December Prisoners for Peace List | 2025

This page lists individuals currently imprisoned for their conscientious objection, peaceful beliefs, or nonviolent actions. It includes details on their age, detention location, and the circumstances of their arrest or sentence. These cases highlight the challenges faced by people jailed for exercising their rights, including freedom of thought, conscience, religion, and peaceful expression.

Azerbaijan

Elgiz Ibrahimov, age 19

• Detention centre: Shaki Penitentiary Facility
• Term: 12 months until 29 September 2025

Belarus

Denis Urad, age 34

• Detention centre: Correctional Colony No. 1, Novopolotsk, Belarus
• Term: Arrested March 2021; sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment in a high-security facility following a closed trial on charges of “treason” related to the disclosure of a military order concerning the suppression of peaceful protests.

Anton Cheremnykh, age 42

• Detention centre: Correctional Colony No. 1, Novopolotsk, Belarus
• Term: Arrested 29 January 2023; charged with treason and incitement to social discord after expressing opposition to the war in Ukraine and criticizing security-force abuses. Tried in a closed court; sentencing not publicly confirmed; faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment.

Sergey Shpak, age 54

• Detention centre: Prison No. 4, Mogilev, Belarus
• Term: Arrested 2021; initially sentenced to restricted freedom. Resentenced in October 2025 to five years’ imprisonment following a closed trial for participation in a public appeal urging military personnel not to engage in violence against peaceful protesters.

Dmitry Gulin, age 56

• Detention centre: Correctional Colony No. 3, Vitebsk Region, Belarus
• Term: Arrested 13 July 2023; sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment following a closed trial on charges of treason and related offenses arising from public criticism of state violence and the president.

Grzegorz Gavel, age 27

• Detention centre: KGB Pre-trial Detention Center (“Amerikanka”), Minsk, Belarus
• Term: Detained 4 September 2025; held in pretrial detention on charges of espionage under Article 358 of the Criminal Code of Belarus, related to alleged possession of classified military information.

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Eritrea

Fitsum Andebrhan, age 46, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 14 May 2024 – present

Yonas Andemeskel, age 24, male

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Imprisoned 6 July 2023 – present

Amanuel Araya, age 57, male

• Detention centre: Bushuku Prison
• Term: Arrested 28 April 2024 – present

Ermias Asgedom, age 35, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 11 July 2008 – present

Yonatan Asgedom, age 33, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 21 September 2017 – present

Julya Berhane, age 27, female

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 23 February 2024 – present

Zesani Biniam, age 19, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 1 November 2024 – present

Bokurezion Dawit, age 48, male

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Imprisoned 23 March 2023 – present

Samuol Dawit, age 36, female

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Imprisoned 23 March 2023 – present

Yosief Fessehaye, age 38, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 6 October 2006 – present

Michael Gashazgi, age 32, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 27 April 2014 – present

Teklu Gebrehiwet, age 49, male

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Arrested 5 November 2022 – present

Almaz Gebrehiwot, age 51, female

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 22 November 2024 – present

Amanuel Gebremariam, age 48, male

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Arrested 26 May 2023 – present

Bereket Gebremichael, age 38, male

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Arrested 3 August 2023 – present

Henok Ghebru, age 43, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 24 January 2005 – present

Samuel Ghirmay, age 42, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 15 January 2009 – present

Bereket Habteyesus, age 33, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 18 September 2013 – present

Tewoldemedhin Habtezion, age 67, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 28 February 2023 – present

Andemeskel Kidane, age 55, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 9 March 2023 – present

Tesfay Kiflay, age 67, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 31 March 2023 – present

Keseteberhan Negusse, age 74, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 23 February 2024 – present

Daniel Teka, age 27, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 21 September 2017 – present

Horeb Tekeste, age 20, female

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 1 November 2024 – present

Sidon Tekeste, age 18, female

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 1 November 2024 – present

Yonas Tekeste, age 51, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 17 February 2022 – present

Isak Tekle, age 26, male

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Arrested 24 November 2022 – present

Tigisti Tekle, age 30, female

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 15 December 2022 – present

Kdisti Tesfamichael, age 71, female

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Arrested 14 November 2022 – present

Selam Tewelde, age 47, female

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 19 January 2024 – present

Tekle Yoab, age 74, male

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Arrested 14 November 2022 – present

Eyasu Yohannes, age 33, male

• Detention centre: Adi Abeto Prison
• Term: Arrested 10 September 2023 – present

Ebenezer Yonas, age 18, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 1 November 2024 – present

Rimon Yonas, age 25, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 22 October 2022 – present

Yanet Yonas, age 25, female

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 22 December 2022 – present

Yonatan Yonas, age 40, male

• Detention centre: Mai Serwa Prison
• Term: Arrested 29 October 2005 – present

Israel

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• A' has been repeatedly sentenced to extended incarcerations in a military prison for his refusal to serve in the occupation army.
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Yuval Pelleg

• Yuval has been repeatedly sentenced to extended incarcerations in a military prison for his refusal to serve in the occupation army.
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Singapore

Norvin Cj Marc Gongon Dacanay, age 21

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 30 months imprisonment, due for release 6 July 2026

Timothy Jia Wei Leow, age 19

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 12 months imprisonment, due for release 10 February 2026

Michael Yong Seng Lim, age 22

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 30 months imprisonment, due for release 27 December 2025

Yishuo Lin, age 20

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 30 months imprisonment, due for release 30 September 2026

Jun Jie Ng, age 20

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 12 months imprisonment, due for release 6 October 2026

Jesher Nyeap, age 20

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: Awaiting first court martial

Daniel Chuang Xu Poh, age 22

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 30 months imprisonment, due for release 9 February 2026

Johnrey Omar Yu Quiseo, age 22

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 30 months imprisonment, due for release 30 March 2026

Justin Lie Yuan Sek, age 19

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 12 months imprisonment, due for release 14 February 2026

Ca Joon Zechariah Wa, age 20

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: 12 months imprisonment, due for release 19 August 2026

Theodore Wijaya, age 21

• Detention centre: Armed Forces Detention Barracks
• Term: Awaiting second court martial

South Korea

J. S. Lee, age 28

• Detention centre: Uijeongbu Correctional Institution
• Term: 18 months imprisonment, due for release 26 December 2026

Ukraine

Serhii Viktorovych Ivanushchenko, age 48

• Detention centre: Pervomayska Penal Colony No. 117, Kharkiv Region
• Term: 36 months imprisonment, due for release 12 February 2028

Andrii Borysovych Khomenko, age 50

• Detention centre: Sumy Detention Center
• Term: 36 months imprisonment, due for release 4 February 2028

Serhii Anatoliyovych Nechayuk, age 35

• Detention centre: Kolomyia Penal Colony No. 41, Ivano-Frankivsk Region
• Term: 36 months imprisonment, due for release 3 March 2028

United States

Leonard Peltier

• For letters and greeting cards: Leonard Peltier, P.O. Box 760, Belcourt, ND 58316.
• Term: Sentence commuted by President Biden. Released to home confinement on February 18, 2025. Native American political prisoner framed for abetting murder while defending traditional indigenous from threats including uranium mining on sacred lands.