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Bakhtiyor Akbarov is detained for his independent religious activities. 

On April 4, 2024, during Ramadan, authorities in Sughd region arrested Akbarov, a religious leader of Khoja…

Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov is detained for his independent religious activities. 

On April 4, 2024, during Ramadan, authorities in Sughd region arrested Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov, the imam of Khoja…

Reza Rasaei is imprisoned and sentenced to death for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In November 2022, Iranian security forces arrested Rasaei, a Yarsani adherant, in Karaj after…

Nasrin Soutudeh was detained on a religious basis.

On October 29, 2023, Iranian authorities arrrested Soutudeh, an Iranian human rights activist and lawyer, during the funeral of Armita…

Anas al-Mazrou is detained for his criticism of state imposed religious systems. 

On March 28, 2019, authorities arrested al-Mazrou, a university lecturer, during a human rights panel at…

Nikita Zhuravel is imprisoned for blasphemy.

On May 20, 2023, authorities in the Volgograd region arrested 19-year-old Zhuravel after he allegedly posted a video online of himself burning…

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…

Raja Amir was detained for blasphemy.

In August 2023, police arrested Amir after rumors circulated alleging that he and his brother tore pages from a Quran and wrote derogatory comments on…

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,…

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…