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Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee

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…

Noushin Jafari

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…

Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani

Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani was imprisoned for her human rights work in support of the LGBTQI+ community.

On October 27, 2021, authorities detained Sedighi-Hamadani in Urumieh,…

Elham Choubdar

Elham Choubdar is imprisoned for her LGBTI+ identity through religious motivated grounds.

On an unspecified date around late 2021, authorities arrested Choubdar in relation to her real or…

Nathasha Edirisooriya

Nathasha Edirisooriya was detained for blasphemy.

On May 27, 2023, police arrested and detained Edirisooriya after receiving a complaint that she made jokes insulting to Buddhism and…

Lina Lutfiawati

Lina Lutfiawati is imprisoned for her religious expression.

In May 2023, police charged Lutfiawati with "disseminating information aimed at inflicting hatred or dissension on individuals and…