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Nay Y Blang is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 18, 2023, Vietnamese authorities arrested Blang on accusations including “abusing democratic freedoms” (Art. 331/…
Hakop Gochumyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 15, 2023, authorities in Pardis arrested Gochumyan while he and his family were having dinner at a friend's…
Mohammad Golbaz is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.
On July 30, 2022, authorities arrested Golbaz at his motorcycle repair shop reportedly after raiding his parents' home…
Sara Ahmadi was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In June 2019, authorities arrested Ahmadi and her husband, Homayoun Zhaveh, as they were on vacation with some…
Homayoun Zhaveh was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
In June 2019, authorities arrested Zhaveh and his wife, Sara Ahmadi, as they were on vacation with some friends. …
Reza Radmanesh is detained for practicing their religion as a convert.
On July 17, 2022, security forces arrested four Christians, including Radmanesh, in Neyshabur City reportedly after…
Gholamreza Keyvanmanesh is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.
On June 26, 2022, authorities arrested Keyvanmanesh and three others in Neyshabur as they gathered at a house-…
Shakila Monfared is imprisoned for blasphemy.
In August 2020, security forces arrested Monfared as she was leaving home, reportedly in relation to her social media activism.
In…
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…
Yasaman Ariani was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.
In April 2019, authorities arrested Ariani for protesting compulsory hijab after she was…