Mursal Khalfa

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

Publicly Available Information:

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).