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Redouane Foufa was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 5, 2022, police in Bejaia detained 24 Ahmadis, including Foufa, a coordinator of religious activities in Bejaia, and reportedly interrogated them for 14 hours. Authorities reportedly interrogated the community in April 2022 about their religious beliefs and confiscated their passports, cellphones, and laptops. A family member of Foufa reported that the community was targeted for gathering together to discuss and study their religion.

On June 6, 2022, the First Instance Tribunal in Bejaia charged Foufa and the other Ahmadis with “participation in an unauthorized group” (Art. 46 Law on Associations) and “offending the Prophet” and “denigrating the creed and precepts of Islam” (Art.144 bis 2 APC). Foufa was sent to Oued Ghir Prison in Bejaia.

On September 20, 2022, the Court of Bajaia sentenced Foufa to one year in prison with fines.

On November 9, 2022, the High Court of Bajaia overturned its decision, and Foufa was released from prison.

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Abdullah al-Derazi was imprisoned and executed for his religious identity and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On August 27, 2014, Tarut Island Police arrested al-Derazi in relation to his participation in protests against the state's treatment of Shi'a citizens in al-Qatif. Al-Derazi was 18 years old at the time of his arrest and accused of crimes that he allegedly committed when he was a minor. Al-Derazi was reportedly tortured, subjected to solitary confinement, forced to sign confessions, held incommunicado, and denied proper access to legal counsel. His family did not know his whereabouts until three months after his arrest. Public prosecution reportedly charged al-Derazi with several crimes, including “participating in the formation of a terrorist cell aimed at destabilizing the internal security in the country and targeting security men, participating in demonstrations and marches, attacking and destroying public property, carrying out acts of sabotage and chaos, obstructing the road and seeking to cause strife, division and division in the country, assaulting security men by throwing explosion bottles at them, blocking the road for pedestrians by burning tires, chanting anti-state slogans, participating in Ahmed Al-Matar’s funeral and organizing the funeral (distributing water during it).” At least one of the charges dates back to when al-Derazi was 17 years old.

On February 20, 2018, the Specialized Criminal Court sentenced al-Derazi to death, according to MENA Rights Group.

On or around August 8, 2022, the Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal upheld al-Derazi’s sentence.

In October 2023, the Supreme Court reportedly issued a ruling in secret that upheld al-Derazi’s sentence.

In August 2025, the Saudi Supreme Court upheld al-Derazi's death sentence.

On October 20, 2025, Saudi authorities executed al-Derazi.

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Youssef al-Manasif is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

In April 2017, authorities arrested al-Manasif for participating in protests in al-Qatif against the state's treatment of Shi'a citizens. Prosecutors charged him with numerous crimes, including participating in riotous gatherings that affect the unity and stability of the Kingdom, joining a terrorist cell, financing terrorism, selling narcotic pills to security men, and stirring up sedition, among others. Al-Manasif was 20 years old at the time of his arrest and accused of crimes that he allegedly committed when he was a minor, two of which dated back to when he was 15 and 16 years old.

In October 2022, the Specialized Criminal Court sentenced al-Manasif to death. The sentence was overturned in November 2024 after a long series of appeals, but was reimposed by the Saudi Supreme Court in February 2025. In August 2025, the Court of Appeal upheld his death sentence. 

Saudi authorities tortured Al-Manasif, subjected him to solitary confinement, forced him to sign a confession, denied him proper access to legal counsel, and refused visitation from his family for the first five months of his detention.