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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…
Muhsinjon Ahmedov is detained for his religious activity.
On October 20, 2023, French authorities again detained Ahmedov, this time keeping him in a deportation center before eventually…
Nizomiddin Nasriddinov is imprisoned for his online engagement with religiously based political parties.
On January 8, 2023, Belarusian authorities arrested Nasriddinov as he entered the…
Ashyrbay Bekiev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 16, 2023, Russian authorities in Volkhov, Leningrad region, detained Bekiev on illegal immigration charges…
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…
Manahel al-Otaibi is imprisoned for her women's rights activism critical of state imposed religious systems.
In November 2022, authorities arrested al-Otaibi, an online fitness influencer…
Tulkun Astanov is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On November 22, 2020, authorities arrested Astanov, a religious freedom…
Maryam Nematollahi is imprisoned for opposing state-mandated religious veiling.
On October 13, 2022, authorities in Shiraz reportedly arrested Nematollahi, an Instagram influencer and an…