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Raif Badawi was imprisoned for his religious freedom advoacy, expression about religion, and for criticizing religious authorities.
In June 2012, authorities arrested Badawi, a…
Mohammed al-Rabiah is imprisoned for his activism against state imposed religious systems.
On May 15, 2018, authorities arrested al-Rabiah amid a statewide crackdown on women's rights…
Salman al-Ouda is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In September 2017, police arrested al-Ouda, a sheikh and Islamic scholar, from his home amid a state-wide wave…
Ali al-Omari is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In September 2017, authorities arrested al-Omari, an Islamic scholar, talk-show personality, and chairman of TV…
Sulaiman al-Dowaish was forcibly disappeared for his religious expression.
In April 2016, al-Dowaish, a religious scholar, was forcibly disappeared after posting tweets summarizing a…
Abdul Majeed Al-Arkani is imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
In 2020, authorities arrested Al-Arkani, an imam, for being friendly with a prominent Turkish figure, Yasin…
Assad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi was sentenced on religious-based charges related to social media activity criticizing the Saudi government, including the authorities’ sidelining of the Saudi religious…