The Bishop of Egypt for the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light reveals harrowing new details about the torture, abuse, and ongoing detention of twelve believers arrested in Egypt.

In response to a public debate challenge issued by Ayatullah Qazvini, who accused Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan of apostasy and called for a debate or Mubahala, Hamidreza Saghari—Bishop of Iran for the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light—accepted the challenge on behalf of his faith.

Following the public statement by Amnesty International, the detained Egyptian AROPL believers have resurfaced. They were presented to the Supreme State Security prosecution, the facility of their detention was disclosed as well as all the names of the detained members arrested in this case.

A group of six Azeris took to the streets of Baku, raising banners proclaiming "The Mahdi has appeared" at the Jafar Jabbarly Square. Several plainclothes police officers monitored the demonstration, and shortly after, two uniformed officers intervened, forcefully removing the banners and arresting the participants.

Four European believers are making a bold public statement at the Vatican. After spreading flyers throughout the city, they plan to raise a banner during the Pope’s Easter speech on April 20th, declaring “It’s time for a new pope.”

On 17 March 2025, Nuur Aliyare Saide and fellow believer Abdi Abdullahi Adan were arrested by Somali authorities solely on the basis of their religious beliefs and their association with the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.

On March 4, 2025, in the Kamukunji area of Pumwani, Nairobi, 17-year-old Ibrahim Ramadhan was shot in the head and killed by a police officer just meters from Umwami Riaz Mosque.

The 2025 USCIRF Annual Report on International Religious Freedom has officially documented the persecution of our members.

We are gravely concerned about the forced disappearance of two Iranian believers, Saeed Jarrahian and Abbas Jafari Najaf.

Amnesty International and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) have called on Egyptian authorities to release AROPL members.

In a further alarming development, three more members of AROPL were arrested for spreading posters.

Egyptians are now calling into televised religious programs, questioning scholars about "the Companion of Egypt," Aba Al-Sadiq.

In an act of defiance against religious censorship, a drone dropped thousands of AROPL flyers over Malaysia during Eid al-Fitr celebrations.

Moroccan authorities have launched an investigation into religious flyers distributed by members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.

On March 3rd, in Paris, France, believers in the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light led a peaceful demonstration.

Siti Fatimah binti Sulaiman, a 52-year-old Malaysian woman and AROPL believer, was targeted by state religious authorities today.

Two of our young members, Yahya Marfouk, 24, and Huzaifa Azuz, 19, were arrested in the city of Khouribga, Morocco today.

On February 14, a hostile group of Sunni extremists in Laksam Thana, Comilla District, Bangladesh confronted AROPL member Sala Uddin.

According to a testimony received by the Bishop of Iran a member of the AROPL was detained and tortured in Evin Prison in Iran.

This morning, three individuals were detained by police in connection with their peaceful missionary activities.