Additional Name(s): Mowlawi Abdolmajid Moradzahi, عبدالمجید مرادزهی

Gender: Male

Current Location: Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad

Perpetrator: Iran

Ethnic Group: Baluch

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: January/30/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Ethnoreligious Identity Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Abdulmajid Moradzahi

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Abdulmajid Moradzahi is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2023, authorities arrested Moradzahi, a prominent Sunni cleric, during protests in Zahedan against state violence towards ethnic and religious minorities. His arrest came amid a crackdown on protestors, civil society, and former political prisoners following nationwide protests against the death of Mahsa Amini and mandatory religious veiling. Authorities have accused Moradzahi of "maintaining numerous contacts with foreign individuals and media” and “distorting public perception."

Moradzahi has reportedly been subjected to torture and prolonged solitary confinement while detained.

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