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
Extra Bio Info:
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
Sources:
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USCIRF Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Syria November 2022
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"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
Extra Bio Info:
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
Sources:
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USCIRF Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Syria November 2022
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"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
Extra Bio Info:
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.
Sources:
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Photo attributed to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
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HRANA English, Tweet, November 28, 2022
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"بازداشت نیما مهین بخت، شهروند بهائی در ساری" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)