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Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi is detained for his religious activity. 

On August 20, 2023, authorities reportedly arrested Naghshbandi, the imam and Friday prayer leader in Rask, while he was…

Oybek Khamidov is imprisoned for his religious activities. 

On January 17, 2022, authorities arrested Khamidov for allegedly sharing illegal religious materials on social media to his wife…

Khaled Al-Rashed is imprisoned for his religious expression and association.

In the mid 2000s, authorities arrested Al-Rashed, a reformist cleric. According to Alkarama, Al-Rashed was…

Khasan Abdirakhimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 22, 2021, police took into custody Abdirakhimov. Abdirakhimov had originally been sentenced in January…

Dadash Mazhenov is imprisoned for posting online religious content.

On April 23, 2018, authorities arrested Mazhenov in relation to posts he made online containing religious sermons in…

Aslamkhon Karimov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On March 5, 2021, authorities arrested Karimov after an imam at the mosque he was attending refused to give the state-provided…

Abdugafor Rajabov is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On March 5, 2021, authorities arrested Rajabov after an imam at the mosque he was attending refused to give the state-provided…

Mahmadsodyk Sayidov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On March 5, 2021, authorities arrested Sayidov, an imam, after he refused to give the state-provided sermon at his mosque.…

Abdukhalil Abduzhabbarov is imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On February 18, 2017, Kazakh authorities arrested Abduzhabbarov, an imam, after extraditing him from Saudi…

Galymzhan Abilkairov is imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On April 23, 2018, authorities arrested Abilkairov reportedly following an investigation into sermons he…