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Gulmira Imin is imprisoned for her ethnoreligious identity and protesting against Uyghur treatment.
On July 14, 2009, Imin, web administrator for the Uighur-language website Salkin, was…
Mohammad Roghangir was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
in October 2012, authorities arrested Roghangir, a member of the Church of Iran, after authorities raided a…
Youcef Nadarkhani was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On May 13, 2016, intelligence officials in Rasht…
Sevada Aghasar was imprisoned for his religious activity and being associated with religious converts.
In August 2013, authorities arrested Aghasar at the workplace of a friend in…
Majid Kashan was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On November 18, 2017, authorities arrested Kashan at a house-church. Kashan is believed to have been originally…
Saeed Goudarzi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Goudarzi following a violent crackdown…
Mohsen Azizi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Azizi following a violent…
Heydar Teymouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Teymouri following a violent crackdown…
Rasoul Hoveyda was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, Hoveyda was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…
Jafar Ahmadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Ahmadi following a violent crackdown on…
Ardeshir Ashayeri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Ashayeri following a violent…
Mehdi Keyvanlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Keyvanlou following a violent…
Ehsan Malek Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, Mohammadi was arrested following a violent crackdown…
Majid Rashidi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Rashidi following a violent crackdown on…
Ali Akbar Dadashi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Dadashi following a violent…
Salehoddin Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…
Alborz Eskandari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Eskandari following a violent…
Majid Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown on…
Mojtaba Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent…
Abbas Dehghan was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Dehghan, an administrator for the website…
Nazila Nouri was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…
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 …
Ahmad al-Shamri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2014, authorities arrested al-Shamri, accused him of using social media to insult or renounce Islam, and charged him…
Naser Navard Goltapeh is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In February 2025, authorities detained Goltapeh and other Christians without charge and sent him to Evin Prison. …
Mohammad Ali Mosayebzadeh was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On May 13, 2016, authorities arrested Mosayebzadeh, a member of the Church of Iran, and several…
Mohammad Reza Omidi was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On May 13, 2016, authorities arrested Omidi, a member of the Church of Iran, and several others…
Zaman Fadaei was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On May 13, 2016, authorities arrested Fadaei, a member of the Church of Iran, and several others while performing…
Ebrahim Firouzi was detained for practicing his religion as a convert.
On February 8, 2021, authorities arrested Firouzi again after he released videos detailing the authorities'…
Sekhavat Salimi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Salimi following a violent…
Reza Sigarchi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, Sigarchi was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…
Hesam Moeini was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moeini following a violent crackdown on…
Ali Reza Lak was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Lak following a violent crackdown on…
Reza Yavari Motlagh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Motlagh following a violent…
Amir Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…
Javad Khomeis Abadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abadi following a violent crackdown…
Saeed Soltanpour is detained for his religious association and activity.
In November 2022, authorities arrested Soltanpour for the second time. His arrest came amid a crackdown on…
Babak Taghian was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Taghian following a violent…
Morteza Kangarlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Kangarlou following a violent…
Babak Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…
Saeed Dourandish was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Dourandish following a violent…
Ahmad Iranikhah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Iranikhah following a violent…
Mohammad Reza Darvishi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Darvishi following a violent…
Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Moghaddam following a…
Mostafa Abdi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abdi following a violent crackdown on…
Reza Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari following a violent crackdown on…
Kasra Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri, a reporter for the…
Sina Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari, a news director for the…
Mehran Asgharzadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Asgharzadeh following a violent…
Shokoufeh Yadollahi Farsi was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Farsi following a…
Mahrokh Ghanbari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In July 2019, authorities reportedly arrested Ghanbari. She was later released on bail. She was reportedly…
Fatemeh Bakhtari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.
In May 2017, authorities arrested Bakhtari and her husband, Zaman Fadaei, under unclear circumstances.…
Mohammad Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent…
Mohammad Hassan Shah Reza was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Reza following a…
Kianoush Abbaszadeh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Abbaszadeh following a violent…
Mostafa Mir Mohammadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Mohammadi following a violent…
Farnam Farhang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Farhang following a violent crackdown on…
Akbar Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent crackdown…
Hossein Arang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Arang following a violent crackdown on…
Abdollah Esmaili was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Esmaili following a violent…
Mehdi Mahdavifar was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Mahdavifar following a violent…
Behrouz Sadeghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Sadeghi was arrested following a…
Mehdi Izadpanah was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Izadpanah following a violent crackdown…
Vahid Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent crackdown…
Saeed Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent…
Ali Reza Azadravesh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Azadravesh following a violent…
Bashir Riahi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Riahi following a violent crackdown…
Sadegh Gheysari was imprisoned for his alleged religious association and for allegedly protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Gheysari following a…
Behnoud Pourrostami was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Pourrostami following a violent…
Saeed Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent crackdown…
Kamal Naamanian was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Naamanian at a house-church. Other members of the…
Amri Che Mat was forcibly disappeared for his religious activity.
On November 24, 2016, Mat, a Shi'a Muslim convert, was abducted while driving to visit a friend. According to…
Ali al-Nimr was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
In July 2012, authorities detained Al-Nimr, the nephew of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-…
Dawood al-Marhoun was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
On May 21, 2012, authorities arrested al-Marhoun, who was 17 years old at the time…
Abdullah al-Zaher was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
In March 2012, authorities detained al-Zaher, 15 years old at the time, for…
Behnam Akhlaghi was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On February 23, 2019, Akhlaghi was summoned to the Revolutionary Guard office and detained…
Mehdi Khatibi was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On February 23, 2019, authorities arrested Khatibi at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran…
Babak Hosseinzadeh was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On February 23, 2019, authorities arrested Hosseinzadeh while he was at a house-church. Other members of…
Shahrooz Eslamdoust was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Eslamdoust at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in…
Khalil Dehghanpur was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On January 29, 2019, authorities arrested Dehghanpur at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran…
Mohammed Vafadar was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On February 15, 2019, authorities arrested Vafadar at a house-church. Other members of the Church…
Hossein Kadivar was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
On January 29, 2019, authorities arrested Kadivar at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in…
Abdolreza Ali Haghnejad is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.
On January 15, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Haghnejad, a church leader, in Bandar Anzali for a…
Milad Goudarzi was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
In November 2020, authorities raided Goudarzi's home and confiscated his personal belongings, including…
Ameen Khaki is imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
In November 2020, authorities raided Khaki's home and confiscated his personal belongings, including…
Alireza Nourmohammadi is imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
In November 2020, authorities raided Nourmohammadi's home and confiscated his personal belongings,…
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…
Joshua Hilmy was forcibly disappeared for his religious belief and activity.
On November 30, 2016, Hilmy, who is a pastor, and his wife, Ruth Sitepu, were disappeared at the hands…
Murtaja Qureiris was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
On September 20, 2014, authorities arrested Qureiris, who was 13 years old at the…
Israa al-Ghomgham is imprisoned for her religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.
In December 2015, Saudi authorities arrested al-Ghomgham, a well-known Shi'a activist, along with…
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…
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…
Khalid Saifi is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.
In February 2020, authorities arrested Saifi, founder of the United Against Hate organization, for leading peaceful protests…
Meeran Haider was detained for his religious freedom advocacy.
On April 1, 2020, authorities arrested Haider, a Muslim student activist, after accusing him of inciting communal violence…
Sharjeel Imam is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.
In January 2020, authorities arrested Imam, a Muslim student activist, for participating in peaceful protests opposing the…
Hadi Rahimi was imprisoned for practicing his faith as a convert.
On May 14, 2020, Rahimi, a member of the Church of Iran, was taken into state custody after being unable to pay bail.…
Sakineh Behjati is imprisoned for practicing her faith as a convert.
On May 14, 2020, authorities took Behjati, a member of the Church of Iran, into custody after being unable to pay…
Mounir Samir Mounir was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Mounir and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…
Raymond Mamdouh William was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested William and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…
Jayid Saad Zekry was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Zekry and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…
Milad Mahrous Tawfik was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Tawfik and several other Copts a week after they had…