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Said Abdelrazek is imprisoned for blasphemy.

On July 6 , 2023, authorities in Ulyanovsk detained Abdelrazek, an Egyptian citizen, after he posted a video of himself trampling a Qur'an, pouring alcohol over it, and then throwing it off a bridge. He also made derogatory comments about the Qur'an. Abdelrazek was reportedly charged with "public actions expressing obvious disrespect for society and committed with the aim of insulting the religious feelings of believers" (Art. 148-1 RCC) and hooliganism motivated by religious hatred or enmity (Art. 213-1 RCC).

In August 2023, it was reported that prosecutors approved Abdelrazek's indictment and referred him to court on charges of "public actions expressing obvious disrespect for society and committed with the aim of insulting the religious feelings of believers...committed in places specially designated for holding divine services, other religious rites and ceremonies" (Art. 148-2 RCC). However, later sourcing proved this to be inaccurate.

On November 10, 2023, the Zasviyazhsky District Court of Ulyanovsk sentenced Abdelrazek to one year and six months in prison and fined him 150,000 rubles for "public actions expressing obvious disrespect for society and committed with the aim of insulting the religious feelings of believers" (Art. 148-1 RCC) and hooliganism motivated by religious hatred or enmity (Art. 213-1 RCC). 

On February 8, 2024, the Ulyanovsk Regional Court upheld Abdelrazek's sentence.

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Mukhammadi Mukharramov is imprisoned for his independent religious activity.

On November 2, 2022, police arrested Mukharramov, an imam, for allegedly teaching Islam to a group of 12 Muslim men.

On March 23, 2023, the Ismoili Somoni District Criminal Court sentenced Mukharramov to eight years in prison for "organization of an extremist association" (Art. 307-2 TCC) and sentenced the other 12 men to between seven and ten years in prison on similar charges.

Mukharramov is currently located at Strict Regime Prison No. 3/1 in the Vahdat District.

Mukharramov was previously sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in 2016, but was pardoned after serving a portion of his sentence. A graduate of the International Islamic University of Pakistan, Mukharramov was considered to be the "leader of Salafis of Tajikistan" in the early 2000s, before Salafism was declared "extremist" in 2014. During this time, Mukharramov often debated Hanafi clerics. 

Mukharramov suffers from swollen legs and requires crutches to walk. After his detainment, Mukharramov reported that his legs stopped working. 

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Nathasha Edirisooriya was detained for blasphemy.

On May 27, 2023, police arrested and detained Edirisooriya after receiving a complaint that she made jokes insulting to Buddhism and Christianity during a stand-up comedy show. 

On May 28, 2023, authorities charged Edirisooriya with "uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings" (Sec. 291A SLPC), "deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings" (Sec. 291B SPLC), and "propagating war and advocating national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence" (Sec. 3 Sri Lankan ICCPR Act, No. 56 2007).

On July 5, 2023, the Colombo High Court granted Edirisooriya bail.

On July 6, 2023, Edirisooriya was released on bail.