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Noushin Jafari was imprisoned for blasphemy.
In August 2019, authorities arrested Jafari, a photojournalist and culture reporter, after accusing her of running a Twitter account that…
Fariba Dalir was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In July 2021, authorities arrested Dalir and five other converts from Islam to Christianity, including her at the time…
Saeedeh Khozui was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.
On April 11, 2022, Khozui was reportedly arrested after appearing at a courthouse.
On May 24,…
Shoma Sen was detained for her human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.
On June 6, 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested several…
Hiwa Yazdan Mehdi Abadi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 30, 2020, security forces arrested Abadi in Yazd.
In September 2020, Abadi was released on bail…
Lina Alsharif was detained in relation to religious freedom advocacy.
In May 2021, officials from the Saudi Presidency of State Security raided Alsharif’s home in Riyadh, arrested her, and…
Buheliqiemu Abula was detained for her ethnoreligious identity.
In March 2022, Saudi Arabian authorities detained Abula, a Uyghur Muslim, and threatened her with deportation to China.
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Samin Ehsani was imprisoned in relation to her religious belief and activity.
In August 2011, authorities arrested Ehsani, a children's rights activist, after she went to court to resolve…
Asmaa al-Subaie is detained for her women’s rights activism critical of state-imposed religious systems.
In June 2021, authorities affiliated with the Presidency of State Security arrested…
Shaghayegh Khaneh-Zarin was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.
On June 26, 2022, security forces in Shiraz arrested Khaneh-Zarin and two others and took…