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June 30, 2023

Fatemeh Sepehri is imprisoned for criticizing state-imposed religious policies. 

On September 21, 2022, security forces arrested Sepehri following the outbreak of nationwide protests…

September 15, 2022

Atikur Rahman was detained in relation to his religious identity, social work for religious communities, and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On October 5, 2020, authorities…

June 08, 2022

Khaled al-Ghanim is imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.

On an unspecified date, authorities arrested al-Ghanim for protesting in Al-Qatif…

June 08, 2022

Ahmed al-Matrood is imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.

On an unspecified date, authorities arrested al-Matrood for protesting in Al-Qatif…

May 25, 2022

Hany Babu is detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On July 28, 2020, the National Investigation Agency…

April 06, 2022

Shakila Monfared is imprisoned for blasphemy.

In August 2020, security forces arrested Monfared as she was leaving home, reportedly in relation to her social media activism.

In…

April 06, 2022

Monireh Arabshahi was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Arabshahi for protesting compulsory hijab by…

April 06, 2022

Yasaman Ariani was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Ariani for protesting compulsory hijab after she was…

April 06, 2022

Rahele Ahmadi was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

On July 10, 2019, authorities arrested Ahmadi, an activist against compulsory hijab,…

March 02, 2022

Safoora Zargar was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 10, 2020, authorities arrested Zargar, a Muslim student activist and roughly three months pregnant at the…