Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Afghanistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Ibrahim Gailani is detained for his religious belief and leadership.
On September 5, 2025, the Taliban’s Ministry of the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice announced it had arrested Gailani, a prominent Sufi leader, for “misusing Sufism” and carrying out religious practices "contrary to Sharia."