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Gulshan Abbas is imprisoned in relation to her ethnoreligious identity. 

On September 11, 2018, authorities in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) forcibly…

Kianoush Abbaszadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Abbaszadeh following a violent…

Mohammad Hassan Shah Reza was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Reza following a violent…

Mohammad Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent…

Fatemeh Bakhtari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert. 

In May 2017, authorities arrested Bakhtari and her husband, Zaman Fadaei, under unclear circumstances.  She was…

Mahrokh Ghanbari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.

In July 2019, authorities reportedly arrested Ghanbari. She was later released on bail.  She was reportedly denied…

Behnam Eskandarian was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On April 30, 2019, authorities arrested Eskandarian and took him to an undisclosed location after police raided…

Yalda Firouzian was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On April 30, 2019, authorities arrested Firouzian and took her to an undisclosed location after raiding her home.  She…

Javad Karimzaei was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 8, 2019, intelligence officers reportedly arrested Karimzaei, a student at the Shorshadi religious school in…

Bakhtiar Arefi was imprisoned for his religious association and activity. 

On January 25, 2015, authorities arrested Arefi, a teacher.  A month later, he was released on bail.

On…