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September 20, 2023

Anas al-Mazrou is detained for his criticism of state imposed religious systems. 

On March 28, 2019, authorities arrested al-Mazrou, a university lecturer, during a human rights panel at…

December 22, 2022

Khaled Al-Rashed is imprisoned for his religious expression and association.

In the mid 2000s, authorities arrested Al-Rashed, a reformist cleric. According to Alkarama, Al-Rashed was…

August 30, 2022

Saleh Al Talib is imprisoned for expressing religious views criticizing government policies.

In August 2018, authorities arrested Talib, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, following a…

August 15, 2022

Salma al-Shehab is imprisoned for her women's rights activism opposing state-imposed religious systems as well as her religious identity.

On January 15, 2021, authorities arrested al-…

June 15, 2022

Omar al-Muqbil is imprisoned for expressing religious views criticizing government policies.

In September 2019, it was reported that authorities had arrested al-Muqbil, a cleric, for…

June 15, 2022

Omar Abdullah al-Saadoun is detained for criticizing government policy impacting religious freedom conditions.

In July 2021, it was reported that authorities reportedly arrested Omar…

June 15, 2022

Asmaa al-Subaie is detained for her women’s rights activism critical of state imposed religious systems.

In June 2021, authorities affiliated with the Presidency of State Security arrested…

June 08, 2022

Sulaiman al-Dowaish was forcibly disappeared for his religious expression.

On April 22, 2016, al-Dowaish was forcibly disappeared while on a work trip to Mecca following tweets he made the…

June 08, 2022

Lina Alsharif is detained in relation to religious freedom advocacy.

In May 2021, officials from the Saudi Presidency of State Security raided Alsharif’s home in Riyadh, arrested her, and…

October 29, 2021

Reda Abdel Rahman was detained for his religious belief.

On August 22, 2020, security forces arrested Abdel Rahman, a teacher and َQur'anist blogger, alongside several relatives. A few…