Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Tajikistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Date of Detainment: April/4/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Praying
Nature of Charges: Extremism
Mirzoburhan Salmanzoda is detained for his religious activity.
In April 2024, authorities in Sughd region arrested Salmanzoda, a congregant of the Khoja Muhammad Balodurkun mosque in the village of Rumon, for allowing minors to attend the mosque and for allegedly spreading Salafism. Authorities charged Salmanzoda with extremism.