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Mariyum Lal was detained for blasphemy.
On April 9, 2021, authorities arrested Lal, who is a nurse, and her coworker, Newsh Arooj, after an incident at their workplace. According to…
Sajjad Masih Gill was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On an unspecified date, authorities arrested Gill, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist community, after he was…
Abdulazeez Inyass is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In May 2015, Inyass, a cleric, allegedly said during a lecture that Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the founder of the Tijaniya…
Sheikh Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2021, authorities arrested Kabara, a cleric, and charged him with blasphemy and incitement.…
Waleed abu al-Khair is imprisoned for his legal work defending religious prisoners of conscience and for criticizing the government.
On April 15, 2014, authorities arrested al-Khair, …
Sheikh Salman al-Ouda is detained for supporting greater religious coexistence and criticizing the government.
In September 2017, police arrested al-Ouda, an Islamic scholar, from his home…
Mohammed al-Rabiah is imprisoned for his activism against state imposed religious systems.
On May 15, 2018, authorities arrested al-Rabiah amid a statewide crackdown on women's rights…
Aisha al-Muhajiri is detained for her religious activity and instruction.
On February 15, 2021, police raided al-Muhajiri's home in Mecca and detained her reportedly for preaching and…
Abdullah al-Zaher was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
In March 2012, authorities detained al-Zaher, 15 years old at the time, for…
Dawood al-Marhoun was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
On May 21, 2012, authorities arrested al-Marhoun, who was 17 years old at the time…