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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).
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…
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In August 2021, authorities arrested Hashmi after his bail was revoked.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…
Vladimir Moiseenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In or around May 2022, authorities reportedly detained Moiseenko after accusing him of organizing Jehovah's…
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.…
Mohammad Soltani is imprisoned for his religious expression.
In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Soltani for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…
Mohammad-Reza Asadi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Nik-Ahd for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…
Abolfazl Khoran is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Khoran for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…
Mostafa Kamani is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Kamani for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…
Ramtin Edrisi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Edrisi for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…
Zhang Haitao is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In July 2015, Chinese authorities arrested Haitao for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses against…
Yaqub Heddi is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In December 2024, authorities sentenced Heddi to 9 years' imprisonment for receiving "illegal religious education" from his…
Silfi Latifah is imprisoned for her religious expression.
In May 2022, police officers arrested Latifah for uploading a video to social media of her husband stomping on a Qur'an.…
Mohammedreza Tabri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In January 2026, police in Tehran arrested Tabri during city-wide protests.
Shortly…
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…
Kuandyk Koszhanov is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Koszhanov and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…
Margulan Nurdangazy is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurdangazy and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…
Yerkinbek Nurakyn is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurakyn and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…
Batylbek Baikazy is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Baikazy and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest…
Bakytzhan Shugyl is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Shugyl and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest…
Yerbol Nurlybaev is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Nurlybaev and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…
Tursynbek Kabi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Kabi and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's arrest of a…
Bekzat Maksutkhan is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2025, Kazakh officials arrested Maksutkhan and 18 other human rights activists for protesting China's…
Artemy Ostanin is imprisoned for his religious expression.
In March 2025, Russian authorities arrested Ostanin, a stand-up comedian, after he made a joke that was perceived to be…
Deniz Göktaş is detained for his religious expression.
In July 2026, Turkish authorities arrested Göktaş, a popular stand-up comedian, for making jokes about the Quran in his comedy…