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Anna Safronova is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On June 2, 2021, authorities detained Safronova after searching her residence. The month prior, authorities reportedly…

Ibrahim Shavkatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 22, 2016, authorities arrested Shavkatov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Refat Alimov was imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On April 18, 2016, authorities arrested Alimov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.  He…

Maksim Puygin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Puygin after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Uzeir Abdullayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Abdullayev and several others after raiding their homes in Crimea…

Andrey Kolesnichenko was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In July 2020, authorities raided the home of Kolesnichenko and other Jehovah's Witnesses and confiscated…

Yevgeniy Korotun is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 14, 2020, authorities raided the home of Korotun and other Jehovah's Witnesses and arrested Korotun. They also…

Maksim Beltikov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2020, authorities raided Beltikov's home.

In June 2021, a formal investigation was opened against …

Aleksey Yershov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In July 2020, security forces raided the home of Yershov and other Jehovah's Witnesses. They reportedly confiscated…

Elvin Muradov was imprisoned for his expression and religious activity.

On March 13, 2020, police detained Muradov, a poet and member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement (MUM)…