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Lina Lutfiawati is imprisoned for her online religious expression.

In May 2023, police charged Lutfiawati with "disseminating information aimed at inflicting hatred or dissension on…

Nathasha Edirisooriya was detained for blasphemy.

On May 27, 2023, police arrested and detained Edirisooriya after receiving a complaint that she made jokes insulting to Buddhism and…

Chen Lijun is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 13, 2022, authorities in Luanchuan county, Luoyang municipality, Henan province, detained Chen, a preacher and…

Yang Jianxin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early 2021, authorities detained Yang, pastor of a house church, for “conducting illegal business operations” and “…

Mohammed Zubair was detained for his expression about religion and in relation to his reporting on religious freedom conditions.

On June 27, 2022, Delhi police arrested Zubair, co-founder…

Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan is imprisoned for his public satire criticizing conservative religious establishments and figures. 

On March 12, 2018, security agents from the Presidency of State…

Seyyed Sadrullah Fazeli Zare was imprisoned and executed on blasphemy-related charges.

In May 2020, authorities arrested Zare after accusing him and others of being a member of a Telegram…

Yusef Mehrdad was imprisoned and executed on blasphemy-related charges.

In May 2020, authorities arrested Mehrdad from his home in Ardabil after accusing him and others of being a member…

Noushin Jafari was imprisoned for blasphemy.

In August 2019, authorities arrested Jafari, a photojournalist and culture reporter, after accusing her of running a Twitter account that…

Farid Zirgi Moghaddam is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In August 2019, intelligence agents detained Moghaddam in Birjand reportedly in relation to posts he made about…