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Sonam Gyatso was imprisoned for his adherence to a religious figure.
On April 3, 2021, authorities in Aba (Ngaba) county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (T&QAP), Sichuan,…
Murtaja Qureiris was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
On September 20, 2014, authorities arrested Qureiris, who was 13 years old at the…
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…
Ali al-Nimr was imprisoned for his religious identity and for protesting religious discrimination.
In July 2012, authorities detained Al-Nimr, the nephew of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-…
Alisher Muminov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 26, 2016, authorities arrested Muminov, a resident of Margilon, in Tashkent and charged him with “attempts to overthrow…
Asif Stephen was detained for blasphemy.
On August 12, 2017, authorities arrested Stephen - a minor at the time - after he was accused of burning pages of the Qur'an. A mob reportedly…
Maira Shahbaz was forced to renounce her faith.
In late April 2020, Shahbaz - 14 years old at the time - was abducted at gunpoint by three men and forced to convert religions and marry one…
Nahid Behshid was imprisoned for her religious expression and public support for a religious figure.
On January 28, 2019, authorities took Behshid into custody after a judge sentenced her…