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Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee is imprisoned for her activism and criticism of state-endorsed religious interpretations.
On September 26, 2022, authorities arrested Iraee from her home in…
Shagufta Kausar was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2013, authorities Kausar and her husband, Shafqat Emmanuel, for allegedly sending blasphemous texts. The…
Lei Xiuxiang was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
In July 2015, authorities arrested Lei for sending a letter to a high-ranking former official, protesting…
Zhang Xia was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On March 15, 2016, police in Dalian municipality, Liaoning province detained Zhang and later raided her home, confiscating her…
Jiang Wei is imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.
On November 9, 2015, authorities detained Jiang after she sued former Chinese government official Jiang Zemin over his…
Mariyum Lal was detained for blasphemy.
On April 9, 2021, authorities arrested Lal, who is a nurse, and her coworker, Newsh Arooj, after an incident at their workplace. According to…
Newsh Arooj was detained for blasphemy.
On April 9, 2021, authorities arrested Arooj, who is a nurse, and her coworker, Mariyum Lal, after an incident at their workplace. According to…
Shohida Mamadjonova is imprisoned for her religious association.
In February 2022, authorities forcibly disappeared Mamadjonova, the mother of religious freedom advocate Sherzod …
Hidme Markam was detained for her advocacy work to protect religious sites.
On March 9, 2021, authorities arrested Markam, an Adivasi Indigenous activist known for criticizing state…
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…