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Nasrin Soutudeh was detained on a religious basis.
On October 29, 2023, Iranian authorities arrrested Soutudeh, an Iranian human rights activist and lawyer, during the funeral of Armita…
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…
Irfan Mehraj is detained for his human rights work and journalism for vulnerable religious communities.
On March 20, 2023, authorities with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested…
Sara Mottaghi is detained for blasphemy.
On February 28, 2023, authorities in Rasht arrested Mottaghi, a poet, for writing about an ancient Iranian day celebrating women. Authorities…
Ma Like is detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
In April 2017, authorities in Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), detained Ma reportedly for “…
Atash Shahkarami was detained for speaking out about the disappearance and murder of an anti-hijab protester.
On October 2, 2022, security forces arrested Shahkarami after she spoke with…
Mahsa Amini was detained and died in state custody in relation to state-imposed religious dress.
In September 2022, police tasked with enforcing public morals in Tehran arrested Amini for…
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…
Jagtar Singh Johal is detained for his religious belief and for documenting religious freedom violations.
On November 4, 2017, 15 unidentified men in Rama Mandi, Jalandhar, Punjab,…
Mohammed Zubair was detained for his expression about religion and in relation to his reporting on religious freedom conditions.
On June 27, 2022, Delhi police arrested Zubair, co-founder…