Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iraq
Religion or Belief: Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Date of Detainment: May//2026
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Mursal Khalfa is imprisoned for his religious conversion and activity.
In June 2025, Iraqi National Security Service agents raided Khalfa's home and arrested him after he was accused of changing his religion, sharing about it online, and insulting religious figures. Detention authorities beat him and interrogated him about his faith and religious connections.
In January 2026, a judge sentenced him to 1 year's imprisonment for publicly expressing an opinion deemed to "insult" religious symbols, persons, or beliefs (Art. 372 IPC).