Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: May/31/2021
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Praying Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ali Shaker is detained for not engaging in religious activities according to the standards of a non-state entity.
On May 31, 2021, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham forces reportedly arrested Shaker and Muhammad Mustafa inside a mosque after accusing them of not praying afternoon prayer (Asr) with a group of other worshippers. The two were students an institution for memorizing the Quran in al Tawwama village, Aleppo governorate.
Related Cases: Muhammad Mustafa
USCIRF Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Syria November 2022
"HTS arrested 2 students at an institution for Memorizing the Holy Quran in W. Aleppo governorate on May 31" Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: May/31/2021
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Praying Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Muhammad Mustafa is detained for not engaging in religious activities according to the standards of a non-state entity.
On May 31, 2021, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham forces reportedly arrested Mustafa and Ali Shaker inside a mosque after accusing them of not praying afternoon prayer (Asr) with a group of other worshippers. The two were students an institution for memorizing the Quran in al Tawwama village, Aleppo governorate.
Related Cases: Ali Shaker
USCIRF Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Syria November 2022
"HTS arrested 2 students at an institution for Memorizing the Holy Quran in W. Aleppo governorate on May 31" Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR)
Additional Name(s): نیما مهین بخت
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/21/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Nima Mahin Bakht is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On November 21, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Bakht in Sari, Mazandaran province, in relation to his being Baha'i.
Photo attributed to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
HRANA English, Tweet, November 28, 2022
"بازداشت نیما مهین بخت، شهروند بهائی در ساری" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)