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Eduard Sharlot is detained for blasphemy.
On November 22, 2023, authorities detained Sharlot, a musician, at Pulkovo Airport and placed him under administrative arrest. Sharlot's arrest…
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…
Said Abdelrazek is imprisoned for blasphemy.
On July 6 , 2023, authorities in Ulyanovsk detained Abdelrazek, an Egyptian citizen, after he posted a video of himself trampling a Qur'an,…
Ali Aboluhom is imprisoned for apostasy.
On August 23, 2021, authorities arrested Aboluhom, a Yemini journalist working in Saudi Arabia, after he left his home reportedly to meet with his…
Ahmad al-Shamri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2014, authorities arrested al-Shamri, who is from the town of Hafar al-Batin, and accused of using social media…
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 Abha.…
Raif Badawi was imprisoned for his religious freedom advoacy, expression about religion, and for criticizing religious authorities.
In June 2012, authorities arrested Badawi, a blogger and…