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Lina Lutfiawati is imprisoned for her online religious expression.

In May 2023, police charged Lutfiawati with "disseminating information aimed at inflicting hatred or dissension on…

Arash Moradi is imprisoned on religiously-based charges for his social activism. 

In October 2023, Iranian security forces arrested Moradi, a Gonabadi Sufi and social activist, at his…

Nikita Zhuravel is imprisoned for blasphemy.

On May 20, 2023, authorities in the Volgograd region arrested 19-year-old Zhuravel after he allegedly posted a video online of himself burning…

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…

Ahmed Mohamed is detained for blasphemy.

On May 9, 2022, security officials arrested Mohamed at his home in a village in the Fayoum Governorate. He reportedly remained forcibly disappeared…

Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo is detained for his religious conversion.

On December 15, 2021, authorities arrested Abdo, a Yemeni refugee, from his Cairo home. Abdo's arrest followed his appearance…

Mykhailo Britsyn was detained for his religious leadership role.

In September 2022, Russian military detained Britsyn, a pastor, in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Ukraine, during a religious…

Mykhailo Reznikov was disappeared in relation to his religious leadership role.

On March 9, 2022, Russian military forces detained Reznikov, a Baptist pastor, in Russian-occupied Mariupol…

Ali Badahdah is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On September 12, 2017, security forces arrested Badahdah, an imam and professor of Hadith at King Abdul Aziz…

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.

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