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June 01, 2023
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…
February 15, 2023
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…
January 05, 2023
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…
November 03, 2022
Mou Guojian is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In March 2018, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur…
November 03, 2022
Ma Zhengxiu is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In April 2017, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur…
October 06, 2022
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…
September 16, 2022
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…
August 30, 2022
Abdullah al-Derazi is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious identity and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On August 27, 2014, Tarut Island Police arrested al-…
August 30, 2022
Youssef al-Manasif is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious identity and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On April 6, 2017, authorities arrested al-Manasif in…
August 22, 2022
Zarvia Pervaiz was forced to renounce her faith.
On April 30, 2022, Pervaiz – 12 years old at the time – went missing after going shopping with one of her abductors, who had previously…