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Saeed Soltanpour is detained for his religious association and activity.

In November 2022, authorities arrested Soltanpour for the second time. His arrest came amid a crackdown on…

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is imprisoned for his religious expression. 

In March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi Tijaniyyah Order, for allegedly…

Saeed Ahmad Wariach is detained for alleged blasphemy. 

Authorities arrested Wariach for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).

Abdul Majeed is detained for blasphemy.

On September 13, 2020, authorities arrested Majeed after charging him with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).

Sheikh Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara is imprisoned for blasphemy.

In July 2021, authorities arrested Kabara, a cleric, and charged him with blasphemy and incitement for his allegedly “defamatory…

Abdulazeez Inyass is imprisoned for blasphemy.

In May 2015, Nigerian authorities arrested Inyass for allegedly saying that Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the founder of the Tijaniya order to…

Shiraz Ahmad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In February 2021, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of creating an Ahmadiyya online group and sharing content in it.…

Mansoor Tahir Ahmad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In March 2021, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of making negative comments about a religious program. They charged…

Malik Zaheer Ahmad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of blasphemy. In February 2021, after he was granted bail,…

Rohan Ahmad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In May 2020, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of sharing on WhatsApp religious content deemed blasphemous. Authorities…

Malik Usman Ahmad…

Hafiz Tariq Shehzad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Shehzad after accusing him of sharing perceived blasphemous materials. Authorities charged…

Muhammad Hashmi is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2021, authorities arrested Hashmi after his bail was revoked. He was initially arrested on June 20, 2019, after he was…

Zafar Ali is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ali and his father for sacrificing animals on the Eid al-Adha holiday.…

Arshad Pervaiz is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Pervaiz and his son for sacrificing animals on the Eid al-Adha holiday.…

Saeed Ahmad is detained for his religious activity.

On July 10, 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ahmad and other Ahmadis for sacrificing animals on the Eid-ul-Adha holiday…

Shakeel Ahmad is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ahmad and other Ahmadis for sacrificing animals on the Eid al-Adha holiday.…

Mukhtar Ahmad is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ahmad and other Ahmadis for sacrificing animals on the Eid al-Adha…

Mohammad Chegini is detained for his religious association.

On August 24, 2022, authorities arrested Mohammad Chegini in Kerman under unclear circumstances.

Hamid Gharehassanlou is imprisoned on religiously oriented charges for protesting religious freedom conditions. 

On November 4, 2022, authorities in Karaj arrested Gharehassanlou,…

Farzaneh Gharehassanlou is imprisoned on religiously oriented charges for protesting religious freedom conditions. 

On November 4, 2022, authorities in Karaj arrested …

Abdul Rashid Dawoodi is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.

In September 2022, police in Jammu and Kashmir arrested Dawoodi, a Sufi cleric and founder of the Tehreek-e-…

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…

Mazaher Heydari is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2024, Iranian security forces arrested Heydari, a Gonabadi Sufi who has advocated for women’s rights…

Ijaz Hussain is detained for his religious activity.

In May 2025, Pakistani authorities arrested Ijaz Hussain, along with another Ahmadi, Ayaz Hussain, for offering Friday prayers. During…

Ayaz Hussain is detained for his religious activity. 

In May 2025, Pakistani authorities arrested Ayaz Hussain, along with another Ahmadi, Ijaz Hussain, for offering Friday prayers.…

Mubarak Sani is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In January 2023, authorities arrested Sani for allegedly distributing Tafseer-e-Sagheer, an Ahmadiyya exegesis of the Qur'an, in…