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Nour Fayez Ibrahim Gerges is an Egyptian activist currently detained on a religious basis.
On November 1, 2021, authorities arrested and potentially forcibly “disappeared” Mr. Fayez…
Bakhrom Khamroev is imprisoned for his human rights work for religious communities and his alleged religious expression.
On February 24, 2022, authorities arrested Khamroev, a human rights…
Elham Choubdar is imprisoned for her LGBTI+ identity through religious motivated grounds.
On an unspecified date around late 2021, authorities arrested Choubdar in relation to her real or…
Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani was imprisoned for her human rights work in support of the LGBTQI+ community.
On October 27, 2021, authorities detained Sedighi-Hamadani in Urumieh, West Azerbaijan…
Qaiser Zada is detained for blasphemy.
On August 5, 2021, authorities arrested Zada, whom reports identity as transgender, after Zada was accused of burning a copy of the Qur'an. Prior to…
Gao Zhisheng remains forcibly disappeared for his work defending human rights and religious minorities.
On August 13, 2017, Gao, a human rights lawyer, was forcibly disappeared from his…
Ali Aboluhom is imprisoned for apostasy.
On August 23, 2021, authorities arrested Aboluhom, a Yemini journalist working in Saudi Arabia, after he left his home reportedly to meet with his…
Ismail Isaev is imprisoned in relation to state-imposition of a particular religious interpretation.
On February 4, 2021, Isaev and Isaev's sibling, Salekh Magamadov, - two LGBTI+ youths…
Salekh Magamadov is imprisoned in relation to state-imposition of a particular religious interpretation.
On February 4, 2021, Magamadov and Magamadov's sibling, Ismail Isaev, - two LGBTI…
Waleed abu al-Khair is imprisoned for his legal work defending religious prisoners of conscience and for criticizing the government.
On April 15, 2014, authorities arrested al-Khair, …