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| Some of the names listed here may be reachable by letter. Please read our "Letter Writing Guide" for more information on appropriate correspondence. Then contact the CSW office for addresses of specific prisoners. |
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| Country | Prisoner Name (age) |
Date Imprisoned |
Charge | Last Updated | Current Status | Other Resources |
| Burma | Pastor Gracy | 2/01 |
harboring Chin separatists |
3/02 | RELEASED | Burma country profile |
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Dr Salai Tun Than (75) |
11/01 | offense unclear; arrested for peacefully handing out literature | 6/02 | sentenced to seven years in prison under Article 5 (J) of the 1950 State Emergency Provisions Act |
Burma
country
profile Dr. Than's protest letter |
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| China |
Lai Kwong-Keung (38) |
illegal operations (Bible smuggling) |
2/02 | RELEASED |
China visit
report China country profile |
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| Yu Zhudi (42) | 1/02 | illegal operations | 2/02 | sentenced to three years |
China visit
report China country profile |
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| Lin Xifu (42) | 1/02 | illegal operations | 2/02 | sentenced to three years |
China visit
report China country profile |
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Gong Sheng Liang (51), Hu Yong (25), Xu Fuming (26) |
8/01 |
sabotaging law, rape, assault, being part of a cult |
2/02 | death sentence without reprieve |
China visit
report China country profile |
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Li Ying (37), Gong Bangkun (25) |
12/01 |
sabotaging law, assault |
2/02 | death sentence, two year reprieve, both in Jingmen detention center, Hubei province |
China visit
report China country profile |
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58 members of South China Church (16-45) |
5/01 | 2/02 | sentenced from life to one year, others detained, many sexually abused or tortured |
China visit
report China country profile |
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Lai Kwong Keung (38), Zu Zhudi (42), Lin Xifu (42) |
5/01 |
illegal operations (Bible smuggling) |
2/02 | Lai has been released, Yu and Lin were fined and sentenced to three years |
China visit
report China country profile |
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| Colombia |
Rick Tenenoff, Mark Rich, David Mankins |
1993 | hostages | 11/01 | Confirmed killed by guerrillas in 1996 | Colombia country profile |
| Cuba |
Jorge Luis Garcia Perez "Antunez" (37) |
3/90 | Enemy propaganda | 4/2002 | Sentenced to 15 years - imprisoned in Convenedor del Este, Havana - in poor health | Cuba country profile |
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Dr Oscar Elias Biscet (41) |
3/99 |
Public disorder, inciting delinquent
behavior and dishonoring public symbols |
4/02 | Due to be released 11/02 | Cuba country profile | |
| Juan
Carlos Gonzalez Leiva (27) |
3/02 | public disorder and contempt | 4/02 | Held in Holguin Province Prison - in poor health | Cuba
country profile |
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| Egypt | William Shaiboub |
8/98 | double murder | Sentenced to 15 yrs with hard labor. In prison awaiting outcome of appeal | Egypt country profile | |
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Sourial Gayed Ishaak (39) |
3/00 |
publicly insulting Islam |
4/02 |
RELEASED 3/2001 |
Egypt country profile | |
| Adly Shakir | 11/97 | murder | 6/02 | Serving 25 years in Tourah Prison, Upper Egypt after original death sentence appealed | Egypt country profile | |
| India | Ian Stillman | 8/00 | drug trafficking | 4/02 | awaiting date for first hearing of appeal and bail application at supreme court |
Free Ian
petition India country profile Stillman family website |
| Indonesia |
Salmon Ongirwalu (41) |
8/98 | kidnapping, rape and forced conversion of a Muslim girl | 3/02 | Prison for 10 years | Indonesia country profile |
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Rev Robert Martinus (42) |
8/98 | same | 3/02 | Prison for six years | Indonesia country profile | |
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Rev Yanwardi Koto (36) |
8/98 | same | 3/02 | Prison for seven years | Indonesia country profile | |
| Laos | Boon Chanh | 10/00 | betraying his country/ subversive activities |
In prison for
15 years |
Laos country profile | |
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Mr Yot, Mr Leu |
subversive activities | In prison for 12 years | Laos country profile | |||
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9 other Christians |
8/01 | 1/02 | sentenced to between one and three years | Laos country profile | ||
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Malaysia
|
Irene Fernandez |
6/96 |
maliciously publishing false news (her NGO released a memo on the treatment of migrant workers at detention centers | 3/02 | longest trial in Malaysian history - 247 hearings since 1996 | Malaysia country profile |
| Pakistan | Ayub Masih (32?) | 10/96 | Blasphemy |
RELEASED 8/2002 |
Ayub Masih campaign sheet |
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| Saleem Masih (31) | 5/99 | Blasphemy | 2/02 | In Lahore Kot, Lakhpat Jail, pending hearing | Pakistan country profile | |
| Parvez Masih (35) | 4/01 | Blasphemy | 2/02 | In detention pending trial | Pakistan country profile | |
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Dr Younas Shaikh |
10/00 | Blasphemy | 2/02 | Pending appeal to High Court | Pakistan country profile | |
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Rasheed Masih (35) |
5/99 | Blasphemy | 2/02 | In Lahore Kot, Lakhpat Jail pending hearing | Pakistan country profile | |
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Peru (including some listed below) |
About 100 Christians |
1990-99 | terrorism | some released, many still in prison |
Peru country profile |
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Elmer Gutierrez Vasquez |
1995 | terrorism | 2/02 | sentenced to life - Castro Castro Prison, Lima | Peru letter pack | |
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Jose Antonio Manco Flores |
1998 | aggravated terrorism | 3/02 | Castro Castro Prison, Lima | Peru letter pack | |
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Wilbert Apaza Vargas |
1995 | terrorism | 2/02 | sentenced to life - Castro Castro Prison, Lima | Peru letter pack | |
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Gilberto Quispe Figueroa |
1995 | terrorism | 3/02 |
RELEASED 3/2002 |
Peru letter pack | |
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Victor Maco Navarte and Juana Lazo Ramirez |
1/93 | terrorism | 12/02 |
RELEASED 11/2001 |
Peru country profile |
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Lucio Vilca Galindo |
4/95 | treason and terrorism | 3/02 |
sentenced to life -
Castro Castro Prison, Lima |
Peru letter pack | |
| Philippines |
Martin and Gracia Burnham |
5/01 | 4/02 | previously held by Abu Sayyaf guerillas; Martin killed during rescue attempt; Gracia injured but returned home | Philippines country profile | |
| Saudi Arabia | 13 men |
7/01 - 9/01 |
no official charge but allegedly accused of
propagating Christianity |
4/02 |
ALL RELEASED |
Saudi
country profile |
| Turkey | Soner Onder | Turkey country profile | ||||
| Turkmenistan |
Shageldy Atakov (39) |
3/99 | RELEASED 1/2002 |
Turkmenistan petition |
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| Vietnam |
16 Hmong Church leaders |
8/00 to 9/01 |
believed to be arrested because they are Christians | 10/01 | In prison at - Dien Bien, Thanh Ha or Thai Nguyen | Vietnam country profile |
Note: We have added names selectively to this list, based upon critical
confidentiality and other criteria. It is updated as often as possible, and if
you are unable to find the information you are seeking, please peruse the rest
of the website or contact our office at cswusa@compassoc.com
or (877) 450-4516.
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