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Ashraf Fayadh was imprisoned for apostasy.
In August 2013, authorities arrested Fayadh, a Palestinian poet and artist living in Saudi Arabia, following an altercation with a man in …
Stan Swamy was detained and died in state custody for his civil society work helping religious communities.
On October 8, 2020, the National Investigation Agency arrested Swamy, a Jesuit…
Hassan Farhan al-Maliki is detained for his religious expression and religious freedom advocacy.
In September 2017, authorities arrested al-Maliki, an…
Aisha al-Muhajiri is detained for her religious activity.
In February 2021, police raided al-Muhajiri's home in Mecca and detained her for preaching and giving Qur'an lessons at her home.…
Waleed abu al-Khair is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.
In April 2014, authorities arrested al-Khair for legally defending religious prisoners of conscience, including Raif…
Ali Aboluhom is imprisoned for his religious expression.
In August 2021, authorities arrested Aboluhom for allegedly expressing ideas about atheism online. Prosecutors charged him with…
Khurram Parvez is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.
In November 2021, authorities arrested Parvez, a Muslim human rights advocate in Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority state.…
Mousa al-Hashim is imprisoned for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.
In December 2015, Saudi authorities arrested al-Hashim along with his wife, a well-known Shi'a…
Siddique Kappan was detained on for his religious identity and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.
On October 5, 2020, authorities arrested…
Umar Khalid is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.
In September 2020, authorities arrested Khalid, a student activist, for leading peaceful protests opposing the religiously…