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Abolfazl Pour-Hosseini is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In June 2023, authorities in Karaj detained Pour-Hosseini reportedly while he was passing out a leaflet about Erfan-e-…
Reza Rasaei is imprisoned and sentenced to death for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In November 2022, Iranian security forces arrested Rasaei, a Yarsani adherant, in Karaj after…
Nasrin Soutudeh was detained on a religious basis.
On October 29, 2023, Iranian authorities arrrested Soutudeh, an Iranian human rights activist and lawyer, during the funeral of Armita…
Nikita Zhuravel is imprisoned for blasphemy.
On May 20, 2023, authorities in the Volgograd region arrested 19-year-old Zhuravel after he allegedly posted a video online of himself burning…
Abdulmajid Moradzahi is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On January 30, 2023, authorities arrested Moradzahi, a prominent Sunni cleric, during protests in Zahedan…
Shahboz Makhmudov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including Makhmudov, for their…
Farrukh Makhkamov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 18, 2019, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Tyumen arrested ten Muslims, including Makhkamov, for their…
Bakhrom Khamroev is imprisoned for his human rights work for religious communities and his alleged religious expression.
On February 24, 2022, authorities arrested Khamroev, a human rights…
Vadim Bektemirov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On July 7, 2020, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Bektemirov among others after searching their…
Mojahed Kourkour is imprisoned and sentenced to death on false charges justified on a religious basis.
On December 20, 2022, authorities in Ahvaz arrested Kourkour in a violent raid on a…