkhal Eyvazov was detained for his religious activity.

In April 2018, customs officials arrested Eyvazov, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement (MUM), and his brother, Migdad Eyvazov,…

Amin Sharifi is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2022, authorities arrested Sharifi from his home in Mashhad reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i.…

Aida Rasti was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On September 28, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Rasti from her home in relation to her being Baha'i. She was…

Leonid Ponomaryov was disappeared for his religious beliefs and activity.

On September 21, 2022, armed men in military uniform abducted Ponomaryov, a Baptist pastor, and his wife from…

Tatyana Ponomaryov was disappeared for her religious beliefs and activity.

On September 21, 2022, armed men in military uniform abducted Ponomaryov and her husband, a Baptist pastor, from…

Mykhailo Reznikov was disappeared in relation to his religious leadership role.

On March 9, 2022, Russian military forces detained Reznikov, a Baptist pastor, in Russian-occupied Mariupol…

Artur Kozhevnikov was disappeared in relation to his religious leadership role.

On April 9, 2022, Russian military forces detained Kozhevnikov, the chairman of the Council of the German…

Valentin Zhuravlov was disappeared for his religious leadership role.

On June 18, 2022, Russian armed forces detained Zhuravlev, a Protestant pastor, in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Ukraine…

Mykhailo Britsyn was detained for his religious leadership role.

In September 2022, Russian military detained Britsyn, a pastor, in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Ukraine, during a religious…

Ioann Kurmoyarov was imprisoned for his religious beliefs.

On June 7, 2022, authorities arrested Kurmoyarov, a hieromonk, after he posted several videos on his YouTube channel outlining…

Andrey Vlasov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 12, 2020, authorities in Prokopievsk detained Vlasov reportedly for holding discussions about the Bible.…

Niloofar Hamedi was imprisoned for reporting on religious freedom conditions.

On September 22, 2022, authorities raided the home of Hamedi and arrested her in relation to her…

Garegin Khachaturyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 11, 2022, authorities in Novocherkassk arrested Khachaturyan following raids on the homes of several…

Gevorg Yeritsyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 11, 2022, authorities in Novocherkassk arrested Yeritsyan following raids on the homes of several Jehovah…

Anatoliy Gorbunov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 2, 2022, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced Gorbunov to six years in prison for…

Yevgeniy Zinich is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 27, 2022, the Oktyabrskiy District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced Zinich to six years in prison for “…

Sergey Korolev is imprisoned for his religious activity and belief.

On November 9, 2021, authorities detained several individuals, including Korolev, following raids on the homes of…

Sergey Kosyanenko is imprisoned for his religious activity and belief.

On November 9, 2021, authorities detained several individuals, including Kosyanenko, following raids on the homes of…

Igor Mamalimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 6, 2022, the Central District Court of Chita sentenced Mamalimov to six years in prison for “organizing the…

Vladimir Ermolaev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 10, 2020, authorities in Chita detained Ermolaev following raids of the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Putintsev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 6, 2022, the Central District Court of Chita sentenced Putintsev to six years and six months in prison for…

Roman Mareyev is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Mareyev following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …

Anatoliy Marunov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Marunov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …

Sergey Tolokonnikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Tolokonnikov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses…

Vladimir Melnik is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Melnik following searches of the homes of several Jehovah'…

Vladimir Piskarev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Piskarev following searches of the homes of several…

Artur Putintsev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Putintsev following searches of the homes of…

Parisa Roohi Zadegan is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In 2016, authorities arrested Zadegan reportedly in relation to her being Baha'i.

On an unspecified date,…

Maksim Morozov was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 6, 2021, authorities arrested Morozov after accusing him of "convening and holding meetings of its members and…

Yuriy Usanov was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On April 2, 2021, authorities arrested Usanov from his home after accusing him of "convening and holding meetings of its…

Aleksandr Nikolayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 30, 2021, authorities detained Aleksandr after summoning him for interrogation. Nikolayev's…

Yevgeniy Zhukov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Zhukov following searches on…

Vladimir Maladyka is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Maladyka following…

Vladimir Sakada is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Sakada following searches on…

Konstantin Sannikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 27, 2020, authorities in Kazan detained Sannikov after accusing him of “organizing the…

Nikolay Saparov is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Maykop detained Saparov at the Mineralnye Vody airport for organizing…

Aleksandr Skvortsov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 7, 2021, authorities in Taganrog detained Skvortsov after searching his home. He was accused of…

Valeriy Tibiy was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On May 18, 2022, authorities detained Tibiy after searching his home in December 2021. He was accused of “…

Nikolay Stepanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 19, 2019, authorities in Vologda detained Stepanov following searches on the homes of…

Aleksandr Filatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 13, 2021, authorities in Vladikavkaz detained Filatov after accusing him of holding religious…

Lyudmila Shchekoldina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On May 23, 2022, the Pavlovsky District Court of Krasnodar sentenced Shchekoldina to four years and one month…

Marat Abdulgalimov was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 1, 2019, authorities detained several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Abdulgalimov, …

Arsen Abdullaev was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 1, 2019, authorities detained several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Abdullaev, following…

Anton Dergalev was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 1, 2019, authorities detained several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Dergalev, following…

Mariya Karpova was under house arrest for her religious belief and activity. 

On June 1, 2019, authorities detained several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Karpova, following…

Sergey Ananin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 14, 2021, authorities in Belovo detained Ananin after searching the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses. He…

Leysan Bochkareva was under house arrest for her religious belief and activity.

On January 19, 2020, authorities in Kazan detained Bochkareva after searching the homes of several…

Tatyana Obizhestvit was under house arrest for her religious belief and activity.

On January 19, 2020, authorities in Kazan detained Obizhestvit after searching the homes of several…

Valeriy Rabota was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity.

On March 3, 2022, authorities in the Knyaz-Volkonsky rural settlement detained Rabota after searching Jehovah's…

Vitaliy Ushakov was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity.

On February 13, 2022, authorities in Krasnodar detained Ushakov following raids on the homes of…

Viktor Shayapov was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity.

On February 5, 2022, authorities in Mozhaisk detained Shayapov. He was accused of participating…

Saman Khadem was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 13, 2022, authorities in Shiraz arrested Khadem, an environmental activist, reportedly in relation to his being…

Zhang Chunhe is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

On April 10, 2021, authorities arrested Zhang reportedly in relation to her practice of Falun Gong. 

On July…

Wang Jianmin is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On September 4, 2020, authorities in Laiyang detained Wang after catching her distributing Falun Gong leaflets. Police seized other…

Cao Qian is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

On May 28, 2020, authorities in Xiaoyi city, Shanxi province, arrested Cao for being in possession of Falun Gong materials.…

Jang Baolian is imprisoned for her religious activity.

In or around May 2020, authorities in Xiaoyi city, Shanxi province, arrested Jang for being in possession of Falun Gong…

Wang Xinmin is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On June 10, 2021, police arrested Wang in relation to his Falun Gong activity. Police reportedly beat him.

On October 29…

Arash Zamani was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On September 24, 2022, authorities in Tehran arrested Zamani and his partner Armaghan Zabihi from their…

Armaghan Zabihi was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On September 24, 2022, authorities in Tehran arrested Zabihi and her partner Arash Zamani from their home…

Sirous Zabihi was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On September 24, 2022, authorities in Mashhad arrested Zabihi reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i.

Cui Tai is detained for his religious leadership role.

On June 19, 2020, police in Zhangjiakou municipality, Hebei province, detained Cui Tai, a Catholic bishop, reportedly in…

Royal Karimov was detained for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.

On July 25, 2022, officers from the Gadabay District State Service for Mobilization and Conscription…

Javed Mohammed is detained for his religious expression and religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2022, police in Uttar Pradesh arrested Mohammed, a well-known Muslim activist, after accusing…

Badie Khazei is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2022, plainclothes officers arrested Khazei in Tehran. Khazei was later transferred to Evin Prison…

Cepdika Eka Rismana is imprisoned for blasphemy. 

On May 5, 2022, police in West Java province arrested Rismana after a video of him stepping on a Qur'an went viral. Authorities…

Roy Suryo was imprisoned for blasphemy.

On August 5, 2022, police arrested Suryo, the former Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, for tweeting out an image of President Joko…