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Azita Rafizadeh was imprisoned for her religious association and for providing religious education.
In the years prior to her arrest, Rafizadeh had been questioned by…
Hassan Sarvestani Momtaz was imprisoned for his religious association and for providing religious education.
In the years prior to his arrest, Momtaz, an educator, had been questioned…
Negin Ghadamian was imprisoned for her religious association and for providing religious education.
In the years prior to her arrest, Ghadamian, an educator, had been questioned by…
Vahed Kholousi was imprisoned for his religious belief and education rights and human rights activism.
In February 2010, authorities arrested Kholousi reportedly in relation to his…
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…
Payman Koushk-Baghi was imprisoned for his religious association and for providing religious education.
On February 28, 2016, authorities arrested Koushk-Baghi reportedly without…
Mubarak Bala was imprisoned for exercising his freedom of belief.
On April 28, 2020, Kaduna State police arrested Bala, president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, from…
Anas Hassan was imprisoned for his alleged atheistic activity.
In August 2019, authorities arrested Hassan for allegedly running the Facebook page, "The Egyptian Atheists," and charged him…
Abdukhalil Abduzhabbarov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.
On February 18, 2017, Kazakh authorities arrested Abduzhabbarov, an imam, after extraditing him from Saudi…