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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,…
Anwar Kenneth is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2001, authorities reportedly arrested Kenneth after he was accused of writing letters perceived as blasphemous towards…
Ishtiaq Saleem is detained for blasphemy.
On November 29, 2022, authorities in Islamabad arrested Saleem after he was accused of sharing content perceived as blasphemous on social media.…
Gratia Pello is detained for blasphemy.
In December 2022, authorities in Surabaya, East Java, reportedly arrested Pello, a professor at a Christian theological school, in relation to his…
Chen Lijun is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 13, 2022, authorities in Luanchuan county, Luoyang municipality, Henan province, detained Chen, a preacher and…
Yang Jianxin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In early 2021, authorities detained Yang, pastor of a house church, for “conducting illegal business operations” and “…
Cepdika Eka Rismana is detained for blasphemy.
On May 5, 2022, police in West Java province arrested Rismana after a video of went viral of Rismana stepping or stomping on a Qur'an. He is…
Ashok Kumar is detained for blasphemy.
On or around August 21, 2022, police in Hyderabad arrested Kumar, a sanitation worker, after he was accused of burning a Qur'an. A first information…
Farid Zirgi Moghaddam is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In August 2019, intelligence agents detained Moghaddam in Birjand reportedly in relation to posts he made about…
Abdullah Fareed is detained for blasphemy.
In August 2021, authorities arrested Fareed and his brother, Asif Fareed, after they were accused of burning pieces of the Qur'an and other…