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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…
Abdulmajid Moradzahi is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2023, authorities arrested Moradzahi, a prominent Sunni cleric, during protests in Zahedan…
Bahram Saparov is imprisoned for his religious activities.
On March 9, 2013, authorities arrested Saparov for leading an unregistered Muslim community. Since…
Abdul Majeed Al-Arkani is imprisoned for his religious expression and activity.
In 2020, authorities arrested Al-Arkani, an imam, for communicating with prominent Turkish figure Yasin…
Mahvash Sabet is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 31, 2022, security forces arrested Sabet in Tehran after raiding her home. Security forces allegedly broke her…
Ali al-Omari is detained his role as a prominent religious figure.
On September 9, 2017, authorities arrested al-Omari, an Islamic scholar, talk-show personality, and the chairman of TV…
Elshan Mustafaoglu was imprisoned for his religious expression and activism.
On December 17, 2014, authorities arrested Mustafaoglu, a Muslim scholar and former department head at the…
Abdukhalil Abduzhabbarov is imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On February 18, 2017, Kazakh authorities arrested Abduzhabbarov, an imam, after extraditing him from Saudi…
Sheikh Salman al-Ouda is detained for supporting greater religious coexistence and criticizing the government.
In September 2017, police arrested al-Ouda, an Islamic scholar, from his home…
Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo is imprisoned in relation to his religious leadership role.
On July 11, 2021, Rosales Fajardo, pastor and leader of the Monte de Sion Independent Church in Palma…