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February 28, 2023

"Love Kumar" is detained for blasphemy.

On November 22, 2022, an individual known by the pseudonym "Love Kumar" reportedly went missing.

In December 2022, the family of "Love Kumar…

January 27, 2023

Mahsa Mohammadi is detained for blasphemy.

On October 30, 2022, authorities reportedly detained Mohammadi, a university student in Sabzevar, over a tweet perceived as blasphemous. …

January 05, 2023

Maryam Nematollahi is imprisoned for opposing state-mandated religious veiling.

On October 13, 2022, authorities in Shiraz reportedly arrested Nematollahi, an Instagram influencer and an…

December 01, 2022

Bohdan Geleta is detained for his religious leadership role.

In November 2022, Russian forces in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia oblast, Ukraine, reportedly abducted Geleta, a priest and employee…

December 01, 2022

Ivan Levitsky is detained for his religious leadership role.

In November 2022, Russian forces in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia oblast, Ukraine, reportedly abducted hieromonk Levitsky, rector of…

October 20, 2022

Cepdika Eka Rismana is detained for blasphemy. 

On May 5, 2022, police in West Java province arrested Rismana after a video of went viral of Rismana stepping or stomping on a Qur'an. He is…

October 17, 2022

Cui Tai is detained for his religious leadership role.

On June 19, 2020, police in Zhangjiakou municipality, Hebei province, detained Cui Tai, a Catholic bishop, reportedly in relation to…

September 07, 2022

Elham Choubdar is imprisoned for her LGBTI+ identity through religious motivated grounds.

On an unspecified date around late 2021, authorities arrested Choubdar in relation to her real or…

August 09, 2022

Rupesh Singh is detained in relation to his reporting on religious and marginalized communities.

On July 17, 2022, police in the Ramgarh district of eastern Jharkhand state arrested Singh…

July 01, 2022

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…