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Badr Nader Al-Mashari is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In July 2023, authorities detained Al-Mashari, a prominent cleric who criticized the Saudi government's sponsorship…

Mohammed al-Ghamdi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy.  

In June 2022, security forces in Mecca arrested al-Ghamdi at his home. Prosecutors accused him of…

Anas al-Mazrou is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In March 2019, authorities arrested al-Mazrou, a university lecturer, for participating in a human rights panel at the…

Daniil Smal was detained for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.

On May 17, 2023, conscription authorities summoned Smal to the district conscription office of Rudny,…

Nourah al-Qahtani is imprisoned for her religious activity.

In July 2021, officers of the Presidency of State Security arrested al-Qahtani for advocating for human rights on social…

Mariam Al Qisoom is imprisoned for her religious freedom advocacy. 

In February 2019, authorities arrested Qisoom for her human rights advocacy on behalf of Shi'a minorities in…

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…

Malik al-Dowaish is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In July 2022, Saudi authorities arrested Malik al-Dowaish for peacefully advocating for his father, Sulaiman al-…

Yakov Vorontsov is detained for his religious expression and leadership role. 

In February 2026, authorities arrested Vorontsov, a priest of an unregistered Orthodox church, during a…

Awad al-Qarni is imprisoned and sentenced to death for his religious belief and leadership role. 

In September 2017, authorities arrested Qarni, a renowned Sunni preacher and scholar,…