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Nahaleh Shahidi is detained on a religious basis.
On March 28, 2023, security forces arrested Shahidi, a Baha’i citizen and child rights activist, while she was traveling from Karaj…
Aleksey Ukhov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 22, 2020, authorities in Sovetskaya Gavan detained Ukhov after searching his home. Investigators accused…
Nikolay Voishchev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 20, 2022, authorities in Maykop detained Voishchev after searching his home. Investigators accused…
Azat Lukmanov is imprisoned for his alleged religious association.
On November 19, 2019, authorities in Moscow detained Lukmanov after accusing him of being a leader of the…
Timur Yalkabov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Yalkabov, accusing him of…
Lenur Seydametov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Seydametov, accusing him of holding…
Vadim Bektemirov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On July 7, 2020, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Bektemirov among others after searching…
Zekirya Muratov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On July 7, 2020, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Muratov among others after searching their…
Ernest Ibragimov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Ibragimov among others after…
Oleg Fedorov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Fedorov among others after searching…
Emil Ziyadinov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On July 7, 2020, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Ziyadinov among others after searching their…
Server Mustafayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On May 21, 2018, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Mustafayev, co-founder of Crimean…
Rustem Emiruseinov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 14, 2019, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Emiruseinov among others after…
Arsen Abkhairov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 14, 2019, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Abkhairov among others after accusing…
Eskender Abdulganiev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 14, 2019, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Abdulganiev among others after…
Marlen Asanov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 11, 2017, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained several Crimean Tatar activists, including…
Timur Ibragimov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 11, 2017, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained several Crimean Tatar activists, including…
Seyran Saliyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 11, 2017, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained several Crimean Tatar activists, including…
Memet Belyalov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On October 11, 2017, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained several Crimean Tatar activists, including…
Ernes Ametov is imprisoned for his religious activity and alleged religious association.
On October 11, 2017, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained several Crimean…
Edem Smailov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On May 21, 2018, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Smailov after accusing them of being involved…
Aleksey Trofimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 25, 2018, authorities in Spassk-Dalniy detained Trofimov after searching the homes of several…
Dmitriy Malevaniy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 25, 2018, authorities in Spassk-Dalniy detained Malevaniy after searching the homes of several…
Olga Panyuta is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On November 25, 2018, authorities in Spassk-Dalniy detained Panyuta after searching the homes of several Jehovah…
Oleksandr Sizikov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On July 7, 2020, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Sizikov among others after searching…
Seiran Khairedinov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On July 7, 2020, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Khairedinov among others after…
Alim Sufianov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On July 7, 2020, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Sufianov among others after searching their…
Azamat Eyupov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Eyupov, accusing him of being a member…
Zhou Deyong is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On April 23, 2021, authorities in Dongying municipality, Shandong province detained Zhou and raided his home, confiscating Falun…
Manahel al-Otaibi is imprisoned for her religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2022, Saudi authorities arrested al-Otaibi, an online fitness influencer, for opposing religiously grounded…
Jahongir Ulugmurodov was imprisoned for his religious activities.
On an unspecified date, authorities detained Ulugmurodov for downloading and sharing a religious song with some classmates…
Oybek Khamidov is imprisoned for his religious activities.
On January 17, 2022, authorities arrested Khamidov for allegedly sharing illegal religious materials on social media to his…
Alijon Mirganiyev is imprisoned for his religious activities.
On June 22, 2022, authorities detained Mirganiyev at Tashkent Airport and accused him of participating in a banned "…
Jaime Iván Montesinos Sauceda was detained in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On May 23, 2023, police arrested Montesinos Sauceda, the parish priest of San Juan…
Eugenio Rodríguez Benavides is detained in relation to his religious beliefs and activities.
On May 20, 2023, police arrested Rodríguez Benavides, parish priest of Divina…
Leonardo Guevara Gutiérrez was detained in relation to his religious beliefs and activities.
On May 22, 2023, police arrested Guevara Gutiérrez, parish priest of Estelí…
Adil Babar is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In May 2023, police arrested Babar and his friend, Simon Nadeem, for allegedly calling a puppy "Muhammad Ali." The police charged Babar with "…
Simon Nadeem is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In May 2023, police arrested Nadeem, a minor, and his friend, Adil Babar, for allegedly calling a puppy "Muhammad Ali." The police charged…
Ali Ahmed Tariq was detained for blasphemy.
On April 27, 2023, police arrested Tariq, a lawyer, after receiving a complaint that he used the name "Syed" …
Liu Aihua is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On July 7, 2022, Changsha public security authorities detained Liu for distributing Falun Gong materials.
On January 3,…
Fatemeh Sepehri is imprisoned for criticizing state-imposed religious policies.
On September 21, 2022, security forces arrested Sepehri following the outbreak of nationwide…
Marat Saybatalov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including …
Alim Timkanov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including Timkanov,…
Damir Abdrafikov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including …
Ruslan Bariev is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including Bariev…
Rafis Idrissov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including Idrissov,…
Farrukh Makhkamov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including …
Shahboz Makhmudov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including …
Turatbek Osmonkulov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including …
Aidar Tashbulatov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including …
Ruslan Fomin is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including Fomin, for…
Stanislav Moskvitin was imprisoned for his religious leadership role.
On March 13, 2023, the Kirovsky District Court of Omsk sentenced Moskvitin, the the pastor of the New…
Nikolai Ulitin is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In August 2022, authorities detained Ulitin, pastor of the Pentecostal Christ the Savior Church, following searches on…
Svyatoslav Yugov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In April 2023, authorities detained Yugov, former pastor of the New Generation Church in Chelyabinsk. Yugov…
Nikolai Bogoslavsky is imprisoned for his religious affiliation.
In April 2023, the City Court of Anapa sentenced Bogoslavsky, pastor of the Evangelical Christ the Savior Church, to…
Ahmad Al Malahi was detained for his religious activity.
On May 25, 2023, armed Houthi forces detained 17 Baha’is, including Al Malahi, after raiding a private residence in Sana’a where…
Khunar Agayev is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 23, 2021, authorities arrested Agayev for meeting to study the writings of Said Nursi. Authorities accused him…
Aydar Sageyev is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 23, 2021, authorities arrested Sageyev for meeting to study the writings of Said Nursi. Authorities…
Nathasha Edirisooriya was detained for blasphemy.
On May 27, 2023, police arrested and detained Edirisooriya after receiving a complaint that she made jokes insulting to Buddhism and…
Ernes Seytosmanov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 9, 2022, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained several individuals, including …
Yurii Herashchenko was under house arrest for his religious activity.
On March 22, 2023, Russian authorities arrested Herashchenko, a resident of Crimea, Ukraine, after accusing…
Sergei Parfenovich was under house arrest for his religious activity.
On September 28, 2022, Russian authorities in Krasnogvardeiskoe, Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Parfenovich…
Ahmed Mohamed was detained for blasphemy.
On May 9, 2022, security officials arrested Mohamed at his home in a village in the Fayoum Governorate. He reportedly remained forcibly disappeared…
He Binggang is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On October 9, 2021, authorities in Changning district, Shanghai municipality, arrested He in relation to his Falun Gong activities. He…
Zhang Yibo is imprisoned for her religious activity.
On October 9, 2021, authorities arrested Zhang in relation to her Falun Gong activities. She was brought to the Changing PSB Detention…
Fernando Zamora Silva was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On July 9, 2023, police detained Zamora Silva, a Catholic priest and the chancellor of the Diocese of Siuna…
Foad Shaker was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Shaker, at the residence of Shahram…
Shahram Fallah was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Fallah, at Fallah's residence. The…
Yekta Fallah was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.
On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Fallah, at the residence of Shahram…
Behnam Pour-Ahmadi was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Pour-Ahmadi, at the residence of…
Paridokht Shojaei was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.
On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Shojaei, at the residence of…
Shiva Kashani-Nejad was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.
On July 19, 2023, security forces from Ministry of Intelligence reportedly arrested Kashani-Nejad from…
Mojgan Samimi was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.
On July 19, 2023, security forces from Ministry of Intelligence reportedly arrested Samimi from her home in…
Badr Nader Al-Mashari is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In July 2023, authorities detained Al-Mashari, a prominent cleric who criticized the Saudi government's sponsorship…
Dmytro Naukhatsky is under house arrest for his religious activity.
On December 8, 2022, authorities in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Naukhatsky after accusing him of…
Artem Velichko was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity.
On February 14, 2023, authorities in Saransk arrested Velichko and transferred him to a detention center after…
Shadi Shahidzadeh is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 1, 2023, authorities arrested Shahidzadeh at her home in Tehran reportedly in relation to her being Baha'…
Mansour Amini is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 1, 2023, authorities arrested Amini at his home reportedly in relation to his activities assisting Baha'i…
Valiollah Ghadamian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 1, 2023, authorities arrested Ghadamian reportedly in relation to his activities assisting Baha'i…
Sabin Yazdani is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Yazdani's home in Karaj.
In February 2023, it was reported…
Mahsa Tirgar Bahnemiri is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Bahnemiri to two…
Rameleh Tirgarnejad is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Tirgarnejad's home in Karaj.
In February 2023, it…
Elham Shareghi Arani is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Arani to three years…
Nakisa Sadeghi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Sadeghi's home in Karaj.
In February 2023, it was…
Sadaf Sheikhzadeh is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Sheikhzadeh to two…
Shahrzad Mastouri is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Mastouri to two…
Negin Rezaie is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Rezaie to two years and…
Bahram Saparov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In March 2013, authorities arrested Saparov after he was accused of being "…
Maria Khanjani was detained or her religious association.
On August 13, 2023, security forces apprehended Khanjani and her father Jamaloddin Khanjani and took them to…
Kakadjan Halbaev is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In February 2018, authorities detained Halbaev, a former student who had studied in Russia, and charged him with "petty hooliganism…
Kemal Saparov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In January 2018, authorities in Ashgabat detained Saparov, a student who was studying abroad in Russia, for alleged disorderly conduct…
Niusha Badiei Sabet was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On August 15, 2023, authorities in Babol, Mazandaran province, arrested Sabet and Suzan Eid Mohammadzadegan at…
Suzan Eid Mohammadzadegan was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On August 15, 2023, authorities in Babol, Mazandaran province, arrested Mohammadzadegan and Niusha…
Arash Nabavi is imprisoned for his religious belief and association.
In August 2023, authorities arrested Nabavi, a Baháʼí citizen. After two months, he was released on bail. …
Abdulmajid Moradzahi is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2023, authorities arrested Moradzahi, a prominent Sunni cleric, during protests in Zahedan…
Abdolaziz Omarzahi is detained in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.
On April 30, 2023, authorities arrested Omarzahi, a lecturer at the Makki seminary school…
Abdollah Barahouie is detained in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.
On August 12, 2023, authorities reportedly arrested Barahouie, a scholar at the Madineh al…
Ruslan Nahaev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On June 10, 2019, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Nahaev among others after accusing…
Eldar Kantemirov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On June 10, 2019, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Kantemirov among others after…
Ruslan Mesutov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On June 10, 2019, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Mesutov among others after accusing…