Hassana Rachdi, a 35-year-old Moroccan mother and believer, was taken into custody today in Meknes while engaging in peaceful missionary activity on TikTok Live.

On April 30, 2025, the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, represented by Human Rights Coordinator Hadil Elkhouly, attended the conference on Religious Minorities at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.

Enthusiastic believers at the Headquarters of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light proudly posed with their exclusive first copies of the Divine Just State Magazine, sharing snapshots across social media in celebration of this launch.

The Arabic shows on the satellite channel are reaching a vast audience; however, they continue to receive threatening phone calls and comments from some viewers proclaiming that spilling the blood of the presenters and any believers is a duty for Muslims. In some cases, they have even threatened beheading.

Shabnam Gaziyeva was arrested near Red Square in Moscow for distributing flyers promoting the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. This is the first known arrest in Russia related to the faith.

The recent detention of Habibullah Ahmadi, an Afghan citizen arrested in May 2025 while distributing flyers, reflects a broader campaign of repression against AROPL by the Iranian regime. This follows earlier incidents, including the 2025 disappearance of Saeed Jarrahian and Abbas Jafari Najaf, and the violent 2022 assault on believers traveling together.

A member from Bangladesh was forcibly taken from his home on April 30, 2025, by a group of extremist Sunni men and Imams. Video footage and eyewitness reports confirm that he was beaten, insulted, and has not been seen since.

Raise your voice by writing a letter to the Egyptian authorities demanding the immediate release of the detained members and an end to the persecution. Your letter will make a great difference in creating lasting change and stopping injustice against our members worldwide, not just in Egypt. 

Amnesty International has launched an Urgent Action—its most critical level of emergency response—calling for immediate international pressure on Egyptian authorities to release all detained AROPL members unconditionally.

Two members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, Fateh Bennais and Afaf Ijaouane, are currently being held at a police station in the Assaada neighborhood of Marrakech, Morocco, following their peaceful distribution of flyers.

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.